ATLANTA—Oglethorpe celebrated its senior class prior to its Southern Athletic Association matchup against Birmingham Southern then handed the visiting Panthers a decisive 20-8 win Saturday afternoon. The senior class provided much of the offensive effort, with senior Kendall White scoring four goals while adding one assist, Sissy De Armas scoring one and assisting one, and Patricia Batchelor scoring one.
Oglethorpe wasted little time in getting ahead and putting the game away. Kaitlynn Alford scored just three and a half minutes in to make it 1-0, then Batchelor scored her fifth goal of the season to make it 2-0 just 38 seconds later.
Birmingham Southern scored next to make it 2-1, but it was all Stormy Petrels from there. Four Petrels were part of a stretch of seven unanswered goals to send Oglethorpe into a 9-1 lead, and the half ended even more lopsided than that at 14-4.
Alford led the offensive effort with five goals while Ally Moir matched White with four goals.
Oglethorpe tallied 25 ground balls in the victory, five of them going to Makenna Bowens and four to Amber Fuentes. Oglethorpe also won the battle at midfield with a 24-8 advantage on draws. Bowens earned seven of them, while Alford and Savannah Freeman had six and five, respectively.
Game Notes
- Oglethorpe's five honored seniors were India Martin, Kendall White, Sissy De Armas, Baillie Brindle and Patricia Batchelor.
- Oglethorpe improved to 10-3 (3-1 SAA). This includes a 6-1 record on the home turf.
- This marked the second straight season Oglethorpe won 10 games after an 11-win season in 2022.
- The Petrels have won seven of their last eight.
- Goalie Tori Perez had another great game with 12 saves.
Up Next
The Stormy Petrels host Rhodes in the home finale next Saturday, April 8, at 11 a.m. After that, they round out the regular season with a trip to Berry on Tuesday, April 11. Rhodes are Berry are the top two teams in the league, both still undefeated. Oglethorpe is one game back from Berry and a half game back from Rhodes.
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