The Mount Union men’s soccer team lost to Heidelberg 3-0 Saturday night at Mount Union Stadium. Heidelberg (5-6, 2-1) got on the board in the 29th minute when Greg Raimondo scored off of a corner kick by Kiki Alvarado. The teams played through the 65th minute before another point was tallied. Heidelberg’s Kyle Diaz and Rodrigo Meza recorded the team’s 2nd and 3rd goals, respectively. The Raiders (2-6-3, 0-3) totaled 7 shots on the game and senior goalkeeper Dylan Lias (Cuyahoga Falls/Cuyahoga Falls) recorded
The Mount Union men’s soccer team lost to Baldwin Wallace 3-1 Wednesday night in their second Ohio Athletic Conference matchup of the season. Baldwin Wallace’s Danny Ruple notched the first goal in the 37th minute of the game. Less than four minutes later, Mount Union sophomore Jake Clark (Chardon/West Geauga) responded by scoring a goal after receiving a pass from senior Kevin Blackley (Aurora/Aurora) in Baldwin Wallace’s box. The score remained tied at one through the break. Baldwin Wallace tallied two additional points
The Mount Union women’s soccer team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Baldwin Wallace 1-0 in the second conference game of the season. Purple Raider senior Carolyn Balzano (Poland/Poland Seminary) placed the ball in the top left corner of Baldwin Wallace’s (7-5-1, 1-1) net to tally the only goal of the game in the 48th minute. Her goal helped lead the Raiders to a 1-0 victory, which is the team’s first win over the Yellow Jackets since 2013. Recording nine saves and her
The Mount Union men’s soccer team opened conference play with a 1-0 loss to #12 Ohio Northern Saturday night. The Purple Raiders (1-4-3, 0-1) took 5 shots in the first half compared to Ohio Northern’s (11-0-1, 1-0) 11, none of which found the back of either teams’ net. Senior goalkeeper Dylan Lias (Cuyahoga Falls/Cuyahoga Falls) recorded four saves on the half, leading the teams into halftime with the game tied at zero. Both teams continued attacking their opponent’s goal, but the game remained
The Mount Union women’s soccer team notched a 3-2 win against Waynesburg (Pa.) at Mount Union Stadium in a non-conference finale Tuesday night. Waynesburg fell to 3-5-1 on the season after being defeated by the Purple Raiders, who finished their non-conference schedule with 4-5 record. Sophomore Nicole Lanese (Macedonia/Nordonia) scored the first two goals of the night in the 24th and 44th minutes, respectively. Waynesburg’s Sam Nichols tallied one point, cutting the Raiders’ lead in half. Junior Katie Goedecke (Cuyahoga Falls/Akron St. Vincent-St.
The Mount Union men’s soccer team scored a 3-2 win against Waynesburg (Pa.) in the non-conference finale Tuesday evening at Mount Union Stadium. The win snapped a four-game winless streak (1-0-3) for the Purple Raiders, who finish their non-conference schedule with a 2-3-3 record. Waynesburg falls to 2-8 on the season. Mount Union started the scoring as freshman Zach Lutz (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette) scored in the 19th minute off a feed from sophomore Joe Winiecki (Stow/Stow). The Raiders found the back of net
The Mount Union women’s soccer team notched a 3-2 win against Waynesburg (Pa.) at Mount Union Stadium in a non-conference finale Tuesday night. Waynesburg fell to 3-5-1 on the season after being defeated by the Purple Raiders, who finished their non-conference schedule with 4-5 record. Sophomore Nicole Lanese (Macedonia/Nordonia) scored the first two goals of the night in the 24thand 44th minutes, respectively. Waynesburg’s Sam Nichols tallied one point, cutting the Raiders’ lead in half. Junior Katie Goedecke (Cuyahoga Falls/Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary)
Mount Union sophomore Nicole Lanese (Macedonia/Nordonia) was named Ohio Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week (Sept. 26). Lanese scored seven goals in two games last week, leading the team to a 1-1 record with a win over Defiance (9-1) and an overtime loss to Grove City (4-3). Her five-goal game against Defiance broke the Mount Union women’s soccer individual record for most goals scored in a game, which was last set at four by Kelsey Malenic at Muskingum in
The Mount Union women’s soccer team fell to Grove City (Pa.) 4-3 in overtime on Saturday afternoon at Mount Union Stadium. Rurple Raider (3-5) senior Olivia Evans (Newbury/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) tallied the first point of the game off of a corner kick by senior Carolyn Balzano (Poland/Poland Seminary). Balzano assisted the second goal of the game, which was scored by sophomore Nicole Lanese (Macedonia/Nordonia). The teams went into halftime with the Raiders up by two points. Lanese notched her second point of