Box Score UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio— Mount Union's men's soccer team fell 5-3 at OAC front runner John Carroll in an Ohio Athletic Conference game Tuesday night.
John Carroll, which had already clinched the OAC regular season title moved 15-3 overall and 8-0 in the OAC, jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with a pair of goals in the game's first 20 minutes.
Mount Union (7-10, 1-7 OAC) cut the lead in half when sophomore Kevin Blackley (Aurora/Aurora) placed a ball in the back of the net off a pass from senior Colin Combs (Pickerington/Pickerington North).
The Blue Streaks extended the lead to 3-1 before freshman Jesse Tinney (Heidelberg/Chartiers Valley) brought the Purple Raiders back to within a goal with a score in the 34th minute.
Another John Carroll goal, 1:35 later gave the Blue Streaks a 4-2 lead at the break.
John Carroll made it 5-3 as Brain Potocnik scored his second goal of the game at the 55:25 mark.
Two minutes later, senior Jack Weber (Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley) kept the Raiders alive when he crossed a ball that was misjudged by the John Carroll goalie as the ball made its way to the upper 90 making the score 5-3.
A scoreless final 30 minutes of the game would lead to the eventual 5-3 final with John Carroll outshooting Mount Union 31-5.
The loss eliminates Mount Union from postseason play at the Raiders finish the season hosting Otterbein Saturday, Nov. 1 at 1 pm at Mount Union Stadium.
2014 Mount Union Men's Soccer
Mount Union vs John Carroll (October 28, 2014 at University Heights, Ohio)
Mount Union (7-10, 1-7 OAC) vs. John Carroll (15-3, 8-0 OAC)
Date: Oct. 28, 2014 Attendance: 137
Weather: 70 F/Mostly Cloudy
Goals by period 6 2 TOT 8
Mount Union.............. 2 1 - 3
John Carroll..….....…… 4 1 – 5
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. JCU Dalton Browsky (11:07) (Karol Boryka)
2. JCU Brian Potocnik (16:39) (Kevin Pachuta & Liam Switalski)
3. MTU Kevin Blackley (25:18) Colin Combs
4. JCU Justin Miller (32:29) (Jesse Marinaro & Shaq Bridges)
5. MTU Jesse Tinney (33:09) unassisted
6. JCU Jesse Marinaro (35:44) unassisted
7. JCU Brian Potocnik (55:25) (Jacob Lombardo & Trent Guy)
8. MTU Jack Weber (57:25) Kevin Blackley
Shots: Mount Union 5, John Carroll 31
Saves: Mount Union 8(Dylan Lias 8), John Carroll 1(Derek Jenkins 1)
