The Wooster field hockey team has had a series of ups and downs over the last couple weeks, losing four games and winning only once. The team kicked off the month of October with a defensive stalemate against St. Maryís College of Maryland, losing in overtime with a final score of 2-1. The Scots were held scoreless for 62 minutes until Stephanie Standera í11 managed to tie up the game by putting a shot in the goal with an assist from Brittany Montgomery í10. Unfortunately for the Scots, St. Maryís would manage to score one more time giving the Scots a heartbreaking, overtime loss.
The Scots suffered another low-scoring loss the following Sunday at the hands of Randolph-Macon University. Despite giving up 19 shots, the Yellow Jackets managed to outscore the Scots two to one.†† Despite the loss, Madalyn Myers í12 gave another stellar performance in goal for the Scots with an impressive nine saves.
Fortunately for the Scots their losing streak ended last Thursday as the team managed an impressive 6-2 win over Oberlin College. This game gave the Scots a sweep over Oberlin for the season, having defeated the Yeowomen 7-0 in their first match up. Cassandra Bucceri í13 capped off the Scotsí win late by scoring her first collegiate goal. The Scots defense also proved to be too much for Oberlin, holding them scoreless in the first half and only giving up two goals the entire game.
The Scots once again found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard Saturday afternoon in a 2-0 loss to the Wittenberg University. The Tigers were looking for revenge after being completely dominated by Wooster when these two teams first met back on Sept. 19. The Scotís offense was held scoreless for the first time all season despite taking nine shots on goal. Wittenbergís Elizabeth Dwyer put the Tigers up in the 24th minute despite a very respectable performance by the Scotís defense. Goalkeeper Myers made an impressive six saves while only allowing two goals. This loss brought the Scotís season record to 10-4 with an impressive 7-2 record in conference play.
On Saturday at 1 p.m. the Scots will have a home game versus Earlham College. This will be the second game of the season between these two team; the Scots won the first outing 7-2 on Sept. 12.