Wilmington, Ohio Wesleyan battle to 1-1 tie
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Wilmington and Ohio Wesleyan battled to a 1-1 tie in non-conference soccer action Wednesday night at Charlie Gilhart Field. Wilmington is now 7-0-1 while OWU heads back to Delaware with a 3-2-2 record.
(From the Wilmington College Website)
Wilmington, Ohio Wesleyan battle to 1-1 tie WC now 7-0-1
Wilmington and Ohio Wesleyan battled to a 1-1 tie in non-conference soccer action Wednesday night at Charlie Gilhart Field. Wilmington, which entered the match ranked No. 17 in the NSCAA poll, is now 7-0-1 while OWU heads back to Delaware with a 3-2-2 record. “We knew it was going to be a tough match,” Wilmington head coach Steve Spirk said. “They have a quality team and they play a tough schedule like we do. I don’t think that we played particularly well in the first half, but still came away with a lead off a nice corner kick.” Wilmington took
the lead in the 32nd minute when freshman 
Katie Skaleski (Beavercreek) fired a header past OWU keeper Ali Gary (1) off a Kristen Elam (Cincinnati/Northwest) corner kick.Both teams had good looks at goal in the second half, but nobody hit netting until Wesleyan’s Allie Cozzone (18) ripped a sliding volley into the WC goal in the 80th minute. “At halftime, we talked about stepping up our game and doing some things better, which I thought we did,” Spirk said. “I felt we had a lot more dangerous chances than they did, but we just didn’t put them away.” Wilmington had more of the play in the overtime periods, but 20 extra minutes failed to produce a game-winning goal. For the match, Ohio Wesleyan had 17 shots to Wilmington’s 14. Wilmington keeper Casey McKinney (Grove City/Bishop Ready) went 110 minutes and recorded seven saves.
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Cozzone Goal Helps Women's Soccer Tie Wilmington
The junior forward scored to erase a 1-0 deficit on Wednesday. (OWU Sports Information Department)
Ohio Wesleyan 1, Wilmington 1
Sept. 19, 2007
Junior forward Allie Cozzone (18 - Chagrin Falls/Kenston) scored to wipe out a 1-0 deficit, but Ohio Wesleyan and
Wilmington played to a tie in non-conference action on Wednesday in Wilmington. The Quakers took a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute when Kristen Elam sent a corner kick into the box and Katie Skaleski sent a header just under the crossbar. Ohio Wesleyan evened the game in the 80th minute when senior back Lindsey Macklin (14 - Columbus/Bexley) sent the ball to Cozzone, who beat Wilmington keeper Casey McKinney to the near post. Wilmington had the edge in shots during the first overtime, outshooting Ohio Wesleyan, 3-0, and the Bishops had 2 shots to 1 for Wilmington in the second overtime, but neither team was able to tally the game-winner. Ohio Wesleyan outshot Wilmington, 17-14. Senior Ali Gary (1 - Gahanna/Lincoln) went the distance in the Ohio Wesleyan goal, making 5 saves. McKinney stopped 7 shots in the Quaker goal.
