Mount Union’s men’s soccer team defeated Washington and Jefferson College 3-1 n a non-conference match Saturday, Sept. 27 in Washington, Pa. The Purple Raiders advance to 5-3 on the year as the Presidents fall to 3-5. Mount Union got on the board first when senior Jack Weber scored off a deflected through ball and found the back of the net making the score 1-0. Freshman Carter Dunn advanced the score 2-0 in the first half after connecting on a crossed ball from Weber. Senior Colin Combs extended the lead to 3-0
Mount Union’s men’s soccer team suffered a 3-0 loss to Waynesburg (Pa.) Saturday, Sept. 20 at Mount Union Stadium. The loss drops the Purple Raiders to 3-3 on the season while Waynesburg advances to 3-3-2. A goal by Chad Palucka at the 18:32 mark gave Waynesburg the 1-0 lead heading into halftime. An early goal to start the half by Victor Browne gave Waynesburg a 2-0 advantage. Colin Nelson followed with a goal at the 22:57 mark making the final score 3-0. Mount Union
Mount Union’s men’s soccer team defeated Bluffton 3-0 Wednesday in their home opener of the 2014 season. The win advances Mount Union to 3-2 overall while Bluffton falls to 1-5. Freshman Trever Wendel scored at the 16:12 mark off a through ball from freshman Carter Dunn making the score 1-0 leading into halftime. Heading into halftime Mount Union extended the lead 2-0 after a Bluffton foul led to a cross by senior Jack Weber which was headed into the net by sophomore Kevin Blackley. Senior Colin Combs added a goal at the 72:22
A captain on the pitch is like a general on the battlefield. Photo Credit: Duquesne University Athletics Carter Poe should know all about that leadership position, serving as a team captain for both Duquesne University and AFC Cleveland. The midfielder played in 79 games and made 52 starts over his career with the Dukes, while leading the Royals to a Great Lakes Conference Championship last year. Now that his collegiate playing career is over, Poe has turned to the next logical step in
Carter Poe has been named assistant men’s soccer coach at the University of Mount Union. Poe played college soccer at NCAA Division I Duquesne University. He played in 79 games and made 52 starts over his career and was team captain in both his junior and senior seasons. After college, he played for AFC Cleveland where he led the team to a conference championship and national quarterfinal appearance. A 2008 graduate of West Geauga High School, Poe was a four-year letterwinner, two-time team
Zanesville Athletic (ZAFC) has announced the first three signings in club history. Tyler Graziani, Colin Combs and Ryan McClay will be sporting ZAFC green and black in 2013. Graziani, from Imperial, Pennsylvania, recently finished his first season with the Xavier University Musketeers where he made five appearances as a freshman. In high school, Graziani was selected to the All-Section and All-Conference teams in 2009, 2010, and 2011 for West Alleghany High School. In 2011 he was chosen as a member
AFC Cleveland, Northeastern Ohio’s newest sports franchise, is proud to announce to announce the signing of Mount Union striker Thomas Beck and defender Phil Spagnolo. Beck, a Poland (OH) native and Cardinal Mooney graduate, was the leading scorer for the Purple Raiders as a sophmore in 2011. He tallied 12 goals and 4 assists on his way to All-OAC First Team honors. Beck was also named OAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for 9/19/11 and landed on the 2011 Lycoming
Mount Union men’s soccer team (10-6-2) finished off the regular season with a 1-0 victory against Otterbein (3-14-2). Mount Union played to win despite having already clinched a berth in the OAC Tournament. The Purple Raiders would be without star keeper Jon Critell, who was out with an ankle injury. Alex Bable, a freshman who landed a four- save shutout against Muskingum, would get the call in goal for the Purple Raiders. Bable would have big shoes to fill, taking
Mount Union's Critell has already accumulated 58 saves this season, leading the Purple Raiders to a 8-4-1 record. Columbus Crew defender Shaun Francis was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft out of NAIA powerhouse Lindsey Wilson College (KY). The young Jamaican was considered to be a “diamond in the rough,” a project, a sleeper, a developmental player. Francis has turned out to be so much more, logging 903 minutes over 11 appearances, 9 of them starts. Well we
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