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Quakers
defeat Otterbein College in Conference Opener
Van
der Sluijs scores first goal of season
|Box Score|
October
1, 2005
Alex
Van der Sluijs
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WILMINGTON,
Ohio ‹ The Wilmington College Quakers opened conference play
defeating the Cardinals of Otterbein College 2-1, on Saturday
evening.
Brett
LeFever scored the game's first goal when he took a Drew Pitzer
assist and beat the Quaker keeper to the upper 90. David Benedict
(Cincinnati/North College Hill) answered back for the Quakers
when he scored his third goal of the season in the 39th minute.
The two teams went into the half knotted at one.
In the 54th minute Alex Van der Sluijs scored his first goal
of the season off a Phil Walter (Columbus/Hamilton Township)
assist giving the Quakers the 2-1 win.
Wilmington
and Otterbein combined for 41 shots, 21 and 20 respectively.
Brandon
Bernhardt (Cincinnati/Anderson) started in goal for the Quakers
stopping six shots, while Justion Saylor (Cleveland Heights/Cleveland
Heights) relieved Bernhardt in the second half stopping five
shots and picking up his third win of the season.
With
the win the Quakers improve to 6-4 overall and 1-0 in the
OAC, while Otterbein falls to 4-5-1 and 0-1 in the OAC.
The
Quakers next match is Tuesday, October 4th when they travel
to Marietta, Ohio to take on the Pioneers of Marietta College,
with kickoff set for 4:00 pm. .
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