Chicago, Ill — Women's Soccer returned to their winning ways defeating Concordia Wisconsin 6-0 on Wednesday at Stuart Field. The Scarlet Hawks were lead by a 3 goal and 2 assist night from sophomore
Tvesa Vathulya. The Scarlet Hawks are 13-5-0 overall and 10-1-0 in conference play. The Falcons are 7-9-0 overall and 6-4-0 in conference play.
How It Happened
The Scarlet Hawks opened with pressure, recording six shots through 6:12, including
Olivia Roy's on-target attempt saved by Kara Claussner. The pressure turned into the opening goal at 13:24, when
Taylor Hernandez scored off an assist from
Tvesa Vathulya to give the Scarlet Hawks a 1-0 lead. CUW put a shot on frame at 22:31, but
Clara Estiandan saved Koffy'e Chappel's attempt, and the Scarlet Hawks doubled the advantage at 27:05 when Vathulya scored with an assist from
Emma Conway. The Scarlet Hawks continued to create chances late in the half, with Hernandez hitting the left woodwork at 37:05 and the team earning two corners in the final minutes before taking a 2-0 lead into halftime.
Carrying a 2-0 lead into the second half, the Scarlet Hawks created the first chances of the half, with Vathulya shooting at 45:34, a corner kick at 45:57 and attempts from
Eva Narvarte and Hernandez before the Falcons had two shots in the 54th minute.
Olivia Roy scored at 56:15 off assists from Narvarte and Vathulya to make it 3-0, and after Estiandan saved Gabi Farraj's shot at 60:06, Vathulya scored from
Kaitlyn Walsh at 63:18 for a 4-0 advantage. The Scarlet Hawks continued to generate chances with three shots and a corner from 64:43 through 73:13, and Vathulya added another goal from Hernandez at 74:14 to push the lead to 5-0. CUW had a shot and corner shortly after, but
Rileigh Nowak forced a save at 77:22 and set up
Leena Almeqbeli at 78:33, and the Scarlet Hawks closed out the 6-0 win after a late Falcons shot went wide.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Tvesa Vathulya
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- three goals
- two assists
- eight points
- six shots
Taylor Hernandez
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- one goal
- one assist
- game-winning goal
- seven shots
Clara Estiandan
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- three saves
- zero goals allowed
- 74:14 in goal
Leena Almeqbeli
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- one goal
- three shots
- one shot on goal
Olivia Roy
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- one goal
- two shots on goal
Falcons Top Performers
Koffy'e Chappel
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- 3 shots
- 2 shots on goal
Kara Claussner
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- 3 saves
- 45:00 minutes
Gabbie Hetzel
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- 3 shots
Gabi Farraj
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- 2 shots
- 1 shot on goal
Game Notes
- The Scarlet Hawks improve to 7-3-2 lifetime against CUW, and have a 5-game unbeaten streak against the Falcons.
- Team - Totaled 7 assists in the match, surpassing their season average of 2.82.
- Conway - Reached the 10 points milestone for the season, contributing 1 point in the current game.
- Almeqbeli - Reached the 5-goal milestone for the season.
- Nowak - Recorded first assist of the season.
- Hernandez - Achieved the milestone of 10 points, now totaling 11 for the season after contributing 3 in the game.
- Vathulya - Achieved first hat trick of the season.
- Vathulya - Surpassed the 40 points milestone, totaling 41 points.
- Vathulya - Achieved the milestone of 20 career goals, reaching a total of 20.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks host Rockford University on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at Stuart Field in Chicago, Illinois.
