The Mount Union women’s soccer team blanked Bethany 6-0 on Saturday afternoon in the final match of Bethany (WV) College’s tournament. The Purple Raiders move to 2-0 on the season and it marks back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2011, when the Raiders defeated Oberlin 1-0 (Sept. 13, 2011) and Pitt-Greensburg 8-0 (Sept. 21, 2011). Mount Union was led by sophomore Shannon Evans (Newbury/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin), who notched her first career hat trick. She wasted no time as she put the Purple Raiders
Two Purple Raiders chipped in goals as the Mount Union women’s soccer team defeated Oberlin 3-0 on Friday afternoon at Bethany (W.Va.) College’s opening weekend tournament. The first goal of the 2013 season for the Raiders went to freshman Carolyn Balzano (Poland/Poland Seminary)who scored her first of her collegiate goal at the 37:42 mark of the first half. Shannon Evans (Newbury/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) would find Balzano who then chipped it over the goalie to put Mount Union up 2-0 in the second. Allison Fouss (Lowell/Marietta) would give
Senior Aodhan Quinn finished a beautiful combination play to break a scoreless tie in the 80th minute as the No. 8 University of Akron men’s soccer team posted a 2-0 victory at the College of Charleston Friday night on the first day of the Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic. It was the first match of the season for either team and the first career win for Jared Embick as the head coach of the Zips. Eric Stevenson initiated the game-winning play by running a ball down
The Mount Union men’s soccer team gets their first victory of the 2013 campaign as they defeated Geneva (Pa.) 2-1 on Friday afternoon at Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University’s opening weekend tournament. Garrett Masters collected a diagonal ball from Jeremy Troutman to put Geneva up 1-0 at the 4:32 mark over the Purple Raiders. The Raiders wasted no time to even the score at one as Chris Felker found the back of the net on a pass from Tom Beck. Felker would net his second goal of
An overtime goal by freshman Sarah Sivic pushed The University of Akron (2-1) women’s soccer team to victory over Morehead State (0-2-1) on Friday evening by a score of 2-1. “These are the games that test an individual’s and a group’s character, and we got tested tonight by a number of factors. I’m so proud of all of our players for not allowing those factors to affect us negatively,” Head coach Vernon Croft said Friday. For the first half, the game rested mainly within the defenses’ hands,
A hat trick by Strongsville, Ohio native Megan Waskowski highlighted The University of Akron (1-1) women’s soccer team’s 4-1 win over the University of North Dakota (0-2) on Sunday in their final match in the Boilermaker Cup. The Zips offense took a lead late in the first half, as Waskowski netted her first of three goals in the 42nd minute. Junior Karina Atkinson was credited with an assist on the goal, her first of the season and sixth in her collegiate career. The second half would prove
Two exhibitions provided mixed results for the Zips as the squad prepared for their regular season opener. A win against Marshall wowed home fans early in the week, while a loss in St. Louis tonight still showed significant progress. The No. 8 University of Akron men’s soccer team opened up its preseason schedule with a resounding 4-1 victory over Marshall Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Akron jumped ahead early with a trio of goals before the break and
The University of Akron (0-1) women’s soccer team fell in the regular season opener to Purdue University (1-0) by a score of 5-0 on Friday evening at the Boilermaker Complex. In their first game of Boilermaker Cup, Akron was unable to push a goal past the Purdue defense. Purdue’s starting goalkeeper, Clara Kridler, shutout Akron in the first half with two saves. Kridler was one of three goalies utilized by Purdue on Friday. Overall, the Zips offense registered three shots on goal,
Vernon Croft has the University of Akron women’s soccer program aiming for new heights. It is truly a program on the rise….. 1. Could you talk about some key returning players that are expected to be a major part of the squad? Kelly DeNiro had the opportunity to play on a high-level club this summer, which was a fantastic opportunity for her prior to her senior year. She has really grown in the last year with her