Women's Soccer

 

Baldwin-Wallace College Women’s Soccer Team Shuts Out Mount Union, 2-0

Box Score |  Updated Season Statistics


  Leanne Kasburg had her first career assist   
helping score the first goal of the game.

BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College women’s soccer team posted its sixth shutout of the season tonight (Tuesday, October 18, 2011) by defeating  the University of Mount Union, 2-0, in an Ohio Athletic Conference match on the Tressel Field in The George Finnie Stadium.

With the win, B-W advances to 9-7 overall and 2-4 in the OAC and kept its OAC postseason tournament aspirations alive.  With the loss, Mount Union drops to 7-7-2 overall and in 2-4 the OAC

The Yellow Jackets were first to get on the scoreboard just 3:03 into play when sophomore defender Samantha Riveron (Maineville/ Kings) took a corner kick and senior midfielder Lindsey Cooper (Westerville/ New Albany) headed the ball into the back of the net  for a 1-0 advantage. The goal was Cooper’s fifth of the season and the first career assist for Riveron.

At 15:42, B-W lengthened its lead to 2-0 when senior forward Noelle Fox (Canfield) scored her third goal of the season off the first career assist from senior defender Leanne Kasburg (Cuyahoga Falls). Kasburg, who carries a 3.53 grade point average in pre-phyical therapy, is a candidate for Academic All-OAC and CAPITAL ONE Academic All-District IV honors

In net, freshman goalie Gabrielle Bodo (Alliance/ St. Thomas Aquinas) faced three Purple Raider shots, had one save and recorder her third shutout of the season. She has a 5-6 record this season.

The Yellow Jackets outshot the Purple Raiders, 16-3, and outcornered Mt. Union, 3-1.

This Saturday, October 22, the Yellow Jacket men's and women’s soccer teams host Wilmington College in an OAC doubleheader that will be televised by SportsTime Ohio (STO).  This is the fourth straight year that B-W has televised a soccer doubleheader.  The women will kickoff at 4:30 p.m. with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m. In the first three years, B-W has compiled a perfect 6-0 record.

FOR MORE B-W Sports Information, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.bw.edu/athletics and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.

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