Marietta at Wittenberg, April 1, 1998



The Tigers looked to improve on their record and continue their win streak against Marietta. Wittenberg accomplished both by beating Marietta 25-2, improving its record to 4-2. Wittenberg's offense continued to roll, scoring eight unanswered goals on transition, settled offense and man-up situations. Jeff Collins, Billy Habermeyer, Mark Burrell, and David Roth scored with assists by defensemen Dan Hillerich, Mario Cassani, and Mark Burrell. The defense shut Marietta out in the first quarter by playing pressure defense and the solid play of goalie Mike Oliver. The score at the end of the first quarter was Witt 8-0.

The second quarter continued to be dominated by the Tiger offense and defense. Wittenberg scored 11 goals to Marietta's 2. Roth, Habermeyer, Cassani, Andy Stone, Shawn Egan and Jon Sonntag scored assisted by Mark Burrell, Jeff Collins, Cassani and Habermeyer. The defense slipped a little allowing Marietta to score two goals just before the half but the Tigers took a 19-2 lead at intermission.

The third quarter the Tigers began to play younger players on both offense and defense. Wittenberg scored on a goal by Habermeyer assisted by Stone. The defense continued to play strong, not allowing Marietta to score. The score at the end of three periods was 20-2 Tigers. The fourth quarter was much like the rest of the game as play was controlled by Wittenberg's offense and defense. Wittenberg scored four more goals by Matt VanDurme, Jamie Chope, Collins, and Burrell, who added an assist.

For the Tigers it was their best offensive output since 1986 when they scored 27 on Mount Union and the second-highest goal total since the varsity program was resurrected in 1983.

This improves WittÕs record to 4-2. Roth led the team in ground balls with five, followed by Eric Clapp with six. Oliver had five saves, Maurice Crowther saw playing time and had two saves.

The coaching staff would to thank Vickie Stormshak-Hood for the post-game refreshments and snacks.

			Witt Scoring:
Jeff Collins		6 Goals		2 Assists
Mark Burrell		2 Goals		5 Assists
Billy Habemeyer 	6 Goals		1 Assist
Mario Cassani		3 Goals		3 Assists
David Roth	 	3 Goals
Andy Stone		1 Goal		1 Assist
Dan Hillerich				1 Assist
Shawn Egan		1 Goal
Jon Sonntag		1 Goal
Matt VanDurme		1 Goal
Jamie Chope		1 Goal
 


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