This one was for all the bricks.
And Sam Wexell was a brick wall.
Wexell, redshirt senior goalkeeper, batted away and clutched shot after shot for Ohio University, posting the 11th shutout of her college career in a 2-0 victory over Miami.
It was the annual “Battle of the Bricks” game.
A Norwin graduate, Wexell had six of her game-high nine saves in the first half. She played all 90 minutes.
Women’s soccer
Pitt-Greensburg: UPG posted its sixth straight win and second shutout in a row, with a 7-0 victory over Hilbert.
Freshman Megan Hickey had two goals, while junior Becca Kubler and senior Ashley Lucas had a goal and assist each for the Bobcats (8-2, 1-0 AMCC).
Saint Vincent: Senior midfielder Jess Persin (Hempfield) scored a late goal to lift the Bearcats to their first PAC win of the season, 2-1 over Geneva.
Sophomore goalkeeper Madison Arnold was named the PAC Defensive Player of the Week. She allowed one goal and recorded a shutout as the Bearcats went 1-0-1.
Seton Hill: Freshman midfielder Jessica Molitoris had the only goal as the Griffins (6-1-3, 4-1-3) ran their winning streak to three with a 1-0 win over IUP.
Senior keeper Grace Kenyon had four saves, all in the second half, for the clean sheet.
Women’s volleyball
Saint Vincent: Senior Lindsey Kocjancic had 12 kills and 10 digs, and junior Luciana Polk added 10 kills and 15 digs to pace the Bearcats (10-4, 1-0) in a 3-1 victory over Westminster in PAC play.
.@BearcatVB defeated Westminster 3-1 in front of a loud Saturday afternoon crowd in the Robert S. Carey Student Center. #SVC #GoBearcats pic.twitter.com/AmcMDAVpeO
— SVC Bearcats (@SVC_Bearcats) October 1, 2022
Men’s golf
Washington & Jefferson: Sophomore Cade Patterson (Penn-Trafford) tied for ninth at the Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Invitational at Meadville Country Club, carding a 36-hole score of 149 (75-74).
His teammate, Chase Crissman (Penn-Trafford) was 27th (79-77-156).
Waynesburg: Sophomore Tyler Rollinson (Southmoreland) won his match for the Yellow Jackets during a tri-three-ball match with Kent State Tuscarawas and Bethany at Obglebay Resort (W.Va.).
Women’s golf
Washington & Jefferson: Sophomore Angelika Dewicki (Greensburg Central Catholic) finished 30th (89-93) at the Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Memorial Invitational at Meadville Country Club.
Men’s cross country
Westmoreland County Community College: Dante Frescura won the individual race in 30 minutes, 21.6 seconds and the Wolfpack placed first at the 8K Mt. Aloysius Invitational.
Women’s cross country
Cal (Pa.): Junior Malia Anderson (Greensburg Salem) led her team with a 57th-place finish (18:47.4), her fourth team-best finish of the season, at the Live in Lou Classic at Louisville.
Rose-Hulman (Ind.): Freshman Rebecca Testa (Norwin) finished a team-best 16th in a time of 26:01 in the Nike XC Town College Night Meet at the Lavern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.
Saint Vincent: Freshman Miranda Cincotta was named the PAC Rookie of the Week. She place 43rd at the National Preview Meet in Michigan with a time of 23:10.9.
