Box Score ALLIANCE, Ohio — Mount Union's women's soccer team, ranked No. 9 in the Great Lakes region, blanks Marietta 5-0 in an Ohio Athletic Conference match Tuesday at Mount Union Stadium.
The Purple Raiders advance to 8-3 while Marietta falls to 1-10-1 as both teams move to 1-1 in the OAC.
Mount Union got on the board early when senior Erika Druzina (Kirtland/Lake Catholic) scored at the 17:53 mark after placing a ball in the bottom 90 from 25 yards out making the halftime score 1-0.
Mount Union advanced the score to 2-0 when sophomore Carolyn Balzano (Poland/Poland Seminary) found the back of the net off a pass from junior Kelsey Malenic (Poland/Poland Seminary).
Malenic would later score herself on a through ball from senior Nicole Moldovan (Cortland/Lakeview) putting the Raiders up 3-0 at the 58:13 mark of the second half.
Sophomore Taylor Lanese (Parma/Valley Forge) had a shot deflected by Marietta goal keeper but was cleaned up by junior Shannon Evans (Newbury/ Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) who buried it in the upper 90 making the score 4-0, Mount Union.
Mount Union ended the game 5-0 after freshman Katie Goedecke (Cuyahoga Falls/St.Vincent-St.Mary) put away a ball from Evans.
Earning the shutout for the Raiders was senior goalkeeper Maria Favorite (Chesterland/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) making seven saves and finishing her fifth shutout on the season.
Mount Union next travels to Ada Saturday, Oct. 11 to take on Ohio Northern in an OAC matchup.
2014 Mount Union Women's Soccer
Mount Union vs Marietta (October 7, 2014 at Alliance, Ohio)
Mount Union (8-3-0, 1-1 OAC) vs. Marietta (1-10-1, 1-1 OAC)
Date: Oct. 7, 2014 Attendance: 100
Weather: 55 F/Rainy
Goals by period 1 4 Tot 5
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Mount Union......... 1 4 - 5
Marietta.............. 0 0 - 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
- MTU Erika Druzina (17:35) (unassisted)
- MTU Carolyn Balzano (47:17)(Kelsey Malenic)
- MTU Kelsey Malenic (58:13) (Nicole Moldovan)
- MTU Shannon Evans (79:09) (Taylor Lanese)
- MTU Katie Goedecke (85:03) (Shannon Evans)
Shots: Mount Union 12, Marietta 9
Saves: Mount Union 7(Maria Favorite 7), Marietta 5(Rebecca Tenney 5)
