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Scots outduel Oberlin to advance to final
The Oberlin women’s field hockey team finished its season with a devastating 6-1 loss to The College of Wooster on Saturday in the first round of the NCAC tournament.
Oberlin, the third seed in the tournament, was knocked out in the semifinals for the second year in a row.
Sophomore Rosemary Mudry scored Oberlin’s only goal against Wooster in the second half after the Fighting Scots took a 3-0 lead.
The team attempted to retaliate defensively with one defensive save by first-year Sam Krykostas and three prevented points by sophomore goalkeeper Siv Tang.
But Wooster ended the game with three more goals, cutting short the Yeowomen’s tournament run.
“This was by far the best passing game of the season,” head coach Deb Ranieri said. “Unfortunately, we were not able to convert them into goals.”
Despite the loss, Oberlin’s field hockey program had one of its best seasons, tallying a school-record nine NCAC wins. The Yeowomen finished 9-4 in the NCAC and 10-7 overall.
Oberlin also had two nationally recognized players this season.
Tang tied for 11th and fifth, respectively, in the NFCHA statistical ratings with her 0.69 goals against average and .920 save percentage.
Defensive sweeper first-year Sarah Heaton claimed first in Division III with her average of 1.2 defensive saves per game.
Top scorers for the season included sophomore Meg Reitz and first-year Claire Cheney, with four goals each. Mudry led the team with four assists.
Next season will bring new challenges, as the Yeowomen will lose the leadership of senior starter Shannon Houlihan. All other members on the sophomore and first-year-dominated team, however, will return in search of a third consecutive playoff berth.
Tomorrow, the Fighting Scots of Wooster, the tournament’s second seed, will take on top-seeded Wittenberg University in a battle for the conference’s automatic NCAA bid. Wittenberg beat Denison University 4-3 in the other semifinal last weekend.