THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Illinois Tech women's soccer wrapped up their 2-game trip to Southern California with a loss to #14 Cal Lutheran 3-0 on Sunday. Illinois Tech put three of its four shots on goal, while the Regals finished with 15 shots and seven on frame.
The Scarlet Hawks are 1-2-0 overall, and went 1-1 on their weekend trip. The Regals are 3-0-0 overall.
Illinois Tech had to work from a 2-0 first-half deficit after Olivia Suarez scored for the Regals in the eighth minute and again at 13:37. The Scarlet Hawks answered with chances in the 22nd and 23rd minutes, as
Tvesa Vathulya missed left and
Hannah Ramos put a shot on frame that Kira Kasarda saved. Illinois Tech also absorbed pressure defensively, including a team save on Jessica Sprouse's shot at 21:17 and a five-shot Regals stretch from 38:18 to 41:56 that ended with
Kayla Hampton saving Payton Hahn's attempt.
Taylor Hernandez put another shot on target in the 43rd minute, but Illinois Tech went into halftime trailing 2-0.
The Scarlet Hawks absorbed the Regals' early second-half pressure without conceding through 59:45, but Sawyer Frye scored off Olivia Suarez's assist at 61:05 to make it 3-0. Earlier, Illinois Tech opened the half with a corner kick at 48:07 and an
Olivia Roy shot that Kira Kasarda saved less than 30 seconds later. Hampton helped keep the match at 2-0 during the Regals' next attacking stretch, saving Jessica Sprouse's shot in the 57th minute as the Scarlet Hawks defended multiple corners. Illinois Tech earned another corner in the 85th minute and played through a physical finish that included fouls by both teams, a
Maddie Steele yellow card and a late
Chloe Lemanowicz save, with the Regals closing out the 3-0 result.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Kayla Hampton
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- two saves
- 72:45 in goal
Hannah Ramos
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- one shot on goal
Taylor Hernandez
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- one shot on goal
Olivia Roy
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- one shot on goal
Regals Top Performers
Olivia Suarez
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- 2 goals
- 1 assist
- 5 points
- 1 game-winning goal
Sawyer Frye
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- 1 goal
- 1 assist
- 3 points
Kira Kasarda
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- 3 saves
- 0 goals allowed
- 79:51 in goal
Jessica Sprouse
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- 1 assist
- 2 shots on goal
Game Notes:
- This was the first-ever meeting between Illinois Tech and the Regals in women's soccer.
- Scarlet Hawk goalkeeper
Chloe Lemanowicz made her collegiate debut and recorded 1 save in 5 minutes of action.
Up Next
Illinois Tech travels to Holland, Michigan, to face Hope College on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. CT.
