WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Otterbein women's soccer team took down Wilmington, 2-0, in a conference match Wednesday evening at Memorial Stadium.
Both teams fought hard for the first 43 minutes before Ashley Velasquez put Otterbein on the board with her first career goal in the 44th minute. After a great cross in from Olivia Brooks, Velasquez fired a shot that deflected straight back to her which she redirected to the right side of the net for the first Cardinal score of the game.
The Cardinals found the back of the net once more off a corner kick in the 83rd minute of play. Brooks fired the corner kick that Alexis Pickerel knocked down before promptly sending the ball to the top of the net and in, to put Otterbein ahead 2-0.
Isabella Neal recorded two saves in her 90 minutes in goal for the Cardinals.
Otterbein held a major lead in shots, 23-6, and also held the edge in corner kicks 7-4.
The Cards return to the pitch this Saturday when they host Baldwin Wallace. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.
