Gambier, OH- Traveling for their final match of the regular season, the Oberlin women's soccer team took on Kenyon on Tuesday evening. The Ladies scored an early goal in the match to take down the Yeowomen 1-0. The Oberlin squad moves to a final record of 7-8-1 and 3-4-1 in the NCAC.
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Earning her first career start in cage,
Zoe Maddox made a pair of saves as Oberlin battled to fight off a hungry Kenyon attack. The Ladies remained aggressive, eventually scoring a goal off a corner kick to take a 1-0 lead. Oberlin struggled to maintain possession of the ball, but a strong defense kept their rivals off target throughout the rest of the half. The Yeowomen's best scoring opportunity came in the 28' as
Adrienne Sato sent a shot that missed just right of the cage. In the last 17 seconds of action, Kenyon took a desperate shot towards Maddox who made the save and sent the game into halftime, Oberlin down 1-0.
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The Yeowomen slowly found their momentum as the second half progressed, getting a pair of shots off coming from the feet of
Heather Benway and
Zoe Garver. Minutes later, the Kenyon goalie committed a foul inside the box, earning the Crimson and Gold a rare free kick from inside the box. Captain
Madeline Lynam tapped the ball to
Sofia Mitchell who took the shot and sent it just high of the crossbar. Oberlin continued to battled for the equalizer but unable to convert anymore shots on goal, the Yeowomen dropped their season finale 1-0 to the Ladies of Kenyon.
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Upon concluding their regular season schedule with an overall record of 7-8-1 and 3-4-1 in conference action, the Oberlin women's soccer squad await the results of other NCAC matches to earn a spot in the NCAC Tournament. At the beginning of their final match, the Yeowomen sat in fifth place in the conference. Only the top four teams advance to the post season tournament that begins with semifinal matches on Wednesday, November 3. The Championship match will take place on Saturday, November 6.
Any updates to the Yeowomen's schedule will be announced on all social media platforms and the Oberlin Athletics website.
Fans can watch all home matches live on theÂ
Oberlin Sports Network. Home contests can be accessed on a TV through the official Oberlin College Sports Network app on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.