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smithson
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Otterbein OTTERBEI (2-2)
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Winner Centre CENTRE (3-0)
Otterbein OTTERBEI
(2-2)
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Final
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Centre CENTRE
(3-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Otterbein OTTERBEI 1 0 1
Centre CENTRE 1 3 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Kyle Piercy, Director of Athletics Communications

Three second half goals carry Colonels past Cardinals

DANVILLE, Ky. –Centre women's soccer scored three goals in the second half to rout visiting Otterbein, 4-1, Saturday afternoon at Amend Field. 
 
The Colonels remain a perfect 3-0 on the season, while the Cardinals slip to 2-2.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Keeghan Francis put the Colonels ahead after scoring off of a cross from Brooke Smithson in the 22nd minute.
- Otterbein was given a penalty kick in the 41st minute, and Emily Ganz made it count to level the score at 1-1 before the half.
- Francis returned the favor to Smithson in the 52nd minute, crossing in a perfect ball that the freshman headed in for what became the game-winning goal.
- Sarah Sirkin scored her third goal in as many games in the 72nd minute, beating the goalie between the legs on a runout score.
- With two minutes on the clock, Centre earned a PK after an Otterbein handball in the box. Hannah Sirkin coolly converted to make 4-1.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Centre took 17 shots to Otterbein's 10, putting nine on goal.
- Sarah Stoghill improved to 2-0 with four saves in goal. 
 
UP NEXT
Centre welcomes John Carroll Sunday at 1 p.m. ET to Amend Field. Fans should stay tuned for any changes with inclement weather in the forecast.
 
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