WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Mount Union men's soccer team defeated Waynesburg 2-0 on Saturday night.

Mount Union (4-2-1) scored the first goal of the game in the 37^th minute when junior Nathan Tirabassi (Hubbard/Hubbard) lobbed a shot over the goalkeeper's head off of an assist from freshman Colton Harsh (Ravenna/Southeast) to put the Raiders up 1-0.

The Raiders scored again six minutes later as sophomore Jonathan Akindipe (Twinsburg/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) set up sophomore Steven Dages (Uniontown/Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary) in the box for an easy chip-in goal to give Mount Union a 2-0 lead.

Waynesburg (0-9) could not get a shot to fall as they outshot the Raiders 18-12 but could not get it past junior goalkeeper Dylan Lias (Cuyahoga Falls/Cuyahoga Falls) as he recorded six saves in his third career shutout.

Mount Union next travels to Greenville, Pa. to face Thiel on Tuesday, September 29 at 7 pm.

Mount Union vs Waynesburg (September 26, 2015 at Waynesburg, Pa.)

 1                2              F

Mount Union     2              0              2

Waynesburg      0              0              0

Shots- Mount Union 12, Waynesburg 18

Saves- Mount Union 6, Waynesburg 11

MTU- Nathan Tirabassi (Colton Harsh), 36:31

MTU- Steven Dages (Jonathan Akindipe), 42:31