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2007 guide - Ohio Wesleyan University

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2006 oWU REView162006 in Review<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 2, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0Sept. 1 at Roy Rike FieldCraig Neal scored both <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> goals and the Bishop defense turnedin a fine effort to help the Bishops to a season-opening win over the Titans infirst-round action of the annual Fred Myers Invitational. Neal gave the Bishopsa 1-0 lead in the 17th minute when Brandon Bianco served the ball into the boxfrom the right side and Neal headed it home. Neal added his second goal with6:05 left in the first half.SCORING LEADERS: Neal 2-0; Bianco 0-1, Francis 0-1.SAVES: Dague 7.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 15, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 13.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 2, Olivet 1Sept. 2 at Roy Rike FieldBianco scored the game-winning goal with 13:52 left in the first half as<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> defeated the Comets in the second round of the Fred MyersInvitational. The Bishops won the Myers Invitational title, <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong>’s fifthin a row and 23rd in the 29 seasons the tournament has been contested. Nealreceived the Dick Gauthier Award as the Myers Invitational’s Most ValuablePlayer. He was joined on the all-tournament team by Bianco, Tim Kelly andJosh Warren. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> moved up 3 spots to the No. 4 position in the nextweek’s NSCAA Division III rankings.SCORING LEADERS: Bianco, Lehman 1-0.SAVES: Dague 1.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 23, Olivet 4.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 1, Chicago 0Sept. 8 at Roy Rike FieldNeal headed home the game-winning goal with 9:31 left in regulation time tolift <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> over the Maroons in first-round action of the annual adidas®Invitational. Ben Brewer sent the ball into the box and Neal came in from theleft side to head it into the net. The win was the 30th straight in regularseasonaction for <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong>, breaking the school-record 29-game streakassembled by the 1991 and 1992 Battling Bishops.SCORING LEADERS: Neal 1-0, Brewer 0-1.SAVES: Dague 2.SHOTS: Chicago 15, <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 8.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 2, Elmhurst 0Sept. 9 at Roy Rike FieldJordan Halloran scored the go-ahead goal and Bianco added an insurance goalon a penalty kick to pace <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> over the Blue Jays in second-roundaction of the adidas® Invitational. Will Murawski was credited with an assiston Halloran’s goal. Neal, Bianco, T.J. Trigg and Dague represented the Bishopson the all-tournament team. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> moved up to the No. 3 spot in thenext week’s NSCAA Division III poll.SCORING LEADERS: Halloran, Bianco 1-0.SAVES: Dague 6.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 15, Elmhurst 14.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 3, DePauw 0Sept. 16 at Greencastle, Ind.Erik Ciccarelli scored the go-ahead goal and Neal had a goal and an assist to lead<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> to a non-conference win over the Tigers. Ciccarelli scored in the30th minute to stake the Bishops to a 1-0 lead, with Neal credited with an assiston the play. Bianco added to the Bishop lead with an unassisted goal in the 52ndminute, and Neal finished off the <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> scoring with an unassisted goalin the 62nd minute. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> stayed in the No. 3 spot in the next week’sNSCAA Division III poll.SCORING LEADERS: Neal 1-1; Ciccarelli, Bianco 1-0.SAVES: Dague 2, Jones 2.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 16, DePauw 11.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 5, Otterbein 0Sept. 20 at Roy Rike FieldWarren put <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> on the scoreboard and Neal added 2 goals to leadthe Bishops to a non-conference win over the Cardinals. Warren headed homea volley from Nick Skoczen for a 1-0 Bishop lead, and less than 3 minutes later,Neal gave the Bishops a 2-0 lead when he connected on a 20-yard shot. Nealadded a goal in the 62nd minute when he headed home a Skoczen corner kick.Ciccarelli scored off a pass from Halloran in the 74th minute and Nick Markovichfinished off the <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> scoring with a breakaway goal in the 85thminute, with Brewer credited with an assist on the play.SCORING LEADERS: Neal 2-0; Warren, Ciccarelli, Markovich 1-0.SAVES: Dague 2, Jones 2.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 24, Otterbein 13.<strong>2007</strong> OWU Men’s Soccer<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 2, Allegheny 1Sept. 23 at Roy Rike FieldWill Murawski and Markovich scored to give <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> a 2-0 lead, and theBishop defense preserved the lead in the second half to give the Bishops a winover the 19th-ranked Gators in the North Coast Athletic Conference openerfor both teams. Warren headed a Gator corner kick out of the box in the 86thminute to help preserve the lead. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> held on to the No. 3 spot inthe next week’s NSCAA Division III poll.SCORING LEADERS: Murawski, Markovich 1-0.SAVES: Dague 5.SHOTS: Allegheny 21, <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 9.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 0, <strong>Ohio</strong> Northern 0Sept. 27 at Roy Rike FieldThe Bishops and Polar Bears put on a textbook display of defensive soccer asthe teams battled to a scoreless tie in non-conference action. The game wassuspended because of lightning with 5:41 remaining in the second overtimeperiod, and eventually called because of persistent lightning. Although the tieextended <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong>’s regular-season unbeaten streak to a school-record35 games, it also ended <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong>’s regular-season winning streak at aschool-record 34 games.SAVES: Dague 6.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 20, <strong>Ohio</strong> Northern 16.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 0, Wooster 0Sept. 30 at WoosterDespite holding a 15-6 advantage in shots, the third-ranked Bishops played toa scoreless tie with the 18th-ranked Fighting Scots in NCAC action. After the2 ties on the week, the Bishops dropped to No. 5 in the next NSCAA Division IIIrankings.SAVES: Dague 1.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 15, Wooster 6.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 2, Denison 1Oct. 6 at Roy Rike FieldCiccarelli scored the game-winning goal midway through the second half togive <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> an NCAC win over the Big Red. The Bishops took a 1-0 leadwhen Murawski finished off a crossing pass from Bianco. Brewer then launcheda centering pass from the right side and Ciccarelli headed the ball home in the70th minute. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> held on to the No. 5 position in the next NSCAADivision III poll.SCORING LEADERS: Ciccarelli, Murawski 1-0.SAVES: Dague 2.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 22, Denison 12.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 2, Oberlin 0Oct. 11 at Roy Rike FieldNeal and Dan Bryant scored goals to give <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> an NCAC win over theYeomen. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> broke the scoreless deadlock in the 71st minute whenTodd Ufferman sent the ball into the box from the left side. The ball skippedpast one <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> player but didn’t get by Neal, who drove a shot into theback of the Yeomen goal.SCORING LEADERS: Neal, Bryant 1-0.SAVES: Dague 7.SHOTS: <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 26, Oberlin 9.<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> 2, Wittenberg 0Oct. 14 at SpringfieldCiccarelli and Eric Francis scored goals to give <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> an NCAC winover the Tigers. <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Wesleyan</strong> took the lead midway through the second half

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