UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – Mount Union's men's soccer team defeated non-conference opponent John Carroll 2-1 on Wednesday evening to conclude non-conference play.
The Blue Streaks (4-5-2) would strike first in the 42
nd minute when Andrew Massucci was able to find the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead.
The Purple Raiders (7-1-2) would answer with a goal of their own in the 60
th minute when junior
Alex Depperschmidt (Mansfield / Lexington) scored off a double assist from sophomore
Amir Spratt (Kent / Kent Roosevelt) and senior
Aiden Strand-Fox (Wooster) to tie the game at a goal apiece. Junior
Dom Kustura (Willowick / Eastlake North) would give Mount Union their first lead of the game in the 85
th minute when he scored on a penalty kick.
John Carroll wouldn't have an answer over the final five minutes of game time as the Raiders would go on to win 2-1.
The Raiders open up Ohio Athletic Conference play next when they travel to Westerville on Saturday, October 4 to take on Otterbein at 2 p.m.