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Following a dramatic 2-1 District Semi-Final victory over Wayne, the Beavercreek Beavers travel to West Carrollton to take on the #3 seed Loveland Tigers for the District Championship.

Field Hockey Drops NCAC Contest to DePauw
 
RICHMOND, Ind. – The Earlham College field hockey team dropped a 6-1 bout to the DePauw Tigers in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) competition at Darrell Beane Stadium on Wednesday.

DePauw (12-4, 11-2 NCAC) took control by scoring three first half goals. The Tigers would stretch their lead to five with two goals in the first ten minutes of the second half.

Junior Megan Hut used a pass from freshman Maite Turlings to score Earlham’s lone goal in the 64th minute. DePauw added the final goal 90 seconds later.

Earlham fired three shots in both the first and the second half for a total of six shots. DePauw had 15 and nine on net. The Quakers did earn seven penalty corners compared to five for the Tigers.

Senior goalkeeper Kate Korobkina made three saves in the loss.

Earlham sits at 4-12 on the season and 3-10 in NCAC play. The Quakers finish their 2015 season with Saturday game against Wittenberg. The game is slated to begin at 11 a.m.

Volleyball Falls to Defiance on Senior Night
 
RICHMOND, Ind. – The Earlham College volleyball team dropped a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) decision to Defiance 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-18) at Schuckman Court on Wednesday.

The Quakers got off to a fast start in the first set winning five of the first six points of the match. The Yellow Jackets soared back, however, and took set one. After a dropping set two, Earlham found itself tied 8-8 in set three. Defiance won six of the next nine points to take a 14-11 advantage, but the Quakers cut the deficit to two points by forcing the Yellow Jackets into three consecutive attack errors. Ultimately, Defiance used aggressive serving to keep the Quakers out of system and pull away for the set three victory.

Defiance had 13 service aces compared to just four errors on the day. Earlham won the block game, however, with four team blocks compared to three for Defiance.

Individually, freshmen Ashleigh Burton and Denisha Mataia each tallied eight kills with Burton hitting a .294 clip. Mataia, sophomore Kayla Morris, and freshman Jessica Dammeyer each added seven digs to bolster the Quakers’ back row. Senior Britney Ware added three digs in the final home match of her career.

Mereidth Shank led Defiance with nine kills.

Earlham plays the final match of its 2015 season on Saturday at Manchester. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.

CLEVELAND GAME IS A SELLOUT

 

            The Bengals’ next home game, Thursday night Nov. 5 vs. Cleveland, is a sellout, the club’s ticket office announced today. Kickoff against the Browns is at 8:25 p.m.

            The last two home games have now been sellouts, but single-game ticket purchases on all three levels of Paul Brown Stadium can still be made for three upcoming games — Nov. 16 vs. Houston (Monday 8:30 p.m.), Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis (Sunday 1 p.m.) and Jan. 3 vs. Baltimore (Sunday 1 p.m.). For Dec. 13 vs. Pittsburgh (Sunday 1 p.m.), limited seats remain through the purchase of a two-game Ticket Pack (paired with the Houston game) or through a Season Ticket Membership covering all remaining home games.

            Purchases may be made by phone through the Bengals Ticket Hotline at 866-621-TDTD FREE (8383) or online at Bengals.com/tickets. The Ticket Hotline is open from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday. Purchases can also be made at the South End Zone Box Office at Paul Brown Stadium Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.