RIPON, Wis.- Illinois Institute of Technology men's soccer climbed back to .500 on Saturday at 7-7-1 with a wild double-overtime victory. Tech defeated Ripon College on the road 3-2.

How it Happened

• It took just 23 seconds for Illinois Tech and Lucas Niehuns Antunes to get on the scoreboard. The Brazilian scored an unassisted goal in the upper right corner of the net to take a 1-0 lead.
• Ripon would respond with two straight goals, scoring in the 5th minute and then in the 56th minute to take a 2-1 lead early in the second half.
• Just three minutes after Ripon took a lead, Niehuns Antunes found the net once again. Lucas scored on a 1-on-1 off an assist from Noah Griffith to tie things up at 2-2.
• Things were quiet over the next 40 minutes, remaining tied through regulation and the first overtime. Emmanuel Zambrano changed that 1:47 into the second overtime, scoring off of a Sergio Calvo de Leon free kick to win the match for the Scarlet Hawks.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Niehuns Antunes scored two goals on four shots and three shots on goal.
• Calvo De Leon tallied an assist as well as a team-high five shots and three shots on goal.
• Zambrano scored the game-winner on his only shot of the day.
• Christopher Beluska earned the win, holding Ripon scoreless in overtime.

Stats to Know

• Zambrano's goal was his first on the season.
• Tech outshot Ripon 18-16.
• The Scarlet Hawks took the only two shots in the second overtime period.

Up Next

• Illinois Tech will play its second consecutive road match on Wednesday when the team travels to nearby Moody Bible.
• Match time is set for 3:30 p.m.