WESTERVILLE — The Otterbein women's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with Ohio Athletic Conference foe Baldwin Wallace on Saturday afternoon. Freshman Keaton Aspacher scored the Cardinals' lone goal of the game.

The Basics

• Records: Otterbein (6-3-3 overall, 1-1-1 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (5-8-1 overall, 0-2-1 OAC)
• Venue: Memorial Stadium - Westerville, Ohio

The Game

• Baldwin Wallace got on the scoreboard first, as a shot from Sydni Mudge off of a corner kick assist from Ella James deflected off an Otterbein player and into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute.
• The Cardinals answered in the 27th minute when Aspacher worked free for a shot that got past the Baldwin Wallace goalkeeper to tie the score at 1-1.
• The teams entered halftime still tied. Otterbein held a 12-5 edge in shots, including 5-2 in shots on goal, and a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.
• Neither team was able to break through on the scoreboard in the second half. Otterbein senior Bailey Zanella had a shot attempt that sailed right of the goal off of a corner kick in the 88th minute that represented the last solid attempt for either team.
• Junior Ella Schwertfager played all 90 minutes in goal for Otterbein and recorded seven saves.
• Otterbein out-shot Baldwin Wallace by a 20-15 margin, while the Yellow Jackets had an 8-7 edge in shots on goal. The Cardinals finished with a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks.

Notables

• Otterbein entered Saturday having won nine straight meetings with Baldwin Wallace dating back to 2017.
• Aspacher's goal was her second of the season.
• Schwertfager boasts a career record of 26-10-8 in goal with 13 shutouts.
• Otterbein is ranked No. 6 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Division III Region VII Poll, moving up one spot from last week.
• Head coach Brandon Koons, now in his 26th year at Otterbein, holds an all-time record of 344-105-45 with the Cardinals.