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
Sophomore Nicole Lanese (Macedonia/Nordonia) scored a school-record five goals to lead Mount Union to a 9-1 win at Defiance Tuesday afternoon. The win snapped a three-game skid for the Purple Raiders to raised their record to 3-4 while the nine goals matched a team single-game record that has been done two previous times — at home against Defiance a year ago and in 1991 against Hiram. Defiance (0-5) led the game 1-0 as Miranda Herevia scored the Yellow Jackets first goal of
The Mount Union women’s soccer team lost to Franklin (Ind.) 4-3 in double overtime Saturday night. The Purple Raiders (2-4) tallied the first point of the game when freshman Abbie Andrews (Broadview Heights/Brecksville-Broadview Hts.) found the back of Franklin’s net in the 37th minute of the game. Sophomore Nicole Lanese (Macedonia/Nordonia) recorded the assist. The score remained 1-0 throughout the remainder of the half, sending the Raiders into halftime with the lead. Franklin (5-2) tied the game in the 63rd minute with a
The Mount Union women’s soccer team was defeated by Penn State-Behrend Wednesday evening, 5-0. Penn State-Behrend’s (3-2) Laura Schaefer recorded a point after taking a free kick just outside of the Purple Raiders’ (2-3) box, which banked off of the goalpost and past junior goalkeeper Paige Freel (Niles/Niles McKinley) in the 35th minute of the game. The Raiders were unable to tie the game in the first half, leaving the team trailing by one at halftime. Penn State-Behrend recorded another point in the
The Mount Union women’s soccer team fell to Fredonia (N.Y.) 1-0 Saturday afternoon. The Purple Raiders (2-2) began the half with shots on goal by multiple players, all of which were stopped by Fredonia (3-1) goalkeeper Kendall Owczarzak. Fredonia’s Maria Gordon scored a goal in the 20th minute of the game, making the score 1-0. Mount Union went into the half trailing by one. The second half was much of the same for the Raiders. Shots on goal came from freshman Maggie
The Mount Union women’s soccer team beat Oswego State (N.Y.) 3-2 Friday afternoon. Oswego State (1-1) got on the board in the 11th minute of the game with a recorded goal from Mary Morrison, which came after a corner kick and scuffle in Mount Union’s (2-1) defensive end. Less than three minutes later, Purple Raider freshman Julia Krause (Mantua/Crestwood) tied the game after finding the back of the net from a cross from freshman Lauren Beech (Hanoverton/United Local). The first half
The Mount Union women’s soccer team beat Mt. St. Joseph 2-1 in their home opener Tuesday night. Mt. St. Joseph (1-1) got on the board early when Stefanie Autenreib found the back of Mount Union’s (1-1) net in the 12th minute of the game. The Purple Raiders had four shots on goal in the first half, but were unable to tally a point. In the 62nd minute of the second half, Mount Union junior Katie Goedecke (Cuyahoga Falls/Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary) chipped
The Mount Union women’s soccer team fell to Wooster 2-0 in their first game of the season. The Purple Raiders (0-1) started off strong but the Scots (1-0) gained a quick lead early in the first half, with midfielder Devin Frisby scoring the Scots’ first goal in the 8th minute of the game. The Raiders fought hard but couldn’t find the back of the net, which left the team down by one going into halftime. The Raiders began the second half with
Mount Union’s women’s soccer team is prepared for the 2016 season as it returns many players and adds a talented freshman class to the roster. Sixth-year head coach Kelley Clark returns seven starters and 13 letterwinners this season, as she and Mount Union look to win a post-season match for the first time in 20 years. Leading the list of returners is sophomore Nicole Lanese (Macedonia/Nordonia), who scored 10 goals and 24 points as a freshman last year. Juniors Katie Goedecke (Cuyahoga