Women’s Soccer battles Mount Union in Muskie Pride Game 

The Muskingum women's soccer team hosted OAC opponent Mount Union at the North Athletic Turf Field for their Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Muskie Pride game. The Purple Raiders escaped New Concord with a 3-1 victory.

Notables

• The match was promoted as a Muskingum SAAC Muskie Pride Game presented by Buffalo Wild Wings.

 The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (2-10-3 overall 0-6 OAC), Mount Union (7-3-3 overall, 4-2 OAC)
• Location: North Athletic Turf Field

How It Happened

• The Purple Raiders got the scoring started at the 23:06 mark off a Madison Pepper shot that found the right corner of the net.
• Mount Union led the Muskies 1-0 at the half, holding a 14-5 edge in shots.
• After an aggressive offensive push, Morgan Meisel chipped it over the Mount Union goalkeeper to tie the contest. The goal was assisted by Madison Yenke.
• At the 70:37 mark, Madison Pepper found the back of the goal again to give the Purple Raiders a 2-1 edge over the Muskies.
• Mount Union capped off their third and final goal from Andrea Decker at the 75:15 mark to escape New Concord with a 3-1 victory. 

Inside the Numbers

• Sophomore Morgan Meisel led the Muskie attack with one goal and three shots.
• Sophomore Madison Yenke dished out one assist and added a shot.
• Freshman Emily Keylor, freshman Britney Herrick, senior Sheridyn Woofter, and freshman Marysa Starcher rounded out the Muskingum offensive effort with one shot apiece.
• Junior Kelly Buck secured 11 saves in 90 minutes of work between the pipes for the Muskies.
• Mount Union was led by Madison Pepper who had a game-high two goals.

Up Next

• Muskingum next travels to Ohio Northern on Saturday, October 22. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.