Two goals from Alyssa Beckett lead Women's Soccer to a 3-2 win over Wilmington
October 30, 2024
ADA — Two goals from senior Alyssa Beckett (Monroe) led the Ohio Northern women's soccer team to a 3-2 win over Wilmington on Wednesday night.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (11-5-1 overall, 7-1-0 OAC), Wilmington (6-6-5 overall, 2-3-3 OAC).
- Venue: Kerscher Stadium — Ada, Ohio.
The Match
- Beckett scored her first goal off assists from senior Jess Gast (Perrysburg) and fifth-year senior Jill Roberts (Bellbrook/Carroll) with 33:48 gone.
- Beckett scored again in the 55th minute on an assist from senior Elizabeth Pierce (Liberty Township/Mount Notre Dame) to go up 2-0.
- Junior Rileigh Glassburn (Delaware/Olentangy Berlin) scored off assists from Roberts and Beckett in the 74th minute to take a 3-0 lead.
- Wilmington rallied to score two goals in the last 34 seconds of the match, scoring their second goal with only two seconds left.
- Sophomore Emma Gramke (Dayton/Centerville) had three saves in goal for ONU.
- ONU out-shot WU 15-9 and each team had one corner kick.
Notables
- Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 23-7-1 margin, including a 14-3-0 mark in Ada and a 7-1-0 record in Kerscher Stadium.
- With the win tonight, Ohio Northern has clinched a bye into the OAC Tournament Semifinals.
- Northern's next match against John Carroll on Saturday will be for the OAC Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in the OAC Tournament.
- Beckett now leads the team with nine goals.
- Roberts leads the team with 22 points and eight assists to go along with seven goals.
- This is the 37th season of Ohio Northern women's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 439-218-57 all-time in program history.
- Second-year head coach Ben Tierney is now 21-14-2 at Ohio Northern.
Up Next
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The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday at John Carroll at 2 p.m.
