Tigers Lose at Ohio Wesleyan
DePauw dropped to 2-4 on the season following a 3-1 loss at Ohio Wesleyan.
(From the DePauw University Website)
September 16, 2007, Delaware, Ohio - DePauw
dropped to 2-4 on the season following a 3-1 loss at Ohio Wesleyan. The Bishops improved to 3-2-1 with the home win.Ohio Wesleyan scored twice in the first half on unassisted goals by Megan Quinn (17) at 18:30 and Meredith Gerrick at 27:01. Michelle Corbett pushed the Bishops' lead to 3-0 at 61:15 on assists from Gerrick and Meg Smith. DePauw's lone goal came at 84:15 from Emily Petrus. Ohio Wesleyan outshot DePauw 19-10 and held a 4-2 advantage in corners.Brooke Shipley totaled six saves for DePauw, while Lauren Palfrey added two. Ali Gray finished with one Ohio Wesleyan save and Lauren Van Hoey had three. DePauw opens Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday at Rhodes.
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Quinn, Gerrick Help Women's Soccer Defeat DePauw
Quinn scored to put the Bishops ahead to stay and Gerrick added a goal an an assist in a non-conference win on Saturday. (OWU Sports Information Department)
Ohio Wesleyan 3, DePauw 1
Sept. 15, 2007
Junior midfielder Megan Quinn (Hilliard/Columbus School for Girls) scored to put the Bishops ahead to stay and senior forward Meredith Gerrick
(19- Durham, N.C./Indianapolis (Ind.) North Central) added a goal and an assist to help put the game out of reach as Ohio Wesleyan defeated DePauw in non-conference action on Saturday at Roy Rike Field.
Ohio Wesleyan took a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute after a turnover in the DePauw end. Quinn pounced on the loose ball, found herself one-on-one with Tiger keeper Brooke Shipley, and finished the chance to put the Bishops ahead.Gerrick scored on a similar play in the
28th minute, coming up with a loose ball in the DePauw end after a Tiger turnover and beating Shipley one-on-one.
Gerrick had a chance to give the Bishops a 3-0 lead early in the second half, fielding a centering pass from senior midfielder Meg Smith (2 - Portage, Mich./Northern), but her shot was just high. Smith and Gerrick fared much better on their next connection. Smith centered the ball from the right side in to Gerrick, who made a one-touch pass on to junior forward Michelle Corbett ( 4 -Dublin/Scioto).
Corbett found the back of the DePauw net for a 3-0 Ohio Wesleyan lead in the 62nd minute. Sophomore forward Caitlin Logan (Findlay) nearly increased the Ohio Wesleyan lead to 4-0 in the 73rd minute, but her header off a Bishop corner hit the crossbar and was cleared. DePauw got on the scoreboard in the 85th minute. Emily Petrus had the ball inside the Ohio Wesleyan box, spun around a defender, and ripped a shot into the Bishop goal to make it 3-1.Ohio Wesleyan outshot DePauw, 19-10. Senior Ali Gary (Gahanna/Lincoln) had one save in the first half, while freshman Laura VanHoey (31 - Rochester, Mich.) made three saves during the second half. Shipley was credited with six saves for the Tigers, while Lauren Palfrey had 2 saves during the final 12 minutes.