Women's Soccer 08-09
Women's Soccer: #21 Denison drops 3-1 decision at Otterbein
Date: September 17, 2008
Location: WESTERVILLE, Ohio
After a scoreless first half of play, Otterbein scored a pair of quick goals en route to a 3-1 victory over the 21st-ranked Denison women's soccer team on Wednesday in Westerville.
The two rivals were in a defensive battle throughout the opening 45 minutes of play.
In the 55th minute, the Cardinals' Rachel Degen slipped past the defense to score an unassited tally to put Otterbein up 1-0. Roughly two minutes later Sarah Sharbough tacked on another goal for the OC off assists by Carly Dent and Jenny Knox.
At the 64:32 mark, the Big Red's Anna Rusch (Washington, D.C./Sidwell Friends School) scored a goal off a Laura Kuehn (Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington) helper, cutting the Otterbein deficit in half, 2-1.
Lindsey Rudibaugh tallied another goal for the Cardinals in the 69th minute to put Otterbein up 3-1. Rudibaugh's score came off a header by Sharbough at the top of the box.
DU outshot the Cardinals 8-7, however five of Otterbein's shots were on goal. Big Red goalkeepers Courtney Cobb (Sylvania, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) and Kerrigan Dopp (McLean, Va./McLean School of Md.) combined for two saves while Tara Carter stopped one shot for OC.
Denison falls to 4-2 on the season while Otterbein improves to 4-0-1. The Big Red returns to action Saturday (Sept. 20) when they host Carnegie Mellon at 1:00 p.m.
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