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Winner Otterbein OTTERBEI (4-0-1, 0-0-0)
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Oberlin OBERLIN (2-2-1)
Winner
Otterbein OTTERBEI
(4-0-1, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Oberlin OBERLIN
(2-2-1)
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Team 1 2 F
Otterbein OTTERBEI 1 2 3
Oberlin OBERLIN 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Written by Wes Mayberry

Ehrbar leads Women's Soccer to 3-0 win at Oberlin

OBERLIN — The Otterbein women's soccer team kept its unbeaten record intact on Wednesday night with a 3-0 win at Oberlin, getting two goals from junior Rae Ehrbar.

The Basics
  • Records: Otterbein (5-0-1 overall), Oberlin (2-3-1 overall)
  • Venue: Shults Field, Oberlin, Ohio
The Game
  • The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute on a goal from inside the box by senior Bailey Zanella.
  • Otterbein took that 1-0 lead into halftime while holding an 8-5 edge in shots.
  • Ehrbar put Otterbein up 2-0 just 2:06 into the second half, finding the back of the net from just outside the right corner of the goal box and past the outstretched arms of the Oberlin goalkeeper.
  • Ehrbar netted her second goal of the game in the 62nd minute, stealing possession of the ball from an Oberlin player near the left edge of the goal box and maneuvering past that player for a shot that saw the ball find the back of the net after falling out of the goalkeeper's grasp.
  • Otterbein junior Ella Schwertfager played nearly 68 minutes in goal and recorded three saves. Sophomore Isabella Neal played the final 22-plus minutes and also had three saves.
  • Oberlin finished with an 18-16 edge in shots, and both teams attempted five corner kicks.
Notables
  • Ehrbar's goals marked her first of the season. She now has 14 career points on five goals and four assists.
  • Zanella's goal was her first of the season, giving her 29 career points on 12 goals and five assists.
  • Schwertfager boasts a career record of 25-8-6 in goal with 12 shutouts.
  • The Cardinals have recorded five shutouts in their six games thus far this season.
  • Otterbein is the third team listed in the "Others receiving votes" category in this week's United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Top 25 Poll, equating to a No. 28 ranking. The Cardinals are ranked No. 3 in the Division III Region VII Poll.
  • Head coach Brandon Koons, now in his 26th year at Otterbein, holds an all-time record of 343-102-43 with the Cardinals.
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