Written by BW Athletic Communications Student Assistant Morgan Massey '26

BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University women's soccer team fell to Capital University by a score of 2-1 at George Finnie Stadium in their first Ohio Athletic Conference matchup of the season. 

BW Leaders (1-8-2, 0-1 OAC)

• Senior Academic All-OAC midfielder Sydni Mudge (Birch Run, Mich.) led the Brown and Gold offense with one goal and three shots taken

• Freshman defender Chloe Kirsten (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) came in on the assist to Mudge's goal, the first of her BW career

• Freshman forward Genevieve Smith (Greensburg, Ind./Greensburg) took two shots on goal, leading the team in this mark 

• Junior forward Kalyn Rich (Lynchburg/Lynchburg-Clay) totaled three shots to lead the team in the category in addition to Mudge

• Junior Academic All-OAC goalkeeper Kelly Carver (East Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville East) had five saves in net 

• BW ousted Capital in total shots taken, 13-12

Capital Leaders (6-3-1, 1-0 OAC)

• Taylor Marcum and Anna Spirk each scored a goal for the Comets

• Bella Leonetti contributed on the assist which scored Spirk's goal to have the only helping play for the visitors

• Sofia Walton led the Comets with three shots, one being on goal

• Goalkeeper Liv Alford protected the Capital net making three saves

First Half (Tied 0-0)

• No goals were scored in the opening half; BW led both sides with six shots, while the Comets took five 

Second Half (Capital 2-1)

• 47:47 - Marcum scored an unassisted penalty kick goal to get the Comets on the board first minutes into the latter frame of play

• 60:49 - Spirk gave Capital a two-goal lead that was assisted by Leonetti 

• 64:10 - Mudge cut the Capital lead in half, with her first goal of the season assisted by Kirsten 

Up Next 

The Yellow Jackets travel to play Ohio Northern University for an away conference game at Kerscher Stadium on Wednesday, October 8 at 7 pm The matchup will be streamed live on FloCollege.