ALLIANCE, Ohio – Mount Union's women's soccer team defeated Denison 2-1 in a non-conference matchup on Saturday evening.
The Purple Raiders (3-4) struck first when freshman
Rylee Hutton (Salem) scored her first career goal off an assist from senior
Jillian Pidgeon (Homeworth / West Branch) in the 22
nd minute to take a 1-0 lead. Mount Union would add to that lead in the 24
th minute when sophomore
Ella Dinwiddie (Medina / Wadsworth) scored off an assist from Hutton making the lead two goals.
The Big Red (3-3-1) would answer with a goal of their own in the 87
th minute when Isabella Guzman found the back of the net to cut the lead to a goal, but that is as close as they would get as the Raiders would go on to win 2-1.
The Raiders are home again next on Thursday, September 26 at 5 p.m. when they host Adrian in Kehres Stadium in Alliance.