Mequon, Wis. – In a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) match-up, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's soccer team was up north in Wisconsin to take on the Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) Falcons in a Saturday afternoon contest. With the Hawks (6-3-2, 2-3) holding most of the offensive control, with 23 shots throughout the 90 minutes of action, the lone goal of the contest came at the end of the first half, during the 44th minute. Holding the Falcons (2-6-2, 2-4) to just 2 shots on goal, the Hawks were able to pick up their second conference victory of the season with the scoreboard reading 1-0 at the final whistle.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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The lone goal of the game came late in the first half off the foot of Paul Balea. With halftime inching close, the Hawks kept up the offensive pressure on the Falcons. Following up on an initial Tomas Rebelatto shot, Balea scored the game winning goal in the 44th minute.
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After out shooting the Falcons 15-5 in the first half, the offensive pressure slowed down a bit from the Hawks in the second half. During the last 45 minutes of play, the Hawks outshot the Falcons 8-4.
SCARLET HAWK STANDOUTS
FALCONS STANDOUTS
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
UP NEXT
The Hawks will now travel just outside of Chicago to River Forest, Ill. to take on the Dominican University Stars on Wednesday October 9, in a 4:00 PM NACC match-up.
