PLYMOUTH, Wis. — Illinois Tech women's soccer remained perfect in NACC play, defeating Lakeland 7-1 on Wednesday night. The Scarlet Hawks generated 37 shots, put 23 on goal and limited Lakeland to two shots.
The Scarlet Hawks are 10-4-0 overall and 7-0-0 in conference play. Lakeland is 3-9-0 overall and 2-5-0 in conference play.
How It Happened
The Scarlet Hawks pressed early, with
Olivia Roy putting a shot on frame at 3:01, a corner following at 3:15 and additional attempts from Roy and
Tvesa Vathulya before Lakeland's Malaya Sperber was stopped by
Kayla Hampton at 12:14. Roy opened the scoring at 13:31 off an assist from Vathulya, and
Kayla Thomas made it 2-0 at 17:05 with
Eva Narvarte assisting. The Scarlet Hawks continued to generate chances, getting a
Kaitlyn Walsh shot saved and a corner before Vathulya scored at 20:21, then
Emma Conway finished a
Leyna Yonehara assist at 24:00 and
Grace Yager added another goal at 25:09.
Rileigh Nowak scored from
Joanne Porter at 33:22, and the Scarlet Hawks carried the 6-0 lead through halftime.
Ahead 6-0 to open the second half, the Scarlet Hawks quickly created more chances, with Walsh hitting the woodwork at 46:25, Narvarte forcing a save at 47:09 and
Kayla Thomas later striking the post during a stretch that produced nine shots and three corners by 55:16. The pressure continued into the 60th minute, when Walsh scored off
Tvesa Vathulya's assist at 59:35 to make it 7-0. Lakeland answered at 64:22 on Malaya Sperber's goal from Madie Linka, but the Scarlet Hawks kept generating chances through
Taylor Hernandez,
Elisa Salcedo, Porter and others. Ingrid Steinbock made several saves down the stretch, and the Scarlet Hawks added three late corners while closing out the half and a 7-1 win.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Tvesa Vathulya
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- one goal
- two assists
- five shots
Kayla Thomas
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- one game-winning goal
- three shots, two on goal
Kaitlyn Walsh
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- one goal
- five shots, three on goal
Olivia Roy
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- one goal
- five shots, three on goal
Eva Narvarte
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- one assist
- four shots, three on goal
Lakeland Top Performers
Ingrid Steinbock
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- 16 saves
- 90:00 in goal
Malaya Sperber
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- 1 goal
- 2 points
- 2 shots, both on goal
Madie Linka
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- 1 assist
Game Notes
- The Scarlet Hawks improved to 10-1 lifetime against Lakeland, winning the last 10 consecutive matches.
- Team - Registered a season-high 37 shots in the match.
- Nowak - Scored first goal of the season.
- Vathulya and Walsh have each scored goals in three of their last four matches.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks host Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 3:30 p.m. at Stuart Field for Senior Day.
