NEW CONCORD, Ohio – Mount Union's women's soccer team defeated Muskingum 7-0 in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup on Wednesday evening.
The Purple Raiders (8-6-1, 3-3-1 OAC) would strike first when junior
Rylee Hutton (Salem) found the back of the net in the fourth minute off an assist from junior
Rachel Chenos (Hilliard / Hilliard Bradley) to take a 1-0 lead. Mount Union would then add to their lead less than three minutes later when senior
Eleanore Busch (Concord Twp. / Riverside) scored off an assist from fellow senior
Ella Dinwiddie (Medina / Wadsworth) to extend the lead to two goals.
Then, in the 33
rd minute freshman
Violet Lab (Louisville) found the back of the net for the first goal of her career and to push the lead out to three goals. Junior
Sian Blake (Avon) would then get in on the action, scoring the fourth goal of the game off an assist from junior
Melissa Begovic (Mentor) in the 41
st minute. Busch would then score her second goal of the game before Dinwiddie and Chenos would add the sixth and seventh goals of the game for the Raiders.
The Fighting Muskies (1-13-1, 0-7 OAC) wouldn't have an answer over the remainder of the game as Mount Union would go on to win 7-0.
Junior goalkeeper
Leanne Williams (Poland / Poland Seminary) and freshman goalkeeper
Brianna McCashin (Medina) combined to record the shutout in the win, each recording one save.
The Raiders return home next when they host Ohio Northern in their regular season finale on Saturday, October 31 at 4 p.m. in Alliance.
