Ottawa-Glandorf’s Delaney Duling dribbles the ball away from a Shawnee defender on Tuesday night.
Jessica Trinko | The Lima News
GLANDORF — Ottawa-Glandorf emphasized the “defending” in “defending league champs” Tuesday night.
The Titans successfully shut down Shawnee’s offense in a 2-0 girls soccer victory at the Ottawa-Glandorf Athletic Complex. They earned their third Western Buckeye League championship in a row and their 29th-straight league victory.
O-G (14-1, 8-0 WBL) can complete an undefeated league season with a win next Tuesday at home against Defiance. O-G now shares the all-time WBL lead for titles with Celina at seven.
“You just have to stay humble throughout it,” said Savannah Recker, a junior defender. “But it’s definitely nice to get that first goal done and get back where we want to be.”
Tuesday’s matchup seemed like a possible duel of two of the WBL’s top forwards, Ottawa-Glandorf senior Makenna Siefker, who recently tallied her 100th career goal, and Shawnee’s sophomore Cece Schaaf. Both teams successfully neutralized the opponent’s top threat, with Recker describing the Titans’ “relentless effort.”
The Indians (8-1-4, 5-1-2 WBL), who were the last team to beat O-G in WBL play back in 2021, executed their defensive plan well.
“Our main focus was to try to deny Makenna Siefker, and I thought our center backs did a great job, with Addison Neth and Haileigh Stump containing her,” Shawnee coach Caroline O’Brien said. “But then that left some of their wingers open, and they kind of capitalized on that.”
Ottawa-Glandorf opened the game tentatively but played more fluidly after a surprising early goal. Siefker pushed the ball past her double-team upfield to junior forward Delaney Duling, who dribbled the ball up the left side of the field against a defender before hitting a goal from the front edge of the penalty box just 3 minutes, 2 seconds into the match for the early 1-0 lead.
“I felt Shawnee had control of the game and had possession of the game,” O-G coach Michelle Maag said. “We kind of got out on a counter, and Delaney ripped a bullet. It was just a beauty.”
Duling said the other forwards have learned to take advantage of give-and-goes and be creative offensively when teams commit to shutting down Siefker.
“It was so soon in the game,” Duling said. “It was a good starter to get us all pumped up and keep us going. It was a real motivator.”
After that shock, Shawnee’s defense held firm until the 27:47 mark of the second half, when O-G junior Liv Grothause ripped a goal into the top-middle portion of the net, and the Indians’ resolve fell away a bit.
“I thought we still possessed well, and the girls played physical,” O’Brien said. “I thought they did a great job of that in the first half. The second half, you know, was a little bit different of a story. I think after they put that second goal in, there was a little bit of heartbreak there.”
The Titans out-shot the Indians 27-12 in the game, including 15-5 in the second half. Ottawa-Glandorf keeper Karsyn Erford recorded her 32nd career shutout, tying a school record as a junior. The Titans have only allowed four goals all season.
Goal scorers
Several area girls soccer players netted a goal in recent games:
• Angela Fronzaglia (2) and Adrianna Good scored for Lima Senior in a 3-0 win over LCC. Fronzaglia (2), Ashley Huerta Tayco, Terrionna Bagley, Alexis Lopez and Shemaiah Tyler scored for the Spartans in a 6-0 win over Scott.
• Alex Fernandez, Addi Roth, Liv Cunningham and Myah Bloomfield scored for Defiance in a 4-1 win over Ottoville.
• Lexie Good scored four times for Elida in a 4-2 win over Fort Jennings.
• Liv Grothause scored for Ottawa-Glandorf in a 1-0 win over Ontario.
• Lauryn Auchmuty scored all five goals for Columbus Grove in a 5-3 win over Upper Sandusky. Auchmuty and Ruth Myers scored for the Bulldogs in a 2-1 win over Bluffton.
• Makenzie Shock (4), Abby Rue (2), Maeci Dockery (2), Ava Sheeter (2), Kaylee Boecker, Olivia Crossgrove, Mackenzie Niese, Breece Prowant and Micalin Basinger scored for Continental in a 16-0 win over LCC. Shock, Maeci Dockery and Morgan Dockery scored for the Pirates in a 3-1 win over Ottoville.
• Mya McDoogle scored for Bluffton in a 2-1 loss to Columbus Grove. Jaicelyn Morris scored for the Pirates in a 4-1 loss to Olentangy.
• Lana Grime, Mallory Kerner, Lauren Laudick and Shelby Jerwers scored for Kalida in a 4-0 win over Ottoville.
• Hailey Core, Addi Rex and Marlie Mason scored for Bath in a 3-1 win over Wapakoneta. Core and Haydyn O’Donnell (3) scored in Bath’s 4-1 win over Bryan.
• Kinze Sprang and Addy Haudenschield each scored three goals in Kenton’s 13-0 win over Van Wert.
