Women’s Soccer drops overtime battle to Wilmington

The Muskingum women's soccer team dropped a hard-fought match in overtime to Wilmington, 2-1.

The Basics
• Records: Muskingum (2-10, 0-2), Wilmington (5-5-1, 2-0)
• Location: Williams Stadium – Wilmington, OH
• Attendance: 103

How it Happened
• After 40 scoreless minutes to open the match, Muskingum struck first with a goal by junior Bekah Knight.
• Knight's goal would be the only offense of the first half, with the Muskies taking a 1-0 lead into the break.
• In the 60th minute, Wilmington's Haley Fulton evened the score with an unassisted goal off a free kick.
• Neither team could find the back of the net for the final 30 minutes of play, sending the match to overtime.
• In the 96th minute, Wilmington's Courtney Ryan scored on a header to seal the victory for the Quakers.

Inside the Numbers
• Muskingum was led by Knight who tallied one goal on three shots.
• Freshamn duo Morgan Meisel and Birkely Richards also chipped in two shots each.
• Freshman goalie Abigail Karstensen tallied 13 saves in net for Muskingum.
• The Quakers were led by Fulton and Ryan with one goal each, and Lauren Galloway added four saves.

Up Next
• The Muskies will continue OAC play when they travel to Ohio Northern on Saturday, October 9. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m.