Ohio Wesleyan 2, Denison 0

Oct. 24, 2007

Freshman midfielder Jessica Wright (Lancaster) and senior defender Diana Boryczewski (Kensington, Conn./Kingswood Oxford) scored second-half goals to lift Ohio Wesleyan over Denison in North Coast Athletic Conference play in the Bishops' regular-season finale on Wednesday at Selby Field.

The win was the Bishops' 10th of the season, the squad's highest win total since the 1999 team also won 10 games. The win also raised Ohio Wesleyan's conference record to 7-5, keeping the Bishops in the race to qualify for the NCAC tournament.

Denison enjoyed the edge in play during the first half, outshooting the Bishops, 7-2, and piling up a 12-0 advantage in penalty corners.

The Big Red's best chance to score came in the 19th minute, when Read Powel's shot off a penalty corner hit the left pipe.

Senior keeper Katie Jones (Pine Plains, N.Y./Stissing Mountain) stopped 4 Denison shots during the period.

The Bishops threatened early in the second half, earning their first corner just over a minute into the period. Boryczewski's shot was stopped by Denison keeper Halle Minshall, and a follow shot by freshman attacker Caiti Goodman (Washington, D.C./Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Md.) was wide.

Ohio Wesleyan broke the scoreless deadlock in the 55th minute. After a Bishop corner, the ball was sent into the Denison circle. Minshall came out to break up the play, but Wright got a stick on the loose ball and punched it into the cage with 15:07 remaining in regulation time.

Boryczewski provided some insurance after an Ohio Wesleyan corner in the 66th minute, ripping a shot from the left side. Denison defender Claire Kase was positioned perfectly at the right post, but the ball hopped off her stick and into the cage, giving the Bishops a 2-0 lead.

Ohio Wesleyan outshot Denison, 11-10. Jones finished with 6 saves in the Ohio Wesleyan cage. Minshall had 4 saves in the Big Red goal.

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