More than half of all goals scored this season are attributed to two players. On Saturday against Ohio Wesleyan University, seniors Margaret Ellis and Bridgette Shamleffer didn't score, but two unlikely faces did.
DePauw's tenth-straight win was led by senior Caroline Torie and sophomore Maggie Campbell. Torie scored her second goal of the season while Campbell tallied her first in a 2-0 victory over the Battling Bishops (6-5, NCAC). The Tigers (11-1, 9-0 NCAC) also recorded their eighth shutout.
DePauw's goal coming into Saturday's game was to improve on the last time it beat Ohio Wesleyan by getting the victory in regulation time. The Tigers beat The Battling Bishops 1-0 on Sept. 23, finding the goal 10 minutes into the first overtime. At half time in Saturdays' game, the score was 0-0, and DePauw's defense held Ohio Wesleyan to one shot.
"If we are giving up shots, they are contested shots," said head coach Gina Wills. "If we are giving up corners, our corner defense is not giving up those second or third shots that can make goals."
The Tigers also held the edge in penalty corners during the first half 4-1. Even though DePauw didn't score they remained focused and were making changes to play around one of Ohio Wesleyan's tough defenders.
"It was a positive halftime for the most part," Campbell said. "We talked about some adjustments we needed to make and when we are striking on offense we need to make sure we get a goal in."
There was a sense of urgency as DePauw was still unable to put a point on the board 52 minutes into the game. Torie scored on an own-goal from the defense's stick.
Five minutes later, sophomore Paige Henry would make a stick-to-stick pass to Campbell and fired a backhand shot into the right side of the net. This was Campbell's first goal of the season and Henry's fourth assist.
"They might not have been open shots and they might not have been the best looking shots," Wills said. "But the girls were working really hard and capitalized on some opportunities to score in the second half."
DePauw has four games over fall break, three of them at Blackstock West Field. The Tigers travel to Sacred Heart Academy next to face Transylvania University on Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m.
