MONTGOMERY, Ill. — Illinois Tech Women's Soccer came into their NACC opener against Aurora Wednesday night looking to make a statement. Statement made, as the Scarlet Hawks defeated the Spartans 7-0. The Hawks finished with a 29-0 advantage in shots, including 19 on goal, while holding the Spartans without a shot.
Illinois Tech is 3-3-0 overall and 1-0-0 in conference play. The Spartans are 1-4-0 overall and 0-1-0 in conference play.
How It Happened
Illinois Tech generated early pressure with a corner kick and a
Kayla Frassinelli shot on frame before
Eva Narvarte scored at 4:57 off an
Emma Conway assist for a 1-0 lead. The Scarlet Hawks continued to create chances, including three
Taylor Hernandez shots and a
Tvesa Vathulya attempt, then Narvarte scored again at 22:45 from
Grace Yager to make it 2-0.
Olivia Roy added a goal at 26:46, and
Kayla Thomas followed at 27:57 off a
Leyna Yonehara assist to push the lead to 4-0.
Elisa Salcedo scored at 36:48, and Illinois Tech carried a 5-0 advantage into halftime.
The Scarlet Hawks carried the early second-half action with a corner kick at 46:17, another at 57:15 and shots from Yager and Roy before adding a third corner at 64:29. The pressure turned into goals after
Gabrielle West forced a save at 71:53 and Conway hit the left woodwork at 72:41, with
Kaitlyn Walsh scoring at 72:50 to make it 6-0. Walsh scored again at 75:02 off an assist from Salcedo, pushing the lead to 7-0. Illinois Tech continued to generate late chances, including shots by
Jolyne Ma,
Kayla Thomas and Walsh, and closed out the 7-0 win.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Eva Narvarte
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- two goals
- four points
- game-winning goal
- three shots, all on goal
Kaitlyn Walsh
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- two goals
- four points
- five shots, four on goal
Elisa Salcedo
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- one goal
- one assist
- three points
- two shots, both on goal
Olivia Roy
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- one goal
- four shots, three on goal
Kayla Thomas
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- one goal
- three shots
Spartans Top Performers
Leila Connor
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- 11 saves
- 90:00 in goal
Game Notes:
- Illinois Tech improved to 8-0 lifetime against the Spartans.
- Team - Notched a season-high of 29 shots in the match.
- Team - Registered a season-high of four assists in the match.
- Team - Set a season-high of 19 shots on goal in the match.
- Salcedo - Scored first goal of the season.
- Salcedo - Recorded first assist of the season.
- Conway - Registered first assist of the season.
- Narvarte - Registered at least three shots on goal in two consecutive games.
- Yager - Recorded first assist of the season.
- Walsh - Notched a season high with five total shots.
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Kayla Thomas - Scored their first goal of the season.
- Yonehara - Recorded an assist in each of the last two games.
- Roy - Scored in two consecutive games.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks travel to De Pere, Wisconsin, to face St. Norbert College on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 3:30 p.m. in another NACC contest.
