by Eric Willuweit
Kalamazoo, Mich. - The Illinois Tech men's soccer team started their first half against Kalamazoo College with the game's first tally at the 14-minute mark, but the Scarlet Hawks couldn't make the lead stand up, as the Hornets scored two second half goals for the 2-1 non-conference victory Wednesday night. The Scarlet Hawks drop to 5-3-0 overall, and are still looking for their first road match victory. The Hornets improved to 3-4-2 overall.
Offense was hard to come by for the Scarlet Hawks, as they were limited to just five total shots, and only one shot on goal.
How It Happened
- Michael Kaczowka got the Scarlet Hawks on the board first at the 14:01 mark in the first half with his six goal of the season. Assisting on the play was Logan Garcia.
- Kalamazoo evened the match at 1-1 just under five minutes into the second half, when Jeremiah Heath scored his first goal of the season, with an assist from Aidan Gillig.
- Gillig netted the eventual game-winning goal for the Hornets at the 65:40 mark, with Shun Yonehara providing the assist.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Kaczowka with a goal on two shots. The goal was Kaczowka's third goal over his last two matches.
- Anthony Paiotti with two shots.
- Logan Garcia with one shot and one assist.
Inside The Box Score
- Kalamazoo outshot the Scarlet Hawks 15-5.
- Fouls were relatively even: 16 for Illinois Tech and 15 for Kalamazoo.
- Illinois Tech had 2 corner kicks; Kalamazoo had 8.
- Each team had one yellow card assessed.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks return home to Stuart Field for a NACC matchup with Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday, September 24th at 3:30pm.