Box Score ALLIANCE, Ohio—Six players netted scores as the Mount Union women's soccer team defeated Muskingum, 7-0, Wednesday night at Mount Union Stadium. With the win, the Purple Raiders (8-8-2, 3-5-0) pulled into a four-way tie for the final two spots in next week's Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament.
Playing in her final home match, senior Alyssa Flitcraft (Alliance/Marlington) provided an immediate spark off the bench. The teams had combined for just two shots when the speedy Flitcraft entered in the 24th minute. Flitcraft was able to get off two shots within the next three minutes. Finally, in the 30th minute, she found junior Kylee Kolesar (Mentor/Mentor) in the box. Kolesar possessed the ball and buried the shot into the back of the net for her seventh goal of the season.
Less than a minute later, Ashley Kuhn (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) was able to convert a corner by Ashley Sams (Louisville/St. Thomas Aquinas) into the Raiders' second goal of the night. Jen Sprandel (Green/Green) scored off another corner by Sams a few minutes later for a 3-0 lead heading to halftime.
Flitcraft got back into the action in the second half. The OAC's second-leading goal scorer netted a pair of goals to give her 10 on the season. Seniors Kaleigh Stanley (Twinsburg/Twinsburg) and Christin Handley (East Aurora, N.Y./Iroquois Central) assisted on the scores.
Two freshmen, Gina Wall (Warren/Howland) and Nicole Moldovan (Cortland/Lakeview), also added second half goals. Wall was able to maneuver her way through the defense for her score in the 64th minute. In the 85th minute, Moldovan scored on a header off a corner by Sprandel.
Freshman goalkeeper Maria Favorite (Chesterland/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) started and made one save in 45 scoreless minutes in net. Fellow freshman Jackie Podolsky (Canfield/Canfield) replaced her at halftime and also made one save in 45 minutes. Starter Sara Poling made nine saves for Muskingum (5-13-0, 1-7-0) while Megan Dever made one save for the Muskies.
Mount Union returns to action on Saturday when they visit Otterbein. A win will likely qualify the Raiders for the OAC Tournament for the first time since 2003.
Muskingum (5-13, 1-7 OAC) vs. Mount Union (8-8-2, 3-5 OAC)
Date: Oct 26, 2011 Attendance:
Weather: 59 and cloudy
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Muskingum........... 0 0 - 0
Mount Union......... 3 4 - 7
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 29:16 MTU Kylee Kolesar (Alyssa Flitcraft) - through ball finished
2. 30:09 MTU Ashley Kuhn (Ashley Sams) - corner finished off the half volley
3. 33:43 MTU Jen Sprandel (Ashley Sams) - corner finished
4. 63:41 MTU Gina Wall (unassisted) - dribbled through defense and scored
5. 71:23 MTU Alyssa Flitcraft (Kaleigh Stanley) - throw in over the defense one on one finished
6. 84:47 MTU Nicole Moldovan (Jen Sprandel) - corner headed in
7. 89:27 MTU Alyssa Flitcraft (Christin Handley) - long pass down the field gathered and finished
Shots: Muskingum 4, Mount Union 22
Saves: Muskingum 10 (Sara Poling 9; Megan Dever 1), Mount Union 2
(Jackie Podolsky 1; Maria Favorite 1)
