University of Mount Union Men’s Soccer

Mount Union’s men’s soccer team dropped its season opener 5-0 to Case Western Reserve Tuesday at Mount Union Stadium. The Spartans (1-0) opened up the game early on a goal by Michael Balog at the 16:34 mark to give them the early 1-0 lead. Case Western Reserve tacked on another goal at the 22:36 mark on the foot of Chris Cvecko and added one more before halftime on a free kick by Paul Darmstadter in the 40th minute to give the Spartans

A rally in the second half was not enough for Mount Union who suffered a 3-1 loss to Wilmington Saturday night. Wilmington (7-7-4, 2-3-2 OAC) got on the board first when Daniel Wicks scored at the 9:26 mark leading to the eventual 1-0 first half lead over the Raiders. Mount Union’s (7-9, 1-6 OAC) sophomore Kevin Blackley tied the game at the 60:15 mark of the second half. The Quakers would score two more goals within one minute of each other leading to the 3-1

Three goals by freshman Aaron Liezert in the first half led to a 3-1 victory over Baldwin Wallace in an Ohio Athletic Conference game Tuesday at Mount Union Stadium. The Purple Raiders advance to 7-6, 1-3 in the OAC, on the year while the Yellow Jackets fall to 6-8-1, 2-1-1 in the OAC. Aaron Liezert scored his first goal of the game off a through ball from fellow freshman Trever Wendel at the 12 minute mark. Liezert found the net again after finishing a crossed ball from

Mount Union’s men’s soccer team suffered a 3-1 loss to Ohio Northern in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup Saturday.  The Purple Raiders move to 6-6, 0-3 in the OAC, on the year while the Polar Bears advance to 8-5-1, 1-1-1 in the OAC. A foul in the box would lead to the first penalty kick of the game giving Ohio Northern the 1-0 lead at the 27:35 mark. Mount Union would answer nine minutes later on another penalty kick when senior Jack Weber placed a

Mount Union’s men’s soccer team suffered a 4-0 loss in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup against  Marietta Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Mount Union Stadium. The Purple Raiders are now 6-5 (0-2 OAC) on the year while the Pioneers advance to 4-6 (2-0 OAC) on the season. Marietta got on the board early in the first half with a goal by Michael Nauls in the 13th minute to put the Pioneers up 1-0. Marietta would score three more goals in the first half to

Mount Union’s men’s soccer team suffered a 2-0 lose in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup against Capital Saturday, Oct. 4 at Mount Union Stadium. The Purple Raiders are now 6-4 (0-1 OAC) on the year while the Crusaders advance to 6-4 (0-1 OAC) on the season. Capital got on the board early in the first half with a goal by Josh Spaw. Capital again scored at the 12:47 mark giving them the 2-0 advantage heading into halftime. A scoreless second half would give

Mount Union’s men’s soccer team blanked Thiel College 5-0 in a non-conference match Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Mount Union Stadium. The Purple Raiders advance to 6-3 on the year as the Tomcats fall to 2-7. Freshman Brendan Luebbering struck first for the Raiders when he found the back of the net off a corner kick from fellow freshman Carter Dunn. Senior Jack Weber scored next for the Raiders off a free kick 25 yards out barrying it in the upper 90 advancing the score to 2-0 in the first