RIVER FOREST, Ill. — Illinois Tech women's soccer gets goals from six different players as the Scarlet Hawks defeated 2nd place Dominican 6-2 Wednesday afternoon in River Forest. The Scarlet Hawks scored four times in the first half and finished with a 24-14 shot advantage, putting 13 shots on goal.
The Scarlet Hawks are 12-4-0 overall and 9-0-0 in conference play, and have won 11 of their last 12 matches. Dominican is 8-3-2 overall and 6-2-0 in conference play.
How It Happened
After the Stars earned an early corner and
Clara Estiandan saved Mackenzie Cuddihy's shot at 7:55, the Scarlet Hawks went in front when
Kayla Frassinelli scored at 11:10.
Kayla Thomas added a goal off
Tvesa Vathulya's assist at 17:16, and
Olivia Roy made it 3-0 at 20:13 with assists from
Leena Almeqbeli and Thomas. The Stars pushed back with shots from Rachelle Pinto and Presley Coles and a corner in a 20-second span, but Estiandan saved Coles' attempt to keep the margin intact.
Eva Narvarte scored from
Leyna Yonehara at 33:05, and the Scarlet Hawks carried a 4-0 lead into halftime.
The Stars cut into the Scarlet Hawks' lead early in the second half, with Presley Coles converting a penalty kick at 47:24 and Kaylie Reeve scoring from Sierra Rioux at 51:14 to make it 4-2. The Scarlet Hawks generated chances from
Taylor Hernandez, Narvarte and Almeqbeli before
Tvesa Vathulya scored off a Yonehara assist at 66:06 to push the margin to 5-2. The Scarlet Hawks added more pressure later in the half, including a Hernandez shot off the top woodwork at 75:39, and Hernandez scored at 75:59 with assists from Narvarte and Vathulya for a 6-2 lead. The Stars created late chances with two corners and a penalty kick, but
Kayla Hampton saved Sierra Rioux's attempt at 87:35 and the Scarlet Hawks finished off the 6-2 win.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Tvesa Vathulya
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- one goal
- two assists
- four points
Eva Narvarte
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- one goal
- one assist
- five shots, two on goal
Kayla Thomas
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- one goal
- one assist
- three points
Taylor Hernandez
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- one goal
- seven shots, two on goal
Olivia Roy
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- one game-winning goal
- three shots, all on goal
Dominican Top Performers
Presley Coles
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- 1 goal
- 2 shots, both on goal
Kaylie Reeve
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- 1 goal
- 2 shots
Sierra Rioux
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- 1 assist
- 2 shots, 1 on goal
Mackenzie Cuddihy
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- 4 shots, 2 on goal
Gianna Stanek
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- 4 saves
Game Notes
- Illinois Tech is now 6-9 lifetime against Dominican, winning the last five consecutive matches.
- Team - Recorded seven assists in the match, exceeding their season average of 2.73.
- Narvarte - Registered a season-high of five shots.
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Kayla Thomas - Scored in three consecutive matches.
- Almeqbeli - Recorded an assist in two consecutive matches.
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Leyna Yonehara - Achieved a season-best total of two assists.
- Roy - Reached 10 goals for the season, contributing one in the current match.
- Hernandez - Registered a season-high of seven shots.
- Vathulya - Surpassed 50 career points, now with a total of 51.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to face Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. in another important NACC battle.
