Undefeated Scots Play Host to Marietta, JCU This Week

For The Week Of:
August 28, 2006

Written by Hugh Howard
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Tim Presto

The College of Wooster menês soccer team, tied for fourth in this weekês NCAA Div. III Great Lakes regional rankings, is aiming to maintain its perfect record when it hosts a pair of games this week. First, Wooster welcomes Marietta College (1-3) to Carl Dale Memorial Field on Tuesday, Sept. 12, for a 5 p.m. start. The Scots are 7-3-4 all-time against the Pioneers, the most recent meeting being a 3-1 Wooster victory in 2005. On Saturday, Sept. 16, the Scots will finish the final leg of their season-opening five-match homestand when they host John Carroll University (0-2-2). Wooster is 8-9-1 in the series against the Blue Streaks, with John Carroll earning one-goal decisions during their two meetings thus far of the 2000s (2-1 in 2004 and 1-0 in 2003).

Last Week: The Scots won their only contest of the week, improving their record to 3-0 for the first time since the 2001 season.
On Sept. 9, Wooster prevailed 2-1 in an evenly-played contest with visiting Otterbein College, as Tim Presto (Wadsworth, Ohio / Wadsworth) converted a penalty kick during the 73rd minute to provide the winning margin. The Scots had taken a 1-0 lead, behind Scott Buckwaldês (Seville, Ohio / Cloverleaf) first collegiate goal during the 23rd minute. The freshman forward was assisted by classmate Karl Ruter (Glenview, Ill., / Glenbrook South) on the play, marking the latterês third point of the season. Otterbein, which suffered its first loss of the year (3-1), tied the game in the 69th minute, but just 3:45 later, the Scots were awarded a penalty kick after a foul by the Cardinal goalkeeper and Presto delivered for his third career goal. Otterbein had a series of quality runs at the goal during the final 10 minutes, but Erik Larson (El Paso, Texas / Stony Point) and the Wooster defense stayed steady to preserve the win. Larson had five saves for the match.