Written Sep. 30, 2009 by Adam Prescott
OBERLIN, OHIO – Otterbein fell to 2-4-3 Wednesday evening, suffering a 2-0 loss at the hands of Oberlin in another cold and wet contest.
The Yeomen were unable to sneak anything past Otterbein senior goalkeepers Dave Dziedzicki in the opening half, as the Brunswick native tallied four saves on four opportunities.
Unfortunately, the Cards were not able to find a way to score as the game headed into the break a scoreless tie.
In the 59th minute, Oberlin’s Joshua Brancazio scored off a cross from the far side to put the hosts ahead 1-0.
Just 1:28 later, Skyler Dum deposited a shot into the lower left corner of the Otterbein goal to extend the lead to 2-0.
The score remained the same for the duration of the contest as OC was unable to score.
The shot chart was almost identical, with Oberlin holding a slim 17-16 advantage.
Both teams took three corner kicks and Oberlin was called for one more foul (10-9) than the Cardinals.
Zach Lipshultz tallied nine saves in the net for the Yeomen.
Dziedzicki had the four stops in the opening half while sophomore Alex Kamphaus recorded four in the second 45 minutes.
The team will next travel to play Wilmington on Saturday, with game-time set for 7 p.m.