By Jami Sponaugle

River Forest, Ill. - The Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's soccer team tallied one goal in their 2-1 loss to Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference (NACC) competitor the Dominican University Stars. The Hawks got on the board late with the goal coming in the 81st minute during the NACC season opener. 

How it Happened 

• The Stars got on the board in the 18th and 23rd minute with both goals coming from John Cronnolly. The first goal came off a Carter Bass assist when Bass played the ball over the top of the Hawks defense to an on-coming Cronnolly. Cronnolly gained control of the ball and got past his Hawk defender before firing a shot into the opposite side upper 90. The Cronnolly and Bass duo picked up the second goal a few minutes later after Bass blocked a Hawk pass which deflected to a wide open Cronnolly. Cronnolly dribbled the ball into the 18-yard box before placing the ball into the lower left corner to take a 2-0 lead over the Hawks.

• Maciek Matusiak scored the Scarlet Hawks lone goal late in the 81st minute of play to cut the Stars lead to one. After a cross and a Scarlet Hawk header sent the ball towards the goal that forced the Stars goalkeeper to make a diving save, Matusiak was able to get his foot in between the Stars goalkeeper and the post to tap the ball into the back of the net. 

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Matusiak, Josh Plimpton, Matthew Gombar, Younghoon Jung, and Daniel Kulawiak all recorded one shot during the contest. Matusiak found the back of the net with his shot while Plimpton's was on frame. 

• Adam Falcigno played the whole 90 minutes in the net and made six save for the Hawks.

Inside the Box Score

• The Hawks ended the match with 5 shots, 2 on goal, while the Stars had 18 shots, 8 on goal.

• Dominican held a 7-4 corner kick advantage.

• By the end of the match, the Hawks committed 13 fouls while the Stars committed 18. 

Up Next

• The Hawks hit the road again on Saturday as they head to Wauwatosa, WI take on the Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors. Kick-off for the NACC contest is set for 1:00 p.m.