The Mount Union women's soccer team hosts Ohio Northern (4-5-1) to open Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play Saturday, Oct. 5th at 1:00 p.m. at Mount Union Stadium.

The Purple Raiders are off to the best to a season in school history at 7-2-1 and last week compiled a record of 2-1-0 with victories over Geneva (Pa.) 1-0 and Waynesburg (Pa.) 2-0.

The Polar Bears are 4-5-1 on the season and played two matches last week as they were defeated by Case Western Reserve 0-1 and Transylvania (Ky.) 0-1.

Ohio Northern was crowned OAC Champions (2012) and advanced to the second round of NCAA Division III tournament where they were defeated by Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 1-0.

Mount Union sophomore Shannon Evans (Newbury/ Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) is in second place in the conference with six goals on the season. Junior goalkeeper Maria Favorite (Chesterland/ Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) ranks third in the OAC with 43 saves. 

Sandra Thorarensen leads the Polar Bears with four goals on the season. Ohio Northern is 17-7-2 all-time against Mount Union. In last year's meeting, the Polar Bears defeated the Purple Raiders 3-0 in Ada, Ohio.

In this weeks' NSCCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Women's - Great Lakes Poll, Mount Union is ranked No. 7.

NSCAA/Continental Tire
NCAA Division III Women's - Great Lakes - Poll 4
October 1, 2013

1. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 6-1-1
2. Thomas More (Ky.) 6-1-2
3. Hanover 7-1-1
4. Baldwin Wallace 8-1-0
5. Capital 6-2-1
6. Transylvania (Ky.) 5-2-1
7. Mount Union 7-2-1
8. DePauw 6-4-0
9. Centre (Ky.) 6-4-1
10.Wittenberg 5-4-2