Early Start Lifts Dragons Past Bulldogs In GLIAC Soccer Road Tilt For Ferris State

Big Rapids, Mich. - A pair of early first-half goals lifted host Tiffin University to a 2-1 victory over the Ferris State University women's soccer team in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play on Sunday (Sept. 28) in Tiffin, Ohio.

The Dragons' Brittney Koester tallied both TU goals in the opening half as Tiffin built a 2-0 lead over the Bulldogs. FSU's lone goal came from junior forward Casey Shauman, who notched her third goal of the year with just over 13 minutes to play as Ferris State fought back within a goal.

Koester started the scoring only 10:33 into the contest when she scored on a pass from Leanne Tobin to give the Dragons the early 1-0 edge.

She added a second goal at 22:09 in unassisted fashion on a long shot from the left side that bounced off the post and in to increase Tiffin's advantage to two goals.

The margin stood up until Shauman scored Ferris State's lone marker of the day at 76:53 on a cross kicked into the corner with the assist credited to FSU's Meredith Smith.

The Bulldogs had opportunities throughout the contest as FSU held an 18-7 edge in total shots, including a 12-4 margin the second half. Overall, Ferris State had 10 shots on goal to only three for the Dragons, but two of their shots on net were goals from Koester.

Sophomore Savanna Wojtanowski went the distance in net for Ferris State and made a single save in 90 minutes of time while Samantha Ortenzi made nine saves in leading Tiffin as she improved to 2-6 overall in net this season.

FSU was paced by Shauman, who had 10 total shots and five on goal in the match. Lindsey Scott added a pair of attempts on goal to help the Bulldog cause.

Overall, Tiffin held a slim 5-4 margin in corner kick tries, but also finished with 15 fouls to only eight for the Bulldogs.

With the win, Tiffin improved to 2-6 overall and 1-1 in the GLIAC this season while Ferris State fell to 1-4-2 overall and 0-2-1 in conference play. Three of FSU's four setbacks this season have been by a single goal.

Ferris State returns home for a pair of league contests as part of FSU's 2014 homecoming slate next weekend at the FSU Soccer Field in Big Rapids. The Bulldogs host Findlay on Friday (Oct. 3) at 4 p.m. (ET) and then face Malone on Sunday (Oct. 5) starting at 12 p.m. (ET).