Ohio Wesleyan 1, Chicago 0
Ohio Dominican 2, Elmhurst 1

Sept. 8, 2006

Senior midfielder Craig Neal (Powell/Worthington Kilbourne) headed home the game-winning goal with 9:31 left in regulation time to lift Ohio Wesleyan over Chicago in first-round action of the annual adidas® Invitational on Friday at Roy Rike Field.

Ohio Wesleyan will face Elmhurst at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the tournament's second round. Saturday's first game matches Chicago against Ohio Dominican.

The win was the 30th straight in regular-season action for Ohio Wesleyan, breaking the school-record 29-game streak assembled by the 1991 and 1992 Battling Bishops.

The Maroons had the better of play during the first 15 minutes of the match, but could not translate that into a goal. Chicago's best chances came when Eric Floyd's shot from the left side went blistering across the goal mouth and wide, and when Joe Frontczak's header was saved by Bishop keeper Jamison Dague (Bexley).

Ohio Wesleyan's best chance of the first half came with about 12 minutes to play, when senior back Josh Warren (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) had his header saved by Maroon keeper Keith Crum.

Both teams came out firing early in the second half, the Maroons getting the first chance when Alex Takakuwa had his shot from the right side saved by Dague in the first minute of play, and the Bishops answering just over a minute later when a through ball from senior midfielder Tim Kelly (Westerville/North) set up senior forward Kevin Lehman (Easton, Conn./Barlow) for a run at the goal, but Lehman's shot was high.

Takakuwa and Lehman again traded scoring chances just over a minute apart shortly thereafter, with Takakuwa's shot off a restart hitting the left post and going over the end line, and Lehman's shot off a crossing pass from freshman midfielder Phil Serfaty (Dublin/Jerome) sailing high.

Ohio Wesleyan took the lead after a Chicago foul gave the Bishops a restart. Junior back Ben Brewer (Columbus/Dublin Scioto) sent the ball into the box and Neal came in from the left side to head it past Crum and into the back of the net with 9:31 left in regulation time.

Chicago's best chance at tying the score came less than a minute later, when Floyd's header off a restart went wide of the post.

Chicago outshot Ohio Wesleyan, 15-8. Dague finished with 2 saves in the Bishop goal, while Crum finished with 2 saves for the Maroons.

In Friday's opener, Ohio Dominican's Shan Wade scored with 5:10 left in the first overtime period to break a 1-1 tie and give the Panthers a win.

Elmhurst had taken a 1-0 lead when Tommy Hunka's shot ricocheted off an Ohio Dominican defender and into the goal with 3:07 left in the first half.

The Panthers tied the game early in the second half when Peter Fink put a shot into the right corner from the middle of the box.

Wade's game-winner came on a diving header off a crossing pass from Jay Mitchell.

Chris Eaken was credited with 2 saves for Ohio Dominican, while Britt Blackwell had 5 saves in the Blue Jay goal.

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