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 11^th 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 21^st 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 47^th 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.