WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Mount Union men's soccer team defeated Otterbein 1-0 and will advance to the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament.

Mount Union (9-7-1, 4-5) scored the lone goal of the game in the 60^th minute as sophomore Scotty Welker (Solon/Solon) scored a goal off of a sophomore Aaron Liezert (Medina/Medina) freekick to put Mount Union up 1-0.

Junior goalkeeper Dylan Lias (Cuyahoga Falls/Cuyahoga Falls) recorded his fifth shutout on the year as he tallied eight saves in the win over Otterbein.

With this win, Mount Union will advance to the OAC Tournament as the No. 6 seed and will travel to No. 3 seed John Carroll on Tuesday, November 3.

Mount Union vs Otterbein (October 31, 2015 at Westerville, Ohio)

Scoring Summary

                           1              2              F

Mount Union      0              1              1

Otterbein            0              0              0

MTU- Scotty Welker (Aaron Liezert), 59:39

Shots- Mount Union 7, Otterbein 24

Saves- Mount Union 8, Otterbein 5