Chicago, IL — Men's Soccer defeated Wis.-Stevens Point with an offensive explosion in a 7-0 final on Saturday. The Scarlet Hawks scored three goals in the first half and four more in the second, finishing with 21 shots and 14 on goal while recording their second consecutive shutout. The Scarlet Hawks are 2-1-0 overall. The Pointers are 2-1-0 overall.
Paul Balea recorded the Scarlet Hawks' first chance at 3:39, but the Pointers generated the next sustained spell with two corner kicks, a Mac Gaskell-Larson shot over the top and Connor Urban's attempt off the right woodwork. Illinois Tech worked back into the attack with shots from
Zach Skiba,
Cal Graham and
Theo Balea, and
Junior Pineda-Alcala opened the scoring at 27:16 with a free kick goal from distance to put the Scarlet Hawks ahead 1-0.
Logan Olree doubled the lead at 29:17 with his first career goal off an assist from Graham, while
Colin Thomas kept the Pointers off the board with saves on Marcelo Chavez, Keegan Fredrick and Lucas Bouska during the next stretch. Olree added another goal at 38:52, and Illinois Tech finished the half with a 3-0 lead.
The Scarlet Hawks opened the second half with sustained pressure, getting a
Carson Floyd shot and a corner before
Paul Balea scored at 48:47 off a free kick to extend the lead to 4-0. The attack continued with Graham putting multiple shots on frame,
Adrian Cogolludo hitting the woodwork and Balea scoring again at 53:08 off Graham's assist for a 5-0 advantage. Balea converted a penalty kick at 58:12 to complete the hat trick.
Dominik Kroupa capped off the scoring with his first career goal at 64:52 from midfield on a
Enrique Alvarado assist to make it 7-0. The Pointers generated late pressure with several shots and corners, but
David Rodriguez made saves on attempts by Jaxon Buckley and Szymon Kielar as Illinois Tech finished off the 7-0 win.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Paul Balea
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- three goals
- six points
- four shots, three on goal
Cal Graham
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- two assists
- six shots, four on goal
Logan Olree
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- two goals
- four points
- two shots, both on goal
Junior Pineda-Alcala
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- one goal
- game-winning goal
- one shot on goal
Dominik Kroupa
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- one goal
- one shot on goal
Pointers Top Performers
Garrett Latus
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- 4 saves
- 22:21 in goal
Jaxon Buckley
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- 3 shots, all on goal
Match Notes:
- This was the first-ever meeting between Illinois Tech Men's Soccer and the Pointers.
Up Next
Up next, the Scarlet Hawks travel to Holland, Michigan, to face Hope College on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, at 6 p.m.
