Pisut nets hat trick, leads Polar Bears to 6-3 victory over Battling Bishops
Sept. 5, 2007 By Zach Stipe
From the Ohio Northern University Website:
ADA — Sophomore Angie Pisut recorded her first career hat trick to lead the Ohio Northern women’s soccer team to a 6-3 home-opening victory over Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday at the ONU Soccer Field. The Polar Bears improve to 2-1 with the victory, while the Battling Bishops drop to 1-1-1. Pisut scored from 15 yards out off a through ball from sophomore Jamie Eiben to give Northern a 1-0 advantage at the 6:14 mark in the first half.
The Bishops tied the game at 22:41 after ONU senior goalie Barbie Krieger made a diving stop of a shot , but deflected it right to OWU’s Meredith Gerrick (19), 
who easily slipped the ball into the net. Senior Laura Childerson came off the bench for the Polar Bears and sparked two goals late in the first half to give ONU a 3-1 lead. Childerson scored from six yards out off an assist from junior Emily Davies at 36:15. Less than three minutes later Childerson’s deflected shot served as an assist for freshman Natalie White’s first collegiate goal. Pisut gave ONU a commanding 4-1 lead after halftime when she scored on a cross from sophomore Kaitlyn Sanders.
OWU’s Allie Cozzone (18) scored from six yards out off a pass from Chelsea Keller to make the score 4-2 at 61:21. Michelle Corbett brought the Bishops within one goal at 70:59 by scoring off a cross from Gerrick. ONU senior Erin Stapp answered right back by scoring a goal off junior Kristin Reininger’s deflected shot to give ONU a 5-3 lead at 74:25. Less than three minutes later, Pisut headed in her third goal of the game off a cross from Sanders.
Pisut is the 17th ONU women’s soccer player to record a hat trick. Overall, the three-goal feat has been accomplished 34 times Lady Polar Bear history.
ONU held a 16-6 advantage on shots on goal and a 6-5 edge on corner kicks. Krieger had three saves, while Alie Gary recorded six saves and Laura VanHoey made three saves for the Bishops. “It was a good win over a good team,” said head coach Mark Batman. “We still have some things to improve on, but you have to be happy anytime you score six goals.” The Polar Bears host Denison next Wednesday at the ONU Soccer Field in Ada.
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Ohio Northern Holds Off Women's Soccer (OWU Sports Information Department)
Ohio Northern 6, Ohio Wesleyan 3
Sept. 5, 2007
Senior forward Meredith Gerrick (Durham, N.C./Indianapolis (Ind.) North Central) scored to erase a 1-0 deficit,
but Ohio Northern scored the next 3 goals and held off an Ohio Wesleyan rally to take a non-conference decision on Wednesday in Ada. The Polar Bears took a 1-0 lead when Jamie Eiben sent a through ball to Angie Pisut, who finished the chance from 15 yards just over 6 minutes into the game. Gerrick answered midway through the first half, scoring off a deflection off the foot of sophomore forward Caitlin Logan (9 - Findlay), with Logan credited with an assist on the play. Ohio Northern took the lead in the 37th minute when Emily Davies chipped the ball past the Bishop defense and Laura Childerson finished from 6 yards for a 2-1 advantage.
The Polar Bears made it 3-1 about 3 minutes later when Natalie White scored off a Childerson deflection, and increased their lead to 4-1 about 10 minutes into the second half when Pisut put home a crossing pass from Kaitlin Sanders. Ohio Wesleyan answered with a goal by junior forward Michelle Corbett (4 - Dublin/Scioto), who finished off a pass from 
freshman defender Chelsea Keller (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy) in the 62nd minute. Junior forward Allie Cozzone (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) followed with a score in the 71st minute, burying a crossing pass from Gerrick to bring the Bishops within 4-3. Ohio Northern got some breathing room with a score by Erin Stapp in the 75th minute and closed out the scoring on Pisut's goal in the 78th minute. Ohio Northern outshot Ohio Wesleyan, 24-17. Senior goalkeeper Ali Gary (Gahanna/Lincoln) made 6 saves in the first half and freshman goalkeeper Laura VanHoey (31 -Rochester, Mich.) had 3 saves in the second half. Barbie Krieger made 3 saves for Ohio Northern.
