Wittenberg vs. Wooster, April 6,1999



After a scheduling break for the Easter holiday, the Tigers faced the College of Wooster in a home contest on Tuesday. In a slow start for the Tigers, Wooster opened the game with the first goal and held the lead for much of the first quarter, but the Tigers would slowly answer back. Justin Bitner scored the first goal for the Tigers on a pass from Nate Reed in the middle of the first quarter. As the Tiger offense slowly came to life, two more goals were scored by the Tigers with points recorded for Mario Cassani and Mike Stormshak and assists by Eric Clapp and Billy Habermeyer. The Tigers had the lead at the end of the first quarter, 3-1.

The Tigers continued their scoring drive with four more goals in the second quarter while the defense held the Scots scoreless through the rest of the first half. Mark Burrell scored two goals and an assist for the Tigers in the second while Cassani recorded another goal and assist. Andy Stone scored a goal for the Tigers while Shawn Egan and Habermeyer each recorded an assist in the second quarter. The Tigers went into the half with a 7-1 lead over the Scots.

As the second half opened up, the Tiger defense allowed two goals by the Scots, but answered back with three of their own. Clapp, Burrell and Cassani each had a goal with assists by Clapp, Egan and Dan Hillerich. The Tigers continued to lead into the final quarter 10-3.

The fourth quarter allowed most of the Tiger players to see action on the field as many of the younger players had the opportunity to get into the game. The Tiger defense allowed two more goals by the Scots, but the offense responded with two more Tiger goals. Clapp and Hillerich each scored goals in the final quarter for the Tigers, as Wittenberg posted a 12-5 victory over Wooster.

Senior goalkeeper Michael Oliver recorded 12 more saves for the Tigers and Eric Clapp and Dan Hillerich led the team in groundballs with four each.

Witt Scoring:
Mark Burrell		3 goals, 1 assist	Shawn Egan	 2 assists
Mario Cassani		3 goals, 1 assist	Billy Habermeyer 2 assists
Eric Clapp		2 goals, 2 assists	Nate Reed	 1 assist
Dan Hillerich		1 goal
Justin Bitner		1 goal
Andy Stone		1 goal
Mike Stormshak		1 goal
 

 


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