Box Score Alma, Mich. - Devin Zakeri scored a late goal in the 85th minute, and Adam Falcigno made a huge save on a penalty kick with 36 seconds remaining, helping the Scarlet Hawks to a 1-1 draw against the Alma Scots in a non-conference road match Wednesday afternoon in Michigan. With the tie, the Scarlet Hawks move to 5-1-2 on the season. The Scots move to 6-2-1.

How It Happened

• Alma got on the board first, with Ethan Swartzentruber scoring unassisted at 12:27 of the first half to give the Scots a 1-0 lead they would hold for the majority of the match.
• With the clock winding down to under five minutes to play, the Scarlet Hawks leading goal-scorer, Devin Zakeri, found the back of the net for his 7th goal on the season, tying the score at 1-1 at 85:12.
• With 36 seconds remaining in the match, the Scarlet Hawks were whistled for a foul inside the penalty area, resulting in an Alma penalty kick opportunity. Swartzentruber of Alma went to the line to attempt the potential game-winning kick, in what would have been his second goal of the match. But Swartzentruber's kick was denied by the Scarlet Hawks starting goalkeeper, Adam Falcigno, preserving the comeback draw for Illinois Tech

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Devin Zakeri with the game-tying goal just under 5 minutes to play. It was his only shot in 90 minutes of play
• Adam Falcigno with the penalty kick save with 36 seconds remaining in the match, preserving the draw. Falcigno allowed just the one goal and had 3 saves
• Tomas Rebelatto had 6 shots, 3 on goal, in 62 minutes
• Christian Garcia with 5 shots, two on frame, in 54 minutes played
• Mateo Sanchez finished with 4 shots in 76 minutes

Inside The Box Score

• The Scots' Swartzentruber with 1 goal and 2 shots in 54 minutes played
• Alma goalkeeper Bradshaw Uhlmann with 7 saves, allowing only one goal, in 90 minutes played
• The Scarlet Hawks outshot the Scots 21-10 for the match, including a 16-3 advantage in the second half
• Shots on goal favored Illinois Tech, 8-4
• Alma was whistled for 7 fouls on the day; the Scarlet Hawks had 4 fouls

Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks return home and resume conference play on Saturday, when the Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders come to town for a 1:00pm match at Stuart Field. The Raiders will come in with a record of 2-2-4 overall, including 1-1 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play.