Milwaukee, Wis. - In a battle of unbeaten conference teams Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, it was the Illinois Tech women's soccer team who took home the W on this day, defeating the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) 2-0 to take sole possession of first place in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC). With the victory the Scarlet Hawks moved to 4-0-0 in conference, and 7-1-1 overall. The Raiders fell to 3-1-0 in conference and 7-1-2 overall.

The 2-0 victory also extended the Scarlet Hawks shutout stream to six straight matches. The Hawks have shut out their opponents in seven of their nine matches played, and have only allowed six goals for the season.

"I'm proud of the character and desire the team showed against a tough MSOE team" said Head Coach Roshane Ellison. "This was a well-earned team victory" said Ellison.

How It Happened

• The Scarlet Hawks opened the scoring just under 35 minutes into the match. Lucy Jorjorian kept the ball inside the middle of the MSOE zone. Jorjorian worked her way towards the right side and passed to Amelia Moseman on the right wing. Moseman cut inside on her defender and approached towards the right side of the net. As a defender moved towards Moseman, she sent a pass to Caitie Chismarich at the top of the box. Chismarich dribbled in five yards, and then blasted a shot into the top left corner for a 1-0 Illinois Tech advantage.
• In the 63rd minute, Moseman took a pass midway up the right sideline inside the MSOE zone. She raced past her defender and sent a cross towards Kelly Hitchcock heading towards the right post. Hitchcock outran her defender and the Raiders goalkeeper just enough to send a pass to her left to an oncoming Lucy Vanveldhuisen, who tapped it into the back of the net for a 2-0 Scarlet Hawks lead.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Moseman with assists on both Scarlet Hawk tallies, and 1 shot in 71 minutes played.
• Chismarich with the game-winning goal, with 3 shots, 2 on frame, in 47 minutes.
• Vanveldhuisen with her team-leading 8th goal of the season, on her only shot, in 47 minutes played.
• Hitchcock with 1 shot (on goal) and winning the battle against a defender and the MSOE goalkeeper for the primary assist on Vanveldhuisen's goal.
• Allison Murray with 2 shots, both on frame, in 82 minutes
• Goalkeeper Hailey Flannagan with no goals allowed, 6 saves, in 90 minutes of action.
• Defenders Gabriella Baltes and Mary Frampton each playing the full 90 minutes and contributing to another clean sheet for the Scarlet Hawks

Raiders Watch

• Leena Afifi had 5 shots to lead both teams, with 3 on goal, in 90 minutes played.
• Emma Halverson had 3 shots, 2 on frame, in 90 minutes played.
• Grace Quinn added 3 shots in 90 minutes of action.

Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks return to Stuart Field on Wednesday, September 27th, when they host Concordia Chicago at 7:00 PM in another NACC matchup.