By: Brendon Reese
MATCHUP
No. 5 seed Mount Union will travel to No. 4 seed Baldwin Wallace in the Quarterfinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament on Tuesday, November 3 at 7 p.m. in Berea, Ohio.
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The Purple Raiders (8-7-1, 3-4-1 OAC) are led offensively by senior
Ella Dinwiddie (Medina / Wadsworth) who has four goals and seven assists on the season, junior
Rylee Hutton (Salem) who has five goals and three assists and junior
Rachel Chenos (Hilliard / Hilliard Bradley) who has four goals and four assists. The defense is led by junior goalkeeper
Leanne Williams (Poland / Poland Seminary) along with a back line of sophomores
Brynn Kiley (Mansfield / Madison Comprehensive) and
Blake Eddy (Avon) along with junior
Callie Cyrus (Mansfield / Madison Comprehensive) and freshman
Hadley Hoch (Shaker Heights / Hathaway Brown).
The Yellow Jackets (9-7-3, 4-3-1 OAC) are led offensively by Kalyn Rich who leads the team with 10 goals and five assists and Leah Snell who has four goals and two assists on the season. They are led defensively by goalkeeper Mackenzie Butcher, along with defensive duo of Chloe Kirsten and Sophie Kirsten.
OAC Tournament History
Mount Union is making their 14
th OAC Tournament appearance and have an overall record of 7-11-2, winning the tournament in 1996 and 2016.
Baldwin Wallace is making their 21
st OAC Tournament appearance and have an overall record of 6-18-5 and have never won the tournament
The Raiders and Yellow Jackets have met three previous times in the tournament with Baldwin Wallace holding a 2-0-1 advantage
- 1995 – Mount Union 1, Baldwin Wallace 1 (UMU adv. 2-1 on PKs) – Semifinals
- 2014 – Mount Union 0, Baldwin Wallace 1 – Quarterfinals
- 2021 – Mount Union 3, Baldwin Wallace 7 – Quarterfinals
Up next…
The winner will advance to the OAC Tournament semifinal and will play either No. 1 seed Ohio Northern or No. 2 seed Capital based on the result of the other quarterfinal matchup as the highest remaining seed will head to Capital and the lowest remaining seed will head to Ohio Northern on Thursday, November 5.
Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, November 3 – Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 6 Marietta at No. 3 Otterbein – 7 p.m.
Game 2: No. 5 Mount Union at No. 4 Baldwin Wallace – 7 p.m.
Thursday, November 5 – Semifinals
Game 3: Lowest remaining seed at No. 1 Ohio Northern – 7 p.m.
Game 4: Highest remaining seed at No. 2 Capital – 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 – Championship
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner at highest remaining seed – TBD
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