Quakers beat Mount Union 3-2

Benedict scored pair of goals in victory

(WC Press Release) Wilmington, OH (October 4, 2003) -- The Wilmington College men's soccer team defeated inter-conference rival Mount Union 3-2 in Alliance, OH on Saturday.

The Quakers took a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute when David Benedict (Cincinnati/North College Hill) scored unassisted to give Wilmington the early advantage. Less than two minutes later, the Quakers scored again, this time from the foot of Mark Kinsel (Canal Winchester/Canal Winchester) who took the feed from Michael Williams (Ft. Thomas, KY/Newport Central Catholic) to beat the Purple Raiders goalkeeper to push Wilmington's lead to two.

In the second half, the Purple Raiders cut the lead to one on a goal from Greg Reynolds who beat keeper Justin Saylor (Cleveland Heights/Cleveland Heights) on an assist from Matt Bednar. The Quakers answered in the 78th minute when Benedict recorded his second unassisted goal of the match to give Wilmington a 3-1 lead with just over 10 minutes to play. Mount Union would again cut the lead to one in the 88th minute when Scott Gill found the back of the net on an assist from Dan Sears but were unable to tie the score over the game's final two minutes giving Wilmington the 3-2 win.

Goalkeeper Justin Saylor recorded five saves while allowing two goals over 90 minutes of play for the Quakers, who were outshot in the match 11-5. With the win,

Wilmington improves its record to 6-5-1 (1-0 OAC) overall on the season while Mount Union falls to 7-3-1 (0-1 OAC).

The next match for the Quakers is scheduled for Tuesday, October 7 when the team travels to Marietta, OH to take on the Marietta Pioneers. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m.

• Benedict named OAC Player of the Week
• Saylor named OAC Player of the Week