ATLANTA - The University of the South limited Oglethorpe University to five goals on 23 shots on Saturday, as the Tigers defeated the Stormy Petrels, 12-5, to open Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (5-3, 1-0) 12, Oglethorpe (5-5, 0-1) 5
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Petrels did get the first goal of the game with 12:36 left in the opening stanza. Sewanee did respond with 9:42 left.
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Phelps Thomas, after rebounding a shot from
Davis Gillenwater, found the back of the net to make it a 2-1 lead.
-OU made it 3-2 with eight minutes remaining in the period, but goals by
Davis Gillenwater and
Corbet Darden made it a 5-2 lead for the Purple and White at the break.
-The Petrels made it a 10-4 deficit late in the third quarter, but the Tigers limited the home team to just seven shots in the second half, four in the final period.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Phelps Thomas led the Tigers offense with four goals on the day as eight Tigers scored a goal.
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Will Wyckoff,
Jack Selner and
Jake Cohen all had two forced turnovers.
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Charlie Warren (8-of-13) and
Drew Perun (6-of-7) won 14-of-20 face offs.
OGLETHORPE KEY STATISTICS
-Addison Irwin recorded 37 saves between the pipes for OU, missing his own school record by five.
-Israel Moore had three points, two goals, for the Petrels.
UP NEXT
Sewanee is back home for a two-game homestand, starting with Birmingham-Southern College at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24, from historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium.
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