During the season’s first two weekends, it was if two utterly different teams had taken the field for the Scots. In the team’s first two games, defense reigned supreme as the team picked up two early victories. The following weekend, the team allowed a total of 10 goals as the team lost a pair on an eastern swing to the state of New York.
This past Tuesday, the team from the first weekend showed up.
The Scots scored a season-high six goals on the road against Oberlin College. It was the most goals the team had scored since Oct. 26, 2006 at home against the very same Oberlin team. In the second half against the Yeomen, the team’s offense again exploded with the same force as Chernobyl.
While Oberlin jumped on the scoreboard first, the Scots were not far behind. Amanda Artman ’10, notched her fourth goal of the season off a penalty corner midway through the first half. Six minutes later, Artman wreaked more offensive havoc, this time scoring on an unassisted goal to give the Scots a two to one lead.
The Scots, however, went into halftime tied as the Yeomen scored with just over two minutes left in the first half of the game.
In the second half, the Scots simply took care of business. Briana Lynch ’11 broke the tie with a little over 27 minutes remaining on an assist from Artman. Ten minutes later, Elizabeth Dwyer ’12 was the recipient of another Artman assist as Dwyer was able to tap it in for a 4-2 Scot lead.
With 2:33 remaining, Artman effectively sealed the deal with yet another goal, giving the Scots a three-score cushion. Lynch added another goal late, while Oberlin also tapped in a late score for a final 6-3 win for the Scots.
The game ball undoubtedly belonged to Artman. Her three goals gave her a hat trick, the fourth of her career. Her three goals and two assists gave eight points in all on the day. While the eight-point game is an incredible feat, it is not the first of Artman’s career. She accomplished the feat on Sept. 30, 2006 as well in a victory over Earlham College. Artman now leads the team in goals (6), assists (4) and points (16) this season.
Tomorrow, the team will host Earlham at Cindy Barr Memorial Field as part of Family Weekend. After Saturday’s home match against the Quakers, the team will travel to Granville, Ohio to take on Denison University and attempt to notch its first road win of the season.