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WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Otterbein women's soccer team erupted to tie a program record with nine goals in its home opener Sunday at Memorial Stadium, netting seven prior to intermission and ultimately coasting for a 9-2 triumph over Baldwin Wallace.
The Cardinals received goals from six different players, centered around a standout performance from senior
Bella Shivley, to remain unbeaten on the spring at 3-0. Baldwin Wallace, which fell just 1-0 at defending champ Ohio Northern in its opener, endures another defeat.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Shivley scored 52 seconds into the match on a lofted ball in the box that bounced over the head of BW's goalkeeper.
- The Yellow Jackets responded with an equalizer in the seventh minute, keeping things tight until Otterbein exploded midway through the half…
- The Cardinals scored six goals in a 20-minute span, flying into halftime with a 7-1 lead and never looking back. Myiah Kelley and Delaney Earl both netted two in the outburst.
- Multiple players worked into the match for Otterbein across the second 45 minutes, with Emerson Woerner and Grace Dunaway adding to the score column.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Shivley had a whopping nine points by halftime, scoring twice and assisting Otterbein's other five goals. She passed Cristen Herold (2007-10) to become the program's all-time assists leader, dished out the most assists in a match by an Ohio Athletic Conference player since 1991, and rested most of the second half.
- Otterbein's nine goals as a team tied the program record, originally set back in 2015 during a 9-0 victory over Manchester.
- The Cards finished with a 20-14 shot advantage offensively, and had a combo effort from keepers Erin Gordon and Emma Spinner on the other end.
- Otterbein beats Baldwin Wallace for a fourth-consecutive time, averaging six goals per victory in the stretch.
UP NEXT:
Otterbein will remain at home to begin action next week, welcoming John Carroll to campus Thursday night at 7 p.m.
