The Oberlin Review
<< Front page Sports October 13, 2007

Men's Soccer Scoring Woes Continue, Lose Two Straight

It was a rough week for the Oberlin Men’s soccer team as it lost two conference match-ups and two starters. Now Oberlin faces a string of must-win games if it hopes to qualify for the conference tournament.

On October 6, the Yeomen traveled to Earlham looking to win their second conference match of the season. Trailing at the half, the Yeomen managed to equalize on a goal from first-year forward Evan Atwell, assisted by sophomore Skyler Dum. Oberlin went into overtime with momentum, but the Quakers walked away with a 2-1 victory, scoring six and a half minutes into the extra period.

Statistically, the Yeomen dominated the match, leading in shots 16-12 and controlling the corner kick figure 11-1. However, the loss dropped Oberlin to 1-2-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference play.

The worst losses occurred on the injury front. The Yeomen lost first-year keeper Zach Lipschultz for the season with a broken leg during the match. This week also saw the Yeomen officially lose junior midfielder Zach Lewis for the season due to a chronic knee injury.

Down two starters, Oberlin looked to bounce back when it traveled to Denison University on October 10 to face the Big Red.

Last year, Denison eliminated the Yeomen from the conference tournament by a 2-0 score line. With the wound of the loss still fresh, Oberlin was keen to seek revenge. Redemption wasn’t in the cards, however, as the Yeomen were downed by Denison 1-0 in Granville, OH.

Junior Derrick Bean put in a strong performance in place of Lipschultz, but the Big Red scored in the 39th minute and held on for the shutout win. Bean, starting his third game this season, faced six shots and held strong against the formidable Denison squad. Five Yeomen managed shots, and senior Sam Zackheim paced the team with four, but none found the back of the net.

Falling to 1-3-1 on the season, the Yeomen’s playoff hopes took a drastic hit this week, and they look to get back on track this weekend when they return to Fred Shults Field to face nationally ranked Wittenberg University.


 
 
   

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