NEW CONCORD — The Otterbein men's soccer team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Muskingum on Saturday. The Cardinals secured the win with two incredible goals from junior Drew Boettcher and graduate student Carter Ely.

The Basics

• Records: Otterbein (7-5-2 overall, 3-2-0 OAC), Muskingum (4-9-2 overall, 0-5-0 OAC) 
• Venue: North Athletic Turf Field - New Concord, Ohio

The Game

• The Cardinals wasted no time, as just a minute into the game, senior Nick Isaac managed to get a shot off and earn a corner soon after. Otterbein made four attempts before finally scoring.
• Sophomore Josh Lord connected with graduate student Drew Holman at the 50-yard line. Holman then delivered a lob pass to the 20-yard line. Boettcher found the drop and managed to fend off a lone defender and send a lob over the Muskingum goalie's head to score the first goal of the match in the 17th minute.
• Muskingum struck back before halftime with a goal that slipped by the flying freshman goalkeeper Jason Villalobos into the top right corner to tie the score in the 40th minute.
• Otterbein added a goal in the 63rd minute. Ely located Isaac's pass in the box and headed it in for what proved to be the game-winning goal.
• Villalobos played all 90 minutes in goal for Otterbein.
• Otterbein out-shot Muskingum 20-5, including 11-1 in shots on goal, and finished with a 10-2 edge in corner kicks.

  Notables

• Otterbein is now 14-2-1 against Muskingum dating back to 2008. The Cardinals have won 12 straight meetings.
• Boettcher's goal was his third of the season.
• Ely's goal was his fifth of the season, giving him 13 points on the year. He has 39 career points on 14 goals and 11 assists.
• In his eighth season with the program, Otterbein head coach Jason Griffiths now holds an overall record of 89-37-14.