ALLIANCE, Ohio—The Mount Union men's soccer team powered past Marietta, using a strong offensive performance to secure a 5-1 Ohio Athletic Conference victory on Wednesday evening.
Mount Union (7-3-4, 3-0-1 OAC) got on the board early in the match, with a goal from senior
Dom Kustura (Willowick / Eastlake North), assisted by senior
Tyler Harsch (Aliquippa, Pa./ Central Valley) and junior
Amir Spratt (Kent / Kent Roosevelt) to take a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute.
Mount Union then got a goal from freshman
Cameron Smith (Tipp City / Tippecanoe), assisted by Kustura, in the 38
th minute to extend the lead to two goals.
Spratt found the back of the net in the 44
th minute unassisted to make the lead 3-0.
Kustura started the second period quickly with an unassisted goal in the 57th minute, stretching the lead to four goals.The Raiders would add a fifth and final goal on the night after senior
Alex Depperschmidt (Mansfield / Lexington) scored on a penalty kick in the 65th minute.
The Pioneers (2-6-3, 0-2-1 OAC) would cut into the lead when Jack Williams scored to cut the lead to 5-1 near the end of the second half.
The Raiders hit the road next when they travel to Gambier, Ohio on Saturday, October 17 to take on Kenyon at 3 p.m.