• Lexi Poling (2), Rose Baxter and Emily Shanks scored for Ada in a 4-0 win over Cory-Rawson.
GIRLS SOCCER STANDINGS
Western Buckeye League
`WBL`All
Ottawa-Glandorf`8-0-0`13-1-0
Shawnee`5-1-2`8-1-4
Celina`5-2-1`11-2-2
St. Marys`5-3-0`7-9-0
Elida`5-3-0`7-5-0
Bath`3-3-2`7-6-3
Wapakoneta`3-5-0`7-6-0
Kenton`2-6-0`5-8-1
Defiance`1-6-1`6-7-2
Van Wert`0-8-0`0-13-0
Northwest Conference
`NWC`All
Bluffton`5-1-0`8-4-1
Columbus Grove`4-0-0`11-0-2
Delphos Jefferson`3-2-0`7-8-0
Allen East`2-3-0`5-8-1
Spencerville`2-3-0`2-12-1
Crestview`1-4-0`2-13-0
Lima Central Catholic`0-4-0`0-11-0
Putnam County League
`PCL`All
Continental`3-0-1`10-4-1
Kalida`3-0-0`11-2-0
Miller City`2-2-1`9-3-2
Columbus Grove`1-0-2`11-0-2
Ottoville`1-3-0`5-8-0
Fort Jennings`0-5-0`4-11-0
Western Ohio Soccer League
`WOSL`All
Anna`4-0-1`9-2-2
Botkins`4-0-1`7-7-1
Delphos St. John’s`2-2-0`8-6-0
Coldwater`2-2-0`10-4-0
Spencerville`1-4-0`2-12-1
Lima Central Catholic`0-5-0`0-11-0
North Central Ohio Soccer Association
`NCOSA`All
Liberty-Benton`4-0-1`7-4-3
Riverdale`4-0-1`9-2-2
Upper Sandusky`3-2-0`6-7-0
Van Buren`2-3-0`6-8-0
Ada`1-4-0`9-6-0
Cory-Rawson`0-5-0`3-10-1
RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Saturday, Sept. 28
Lima Senior 3, LCC 0
Defiance 4, Ottoville 1
Elida 4, Fort Jennings 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 1, Ontario 0
Shawnee 0, Oak Harbor 0
Ada 10, Van Wert 0
Columbus Grove 5, Upper Sandusky 3
Miller City 9, Cory-Rawson 0
Coldwater 6, Crestview 0
Monday, Sept. 30
Continental 16, LCC 0
Delphos St. John’s 3, Cory-Rawson 0
Columbus Grove 2, Bluffton 1
Delphos Jefferson 5, Crestview 1
Kalida 4, Ottoville 0
Botkins 5, Spencerville 0
Lima Senior 6, Scott 0
Tuesday, Oct. 1
New Haven 4, Crestview 0
Ada 1, Spencerville 0
Bath 3, Wapakoneta 1
Celina 3, Defiance 1
Elida 3, St. Marys 1
Kenton 13, Van Wert 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2, Shawnee 0
Miller City 8, Fort Jennings 1
Coldwater 12, LCC 0
Thursday, Oct. 3
Bath 4, Bryan 1
Anna 2, St. Marys 0
Wapakoneta 8, Crestview 1
Botkins 3, Allen East 2
Olentangy 4, Bluffton 1
Miller City 6, Delphos Jefferson 1
Delphos St. John’s 2, Fort Jennings 1
Ada 4, Cory-Rawson 0
Continental 3, Ottoville 1
Today
Coldwater at Ceina, 12 p.m.
Bryan at Defiance, 11 a.m.
Kenton at Ada, 6 p.m.
Shawnee at Eastwood, 11 a.m.
Fort Jennings at Van Wert, 11 a.m.
Bowling Green at Wapakoneta, 1 p.m.
Cory-Rawson at Allen East, 9 a.m.
Bluffton at Kalida, 11 a.m.
Ottoville at Columbus Grove, 11 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 7
Waite at Lima Senior, 5 p.m.
Perrysburg at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7 p.m.
Allen East at Spencerville, 5 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Crestview, 5 p.m.
LCC at Delphos Jefferson, 7 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Miller City, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Bath at St. Marys, 7 p.m.
Celina at Wapakoneta, 7 p.m.
Defiance at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7 p.m.
Van Wert at Elida, 7 p.m.
Shawnee at Kenton, 7 p.m.
Liberty Center at Bluffton, 7 p.m.
Kalida at Continental, 5 p.m.
Coldwater at Ottoville, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10
Kenton at Crestview, 5 p.m.
Spencerville at Wapakoneta, 7 p.m.
Dublin Jerome at Bluffton, 7 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Cory-Rawson, 5 p.m.
Kalida at Columbus Grove, 5 p.m.
Ottoville at Fort Jennings, 5 p.m.
Ada at Miller City, 5 p.m.
Coldwater at Delphos St. John’s, 7 p.m.
