Although Wooster’s field hockey squad beat archrival Wittenberg University on the road last month, the Tigers exacted revenge in a tight overtime match last Saturday in John P. Papp stadium that ended with a Wittenberg goal.
Wittenberg’s Boo Vernon scored the opening goal of the game, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead that remained through halftime. Forward Amanda Artman ë10 evened the game on a penalty stroke 13 minutes into the second half after the Tigers goalie committed a foul. Vernon was able to assist teammate Taylor Dawley 10 minutes later to give the Tigers a lead.
The Wittenberg lead was short-lived. Just over a minute after Dawley’s goal, Artman scored for the second time off of a rebound, tying up the game for the rest of regulation.
With just over five minutes left in overtime, Wooster goalie Liz Plumley ’12 made a tough save off a shot from Vernon. Unfortunately, the ball slipped out from under Plumley and was immediately spotted and tapped in by Wittenberg’s Tori Casanta for the game-winning goal.
The loss dropped Wooster to 5-5 on the season (5-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference), and Wittenberg improved to 7-2, 4-1 NCAC in the teams’ second† heated match-up this season.
Wooster is in third place in the conference, just behind the Tigers. The Scots will play Earlham College (2-8, 0-7 NCAC) tomorrow for a 1 p.m. game against† the Quakers .