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Women's Soccer Tames Concordia Chicago Cougars 6-1

Box Score

Chicago, Ill. - Illinois Tech and Concordia Chicago traded goals early in their women's soccer matchup Wednesday night at Stuart Field, before the Scarlet Hawks turned up the heat to down the Cougars 6-1. The Hawks improved to 11-4-1 overall (7-3-0 NACC). The Cougars fell to 4-9-2 overall (4-5-2 NACC).

How It Happened

  • Laura Rios opened the scoring in the 10-minute mark when she took a drop pass from Kenzie Tokuchi and chipped it over the reach of Cougars goalkeeper Kassie Silenzi for her second goal of the season.
  • The Cougars responded eight minutes later when Itzel Calderon(6th) put in a header on a corner kick from Melica Kenworthy.
  • The Hawks regained the lead in the 26th minute when Elena Esparcia Cañada fed a cutting Julia Taliana in the box, and Taliana(5th) burried her shot into the right corner.
  • Two minutes later the Hawks extended their lead to 3-1 when Jayla Anaya crossed to Laura Rios in the box, and Rios banged home the offering for her second goal of the game and third of the season.
  • The score remained 3-1 midway through the 2nd half before the Hawks exploded for three goals in 2 1/2 minutes, started by a Cougars own goal from a Taliana cross attempt at 64:22. 
  • Tokuchi(2nd) boosted the Hawks lead to 5-1 less than two minutes later when she took a feed from Taliana, spun around her defender and fired into the left corner.
  • 40 seconds later the Hawks added a sixth goal to close out the scoring, when Anaya retrieved a cross from Laura Rios and punched it in for her seventh goal of the season.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

  • Laura Rios with two goals and an assist to pace the Hawks.
  • Taliana has a goal and an assist in three of her last four contests.
  • Tokuchi and Anaya each had a goal and an assist in the match.

Inside the Box Score

  • The Scarlet Hawks held a commanding edge in shots 20-5. 
  • Illinois Tech had the advantage in corner kicks, 3-1.
  • Each team finished with six fouls apiece.

Up Next

  • The Scarlet Hawks head 24 blocks south to take on 11th ranked University of Chicago Maroons Thursday at 7pm at Stagg Field in a non-conference matchup.
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Players Mentioned

Jayla Anaya

#7 Jayla Anaya

F
5' 3"
Sophomore
Laura Rios

#12 Laura Rios

M
5' 3"
Freshman
Julia Taliana

#5 Julia Taliana

F
5' 6"
Senior
Kenzie Tokuchi

#31 Kenzie Tokuchi

M
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jayla Anaya

#7 Jayla Anaya

5' 3"
Sophomore
F
Laura Rios

#12 Laura Rios

5' 3"
Freshman
M
Julia Taliana

#5 Julia Taliana

5' 6"
Senior
F
Kenzie Tokuchi

#31 Kenzie Tokuchi

5' 4"
Freshman
M