In another frustrating match on the road, the Yeowomen fell to Earlham College 1-3 on Saturday, Oct. 6. Oberlin gained the lead first with a goal by first-year midfielder Lois Immerman, assisted by sophomore midfielder Kate Berry-Millett. Earlham equalized eight minutes later through an extremely unlucky own goal on a corner. In general, the Yeowomen dominated the first half, with seven shots to Earlham’s four.

At the end of the first half, the score was tied at 1-1 and would remain this way until the 64th minute of the contest, when Earlham’s Callie Thompson scored. After the goal, the Yeowomen regrouped and battled back in an attempt to level the score. Their hopes were dashed, however, when Earlham’s Karman Duchon increased her team’s lead to two after she put in a penalty kick.

Though the score shows domination by Earlham, the game was much closer than the final score suggests. Both teams took 12 shots, forcing Earlham and Oberlin’s sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Grabinski to make seven and eight saves, respectively. Earlham did, however, hold the advantage on corner kicks with five to Oberlin’s two. Earlham also held the advantage in a different area: fouls. Earlham was called for nearly three times as many fouls as Oberlin with 15 to the Yeowomen’s 6.

The junior class stood out this game, with juniors Ariel Kahrl and Caitlin Millford taking two shots apiece while classmates Joelle Sesar and Leah McElhatton took three shots and one shot, respectively.

The Yeowomen have faced numerous setbacks in the form of injuries during the season. Most pressing for their upcoming game on Saturday is the question of who will play goalkeeper. Both Grabinski and sophomore Christie Zelnik have been unable to practice this week.

Zelnik has been suffering from a knee injury and Grabinski has recently fallen ill. “We’re lucky we have no games this week. Hopefuly Christie will be back,” said Berry-Millett. As a stopgap measure, first-year midfielder/defender Kate Zipin has been practicing goalkeeper.

The next game for the Yeowomen is against Wittenberg University, in Springfield, OH. The match will take place at 1 p.m. tomorrow.