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Mount Union Releases 2012 Men’s Soccer Schedule

The Mount Union soccer team will play just one home game in the first month of the upcoming 2012 season.

The Purple Raiders begin the season with a pair of games at the Capital/Fort Rapids Invitational at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio. They play Emory & Henry (Va.) on August 31 at 5 p.m. and Wittenberg on September 2 at 4 p.m.

A trip to Ohio Wesleyan the following weekend for the Fred Myers-adidas® Invitational will feature games against Gordon (Mass.) and Willamette (Ore.) on September 7-8. The road trip will continue with a non-conference matchup at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) on September 15.

Mount Union will host Waynesburg (Pa.) in its home opener at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19. The Raiders go back on the road to conclude their non-conference slate at Allegheny (Pa.) on Wednesday, September 26.

The Ohio Athletic Conference schedule starts on Saturday, Sept. 29 with a trip to Ohio Northern, which is where the Raiders’ ended their season with an OAC Tournament semifinal loss.

Marietta visits Mount Union Stadium on Tuesday, October 2, which starts a season-long three-game home stand with games Saturday, October 6 against Wilmington and Wednesday, October 10 against John Carroll.

Head coach John Witkowski led Mount Union to a 10-8-2 record a year ago as the Raiders finished fourth in the OAC (4-3-2) and won its first-ever OAC Tournament game with a 1-0 decision at Wilmington. Seven starters return, led by a trio of All-OAC performers in senior goalkeeper Jon Critell (Youngstown/Cardinal Mooney), junior forward Thomas Beck (Poland/Cardinal Mooney), and senior midfielder Leo Hicks (Leetonia/Cardinal Mooney).

Date Opponent Location Time/Status
August
Fri 31 vs. Emory & Henry (Va.) Bexley, Ohio 5:00 PM
September
Sun 2 vs. Wittenberg Bexley, Ohio 4:00 PM
Fri 7 vs. Gordon (Mass.) Delaware, Ohio 5:00 PM
Sat 8 vs. Willamette (Ore.) Delaware, Ohio 5:00 PM
Sat 15 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) Washington, Pa. 1:00 PM
Wed 19 WAYNESBURG (PA.) Mount Union Stadium 7:00 PM
Wed 26 at Allegheny (Pa.) Meadville, Pa. 7:30 PM
Sat 29 at Ohio Northern * Ada, Ohio 3:30 PM
October
Tue 2 MARIETTA * Mount Union Stadium 7:00 PM
Sat 6 WILMINGTON * Mount Union Stadium 3:00 PM
Wed 10 JOHN CARROLL * Mount Union Stadium 7:00 PM
Sat 13 at Capital * Bexley, Ohio 1:00 PM
Tue 16 at Muskingum * New Concord, Ohio 4:00 PM
Sat 20 OTTERBEIN * Mount Union Stadium 3:00 PM
Wed 24 BALDWIN-WALLACE * Mount Union Stadium 7:00 PM
Sat 27 at Heidelberg * Tiffin, Ohio 4:00 PM
Tue 30 OAC Tournament TBA — at Higher Seed TBA
Home games in bold

* OAC Conference Game

Mount Union Announces 2012 Women’s Soccer Schedule

The Mount Union women’s soccer team will play nine home matches to highlight its schedule for the upcoming 2012 season.

The Purple Raiders begin with four games on the road, including back-to-back games on the opening weekend of the season. They play at Denison on Saturday, September 1 at 1 p.m. before traveling to Kenyon for a 1 p.m. match on Sunday, September 2 as part of the Denison/Kenyon Classic.

The following weekend, the Raiders will travel to Hiram on Friday, September 7 and Oberlin on Saturday, September 8.

Mount Union Stadium will be the site of seven of the next eight matches, including four in a row to conclude their non-conference schedule.

The Raiders host Penn State-Behrend in their home opener on Wednesday, September 12 at 6 p.m. as they look to redeem a 2-0 loss to the Lions a year ago at the Clarion Classic in Fredonia, N.Y. Matches against three teams from Pennsylvania—Grove City, Waynesburg, and Geneva—round out the non-conference slate. The Raiders played Grove City to a 1-1 tie and earned a 3-0 victory over Waynesburg last season.

Ohio Athletic Conference action begins with a road date at defending regular season champion Ohio Northern on Saturday, September 29 at 1 p.m. The Purple Raiders will then play three conference matches at home against Marietta (October 3 – 7 p.m.), Wilmington (October 6 – 1 p.m.), and John Carroll (October 9 – 7 p.m.).

Head coach Kelley Clark will look for the same type of progress that she saw from her team during her first season a year ago. Clark led the Raiders to an 8-9-2 record in 2011, which was the most wins since 2003 and doubled their win total from the previous season. Eight starters return, headlined by All-OAC honorable mention selection Kylee Kolesar (Mentor/Mentor).

Date Opponent Location Time/Status
September
Sat 1 at Denison Granville, Ohio 1:00 PM
Sun 2 at Kenyon Granville, Ohio 1:00 PM
Fri 7 at Hiram Hiram, Ohio 4:00 PM
Sat 8 at Oberlin Oberlin, Ohio 7:00 PM
Wed 12 PENN ST.-BEHREND Mount Union Stadium 6:00 PM
Mon 17 GROVE CITY (P.) Mount Union Stadium 7:00 PM
Wed 19 WAYNESBURG (PA.) Mount Union Stadium 5:00 PM
Sat 22 GENEVA (PA.) Mount Union Stadium 2:00 PM
Sat 29 at Ohio Northern * Ada, Ohio 1:00 PM
October
Wed 3 MARIETTA * Mount Union Stadium 7:00 PM
Sat 6 WILMINGTON * Mount Union Stadium 1:00 PM
Tue 9 JOHN CARROLL * Mount Union Stadium 7:00 PM
Sat 13 at Capital * Bexley, Ohio 4:00 PM
Wed 17 at Muskingum * New Concord, Ohio 7:00 PM
Sat 20 OTTERBEIN * Mount Union Stadium 1:00 PM
Tue 23 BALDWIN-WALLACE * Mount Union Stadium 7:00 PM
Sat 27 at Heidelberg * Tiffin, Ohio 1:00 PM
Mon 29 OAC Tournament TBA — at Higher Seed TBA
Home games in bold* OAC Conference Game

Mount Union Soccer Stars Sign with AFC Cleveland

AFC Cleveland, Northeastern Ohio’s newest sports franchise, is proud to announce to announce the signing of Mount Union striker Thomas Beck and defender Phil Spagnolo.

Beck, a Poland (OH) native and Cardinal Mooney graduate, was the leading scorer for the Purple Raiders as a sophmore in 2011. He tallied 12 goals and 4 assists on his way to All-OAC First Team honors. Beck was also named OAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for 9/19/11 and landed on the 2011 Lycoming (PA) Kick-Off Classic All-Tournament Team.

Spagnolo, a senior from Lower Burrell (PA), had his best season in 2010. He started 18 matches, scoring three goals. Two of the goals were game-winners against Wilmington and Otterbein.

“It’s a great opportunity for them,” Mount Union head coach John Witkowski stated. “They are versatile players. Thoams is one of our premier players and our leading goal scorer, while Phil is an excellent defender.”