Women's Soccer advances to OAC Tournament Finals with 1-0 win at Otterbein on Beachy's penalty kick
Ohio Northern
7-8-4, 4-3-1
1
AT
Otterbein
8-7-3, 4-2-2
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern (7-8-4, 4-3-1) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Otterbein (8-7-3, 4-2-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
Scoring Summary
2nd
- 82:39 -
Sarah Beachy
(Ohio Northern)
Game Leaders
Otterbein
G:
N/A
A:
N/A
Sh:
2 Players
(#8,
#18)
- 2
Sv:
Ella Schwertfager
- 2
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Ohio Northern | Otterbein |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 10 (3) | 7 (6) |
| Saves | 6 | 2 |
| Fouls | 10 | 9 |
| Corner Kicks | 1 | 4 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
November 6, 2025
WESTERVILLE — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team advanced to the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Finals with a 1-0 win at Otterbein on Thursday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (7-8-4 Overall), Otterbein (8-7-3 Overall).
- Venue: Memorial Stadium — Westerville, Ohio.
The Match
- Freshman Sarah Beachy (Springboro) scored on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute.
- A shot from senior Haley Cannon (Oregon/Clay) was blocked, but a handball was called in the box resulting in the penalty kick.
- Junior Morgan Moeller (Harrison/Roger Bacon) had six saves in goal for ONU.
- ONU out-shot OU 10-7, but the Cardinals had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Notables
- ONU is making its 29th OAC Tournament appearance and will be making its 20th Finals appearance.
- Ohio Northern is the No. 5 seed and Otterbein was the No. 1 seed in the Tournament.
- Ohio Northern is now 27-19-5 all-time against Otterbein, including a 16-12-1 mark in Westerville.
- Freshman Ayva Moore (Cincinnati/Oak Hills) leads the team with nine points off three goals and three assists.
- Freshman Maddie Montgomery (Tipp City/Bethel) is second with seven points off three goals and one assist.
- Moeller is now ranked tied for 7th all-time in ONU history with 19 career shutouts.
- This is the 38th season of Ohio Northern women's soccer. The Polar Bears are now 450-227-61 all-time in program history.
- Third-year head coach Ben Tierney is now 32-23-6 at Ohio Northern.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears return to action on Sunday in the OAC Tournament Finals where they will play at the winner of the Capital and Wilmington game.
