Last weekend, the Wooster field hockey team played two tough games in two days on their own home turf field. These were just the second and third games this year played in the John P. Papp stadium, and the Scots remained undefeated this year on the turf with two more wins.
They started out Saturday against conference rival Earlham. The Scots struck early in the sixth minute, Amanda Artman í10 scored the 70th goal of her career. She went on to score two more goals in the first half, which is the third time this season she has recorded a hat-trick in a single game. Eileen Barrer í11 and Maddie Hart í12 also both contributed with goals of their own. Although Earlham did score two goals late in the game, it was in a loosing effort with the Scots earning the 5-2 victory.
The Scots were in high spirits after their first win of the weekend, but were anxious to take the field for a second time to play their final non-conference game of the season. DePauw University put up stronger defense than Earlham and held Wooster scoreless until late in the first half. With just over five minutes left, Amanda Graeser í13 rocketed a shot into the back of the cage for her second goal of the season. Seven minutes into the second half Artman scored one more time, her fourth of the weekend. Four minutes later Addie McDonnell punched one in for DePauw, bringing the score within one. Madalyn Meyers í12 helped the defense make a last quarter stand, recording seven saves on the day.
With the final score 2-1, the Scots held on to win their second game of the weekend. This improved them to 12-5 on the season at that point.† This also helps them remain tied for the lead in conference play. Wittenberg University remains the team to beat, as they are also tied for first with a conference record of 8-2.† The two teams split games this season, so the upcoming divisional game against Kenyon College (4-5) will be more important then ever. Wittenberg, on the other hand, will face the bottom two teams in the conference in their final two games. Needless to say, the Scots are on a must-win basis if they want to take the regular season conference title and host the NCAC tournament.
Wooster remains the best offensive team in the conference as they lead the statistics in every single offensive category. The only statistic in which Wooster is not first or second is saves.
The Scots avenged a loss to Denison earlier this season on Wednesday.† The game remained close throughout until the Big Red extended a 3-2 halftime lead to two goals. Despite the deficit the Scots did not quit. The team rallied in the second half inundating the Denison keeper with a barrage of shots. Ultimately the Scots came back with three unanswered goals to earn the victory by a 5-4 margin, improving to 9-2 in NCAC play.