Box Score ALLIANCE, Ohio --Mount Union's women's soccer team fell at home to Otterbein 2-1 in an Ohio Athletic Conference match, Saturday afternoon in Mount Union Stadium.
With the win, Otterbein improves its record to 11-5-0 overall and 6-1-0 in the OAC, while Mount Union falls to 10-5-0 overall and 4-3-0 in conference play.
This afternoon's game was "Kick For A Cure" to raise awareness for breast cancer
Otterbein scored the game's first goal in the 22nd minute, when Megan Mills gave a through ball to her teammate Morgan Hendrickson, and Hendrickson shot it past Raider goalkeeper Maria Favorite(Chesterland/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) to put the Cardinals up 1-0.
Jessica Yaney gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead with her fourth goal of the year in the 27th minute, when Alex Ancona took a corner kick, forcing Favorite to make the save, but Yaney got to the rebound and scored the goal.
Jackie Lowdermilk (Wadsworth/Wadsworth) cut the Raiders defecit to one in the 86th minute when she dribbled past two Cardinal defenders, and put the goal into the net past Cardinal goalkeeper Dana Strimbu.
Otterbein outshot Mount Union on the afternoon 21-8.
The Raiders next game will be Senior Night on Tuesday (Oct. 23rd) against Baldwin-Wallace.
Otterbein vs Mount Union (Oct 20, 2012 at Alliance, Ohio)
Otterbein (11-5-0, 6-1-0) vs. Mount Union (10-5-0, 4-3-0)
Date: Oct 20, 2012 Attendance: 271
Weather:
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Otterbein........... 2 0 - 2
Mount Union......... 0 1 - 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 21:16 OTT Morgan Hendrickson (Megan Mills)
2. 26:50 OTT Jessica Yaney Corner kick - Ball deflected of keeper to Yaney
Shots: Otterbein 21, Mount Union 8
