Photo by Anand Purushothaman
Posted: Sep 05, 2022
by Eric Willuweit
Chicago, Ill. – The Illinois Tech men's soccer team won their third consecutive game to start the season, defeating Alma College 4-0 Monday afternoon in a non-conference matchup at Stuart Field. The Scarlet Hawks improved their record to 3-0-0. The Scots fell to 1-1-0.
The Scarlet Hawks have now shut out each of their three opponents to start the season, with the offense scoring 10 goals.
How It Happened
- The Scarlet Hawks got on the board early, with Anthony Paiotti scoring at the 1:31 mark on an assist from Michael Kaczowka.
- First-year forward Matthew Watson provided the Hawks with some breathing room heading into halftime, scoring his first goal at the 42:49 mark, with Devin Zakeri providing the helper.
- Six and a half minutes into the second half, the Hawks increased their lead to 3-0 when Paiotti scored his second goal of the match on a nice give-and-go with Kaczowka.
- Kaczowka completed the scoring for the Hawks at the 60:21 mark when he tallied on a feed from Joshua Plimpton.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Kaczowka scored 1 goal and had 2 assists.
- Paiotti scored 2 goals on 3 shot attempts.
- Watson tallied his first Scarlet Hawks goal.
- Plimpton had an assist and has tallied a point in all three games played.
- Marko Brajkovic did not allow a goal and made 6 saves in the contest.
Inside the Box Score
- The Scarlet Hawks outshot Alma 25-10.
- Illinois Tech was whistled for 15 fouls; Alma had 19 fouls.
- Illinois Tech had 8 corner kick opportunities; Alma had 3.
- Five yellow cards were issued in the match: 2 for Illinois Tech; 3 for Alma.
Up Next
- The Scarlet Hawks will host Ripon College in a non-conference matchup on Sunday, September 11th at 2:30 PM at Stuart Field on Family Weekend.