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WESTERVILLE, Ohio – After enduring a double-digit road loss over the weekend, Otterbein returned home in style Wednesday evening with a dominant 20-3 victory over Marietta College inside Memorial Stadium.

The Cardinals, playing in front of fans for the first time this season, bump their season record back to 3-2 overall on the spring. Marietta drops to 2-3 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The game was all Otterbein early, as the hosts jumped out to a 6-0 lead thanks to an immediate hat trick from Cameron Finnegan.
   
• Marietta briefly stopped the momentum, scoring twice in a span of two minutes to remain close temporarily.
   
• The Cards eventually began pulling away, forcing a multitude of Pioneer turnovers and swinging that into a 12-3 halftime lead.
   
• Otterbein kept Marietta off the scoreboard over the final 40:53 of game time, posting an 8-0 scoring advantage in the second half and cruising to victory.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Finnegan and Julia Karas both had six goals to lead the way. Finnegan now has 13 in two career matchups with Marietta, while Karas delivered a behind-the-back highlight for an exclamation mark down the stretch.
   
• Otterbein finished with a commanding 41-9 shot advantage, including a 29-7 edge on goal.
   
• Emily Willms (3) and Macey Buchanan (2) also enjoyed multi-goal outings, as Buchanan also caused a game-high three turnovers and collected three ground balls.
   
• Marietta was able to win nine draw controls, but committed 31 turnovers on the night.

 
 
UP NEXT:

Otterbein will get back on the road, traveling to play Heidelberg in Tiffin come Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.