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Women's Soccer

Women's Soccer Wins Fourth Straight At Home

Box Score

ALLIANCE, Ohio --Mount Union Women's Soccer team defeated Wilmington 3-2 in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Mount Union Stadium.

With the victory, Mount Union improves its record to 8-3 and 2-1 in conference, while Wilmington drops to 8-4-1 overall and drops to 1-2 in conference.

The Purple Raiders improve their home record to 5-1 and now have won four straight.

Senior Jackie Lowdermilk (Wadsworth/Wadsworth) scored her second goal of the season to give the Purple Raiders a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute, when she received a through ball from freshman Shannon Evans (Newbury/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin), and buried into the net from just inside the 18 yard box.

Gina Wall (Warren/Howland) gave the Raiders a 2-0 lead in the 21st minute, when she stole the ball off a defender and dribbled it around the keeper for her third goal of the year.  

Late in the first half, Brooke Lamb cut the Quakers deficit 2-1, when she took a shot on net that was saved by goalkeeper Maria Favorite (Chesterland/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin), but got to the rebound and put it in the goal.

Ashley Sams (Alliance/St. Thomas Aquinas) scored Mount Union's third goal in the 47th minute, when she buried a free kick from 20 yards out for the third of her season.

Lauren Lewis scored the Quakers second goal of the game, when she received a cross from teammate Sarah Watters and shot it into the net.

Favorite made eight saves on the afternoon for the Raiders. 

 

           Wilmington vs Mount Union (Oct 06, 2012 at Alliance, Ohio)
Wilmington (8-4-1, 1-2) vs. Mount Union (8-3, 2-1)
 Date: Oct 06, 2012  Attendance: 237
 Weather:
 Goals by period       1  2  Tot
 -------------------------------
 Wilmington..........  1  1 -  2
 Mount Union.........  2  1 -  3
 
 SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.  10:32 MTU Jackie Lowdermilk (2) (Shannon Evans) - throughball burried from just inside 18
  2.  20:24 MTU Gina Wall (3) (unassisted) - stole it from defender at midfield took it in the 18 and scored
  3.  39:41 WILM-W Brooke Lamb (unassisted) - shot saved and rebound put in
  4.  46:41 MTU Ashley Sams (2) (unassisted) - free kick from 20 yards burried upper 90 right side
  5.  65:39 WILM-W Lauren Lewis (Sarah Watters) - cross put in
 Shots: Wilmington 17, Mount Union 7
 Saves: Wilmington 1 (Sarah Stauffer 1), Mount Union 8 (Maria Favorite
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Players Mentioned

Shannon Evans

#12 Shannon Evans

F
5' 8"
Freshman
Maria Favorite

#42 Maria Favorite

GK
5' 2"
Sophomore
Jackie Lowdermilk

#9 Jackie Lowdermilk

M/F
5' 4"
Senior
Ashley Sams

#17 Ashley Sams

M
5' 6"
Sophomore
Gina Wall

#27 Gina Wall

M
5' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Shannon Evans

#12 Shannon Evans

5' 8"
Freshman
F
Maria Favorite

#42 Maria Favorite

5' 2"
Sophomore
GK
Jackie Lowdermilk

#9 Jackie Lowdermilk

5' 4"
Senior
M/F
Ashley Sams

#17 Ashley Sams

5' 6"
Sophomore
M
Gina Wall

#27 Gina Wall

5' 3"
Sophomore
M