ONU Wins At John Carroll

The Polar Bears kept their winning ways defeating a very good team this past weekend at Don Shula Stadium in University Heights, OH. JCU came into the game 3-1 in the OAC while ONU entered as one of two undefeated teams with a record of 4-0. The game was a hard fought game by both teams and both teams created some great scoring chances. JCU's main chances came from set pieces in ONU's defensive half; most were direct shots on goal, but Sophmore Goal Keeper Kristin Dewees was up to the challenge, making a few saves look easy. ONU got the games only goal midway through the first half as Jamie Eiben played a great lay off pass to fellow Senior Kaitlin Sanders. Sanders took the one-time opportunity and rifled a ball toward the upper corner of the goal from about 30 yards out. JCU's goal keeper made a fantastic save and knocked the ball down, but right in the path of Angie Pisut, who slotted home the game winner, giving her 14 goals on the season. ONU had several more good chances in the first half but failed to get another goal. The second half started with JCU putting ONU under a ton of pressure, but the Polar Bears handled the storm and calmed down to retake control of the tempo for the remainder of the match. ONU had 2 great chances late in the game to seal the victory but 2 great saves from the JCU goal keeper kept the game at 1-0.

"JCU is a great team. They are extremely hard working, have some great players, and you can really tell they love playing together. Coming here and getting a win was a great test of our program and players. They played through some adversity, handled a lot of pressure, and all grew from this game. We are hoping to continue moving forward this week as we finish our last 2 OAC home games before hitting the road next week to finish conference", said ONU Head Coach Mark Batman.

ONU is next in action Wednesday as they host Heidelberg at 4p. Thank you to all who came to support us on a cold day in Cleveland. We truely appreciate everything you do for our players and program. See you all this week!