WESTERVILLE, Ohio  – The Frostburg State women’s soccer team fell to No. 9 Otterbein College, 1-0, in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday afternoon. 

Box Score

Although Otterbein College was able to strike first early at 4:12 with a goal by Becky Bowser fed a free kick by Carly Dent, the defense on both sides of the ball controlled the first half. The Cardinals were able to hold the Bobcats to just one shot, while Otterbein took eight. Otterbein brought the 1-0 lead into halftime. 

The Bobcats started the second half, trying to put something together offensively, but OC was able to control the ball in Frostburg territory for most of the half.

Six different Bobcats had a shot in the loss. Senior Lauren Lentine (Princeton, N.J./WWP North), junior Heather Fleishell (Middletown, Md./Middletown) and sophomore Cassie Donahue (Cumberland, Md./Fort Hill) each had a shot on goal. Senior Kaleigh Herring (Perry Hall, Md./North Harford) and juniors Lauren Russell (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) and Kiersten Stevenson (Frostburg, Md./Beall) all added a shot of their own. 

OC led in shots (13-6) and corner kicks (8-0). The teams were even in fouls at 11 each. 

Cardinal keeper Tara Carter played all 90 minutes in the net posting three saves in the 1-0 win.
 
Senior Stephanie Gwinn (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) started in net for the Bobcats and posted three saves in the first half. Sophomore Michelle Buckmaster (St. Leonard, Md./Calvert) took over in the second half. Gwinn made all three saves for FSU. 

The Bobcats finished their season 18-4 with seven wins in their last eight games, while making their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2005.