(WILMINGTON, Ohio) - The Wilmington women's soccer team lost at home Wednesday night to the Capital University Comets, 2-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play. The Quakers fall to 7-3-1 overall and 0-2 in OAC play.
Capital nearly put a goal on the board in the second minute with a Lexi Snider shot off the right post. Ten minutes later and they would score after a great cross from Snider into the box found Grace Estes whose shot hit the right post and trickled into the net to make it 1-0 Comets at 11:37 in the contest. Wilmington had several opportunities in the first half, with 12 shots including a Haley Fulton chip shot that almost floated over the keeper into the back of the net. The score would remain at 1-0 heading into the halftime break.
The second half was more of the same for the Quakers as they took 11 shots and had several good looks, but couldn't find a goal. Unfortunately after a great save by Emma Storck, they scored on themselves off the deflection in the 79th minute. They added five more shots down the stretch, but would fall 2-0.
Notables
- Wilmington outshot Capital 23-15, with 11 shots on goal to their 10.
- Freshman Emma Storck tied a season high with eight saves.
- The Quakers had five corner kicks to the Comets two.
- Sophomore Alex Wilson led the Quakers with eight shots, and five on goal.
- Sophomore Jada Pohlen had four shots and three on goal while freshman MJ Little had six shots and one on goal.
What's Up Next
The Quakers travel to Berea, Ohio to play the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
