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Quakers
defeat Ohio Northern
Johansson
leads Quakers with two goals
|Box Score|
October
12, 2005
Oskar
Johansson
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WILMINGTON,
Ohio ‹ The Wilmington College Quakers rebounded from a 0-0
tie to Mt. Union College to defeat conference rival Ohio Northern
University 2-0 on a chilly Wednesday night.
The
Quakers and Polar Bears played a scoreless first half, with
the Quakers holding an 11-6 shot advantage.
The
two teams played 20 minutes into the second period scoreless
until Oskar Johansson (Jonkoping, Sweden) took a David Benedict
assist and scored his first goal of the night. Johansson struck
again in the 88th minute when Cole Weddle (Cincinnati/Colerain)
set a cross into the box that Johansson headed to the far
post.
Justin
Saylor (Cleveland Heights/Cleveland Heights) started and played
all 90 minutes in goal for the Quakers. Saylor stopped three
shots, picked up his fourth win and his third shutout of the
season.
The
Quakers held the advantage in both shots and corner kicks,
26-8 and 6-2 repectively. With the win the Quakers improve
to 8-4-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the OAC, while Ohio Northern
falls to 8-6 overall and 2-2 in the OAC.
The
next match for the Green and White is set for Saturday, October
15th as they travel to Tiffin, Ohio to take on conference
rival Heidelberg College, with kickoff set for 2:00pm.
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