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Scarlet. Hawk soccer

Nathan McMahon
SPORTS EDITOR

It was a great weekend to be a Scarlet
Hawk soccer player as both the men’s and
women’s Scarlet Hawk soccer teams 'went on
the road and came back champions!

The men’s side took on Waynesburg in
their first game of the Purple and Gold classic in
Defiance, Ohio which was their first competitive
match of the season. The game started off poorly
for the Hawks with Waynesburg capitalizing off
a rebound shot from a free kick, 30 seconds into
the game. Illinois Tech responded strongly with
a strong string of possession until Brahadon
Ramirez provided an assist to Bart Grabowski,
who finished with authority right over the
keeper’s shoulder. The same duo combined twice

in the next 10 minutes to put the Hawks up 3-2
at halftime after Waynesburg once again fought
back to keep the game close. In the second half
Waynesburg brought the game to a 3—3 tie just
two minutes into the half. In the last twenty
minutes, a goal by Tyler Haag assisted once
again by Brahadon Ramirez as well as a late
equalizer by Waynesburg left the game ending
in a 4-4 draw.

The next match was to be the
championship match where the Scarlet Hawks
took on hosts, Defiance College. The Scarlet
Hawks dominated in possession in the first half
while earning a 1—0 lead at half time after a goal
by Noah Grifl'lth assisted by Bart Grabowski.
The second half was a different story as the
hosts turned up the physical play preventing
Illinois Tech from achieving a rhythm through

   
        
 
    
 
   
 
       
 
      
 
      
 
 
    
   

Men's Soccer
@ Wisconsin Lutheran
7 pm.

Friday, September 12
Women's Volleyball

. @ Alverno
2 pm.

Women's Volleyball
@ Northland
3:45 pm.

   

Wednesday, September 10

possession. Their determined play earned a fluke
50 yard free kick goal on a windy day. However,
Brahadon Ramirez came through on a free kick
of his own to assist Tyler Haag in the final 5
minutes to give the Scarlet Hawks the Purple
and Gold Championship.

Tyler Haag, Bart Grabowski,
Brahadon Ramirez, and Rex Meier, the anchor
of the Scarlet Hawk defense, all earned All-
Tournament team honors. Brahadon Ramirez
also was named Most Valuable Player and
USCAA National Player of the week

The women’s team traveled to New
Jersey to compete in the Staten Island Fall
classic. In their first match, they took on the
hosts, College of Staten Island (C81), in a highly
physical battle. The Scarlet Hawks struck first in
the 27th minute as Adrianna Maron took the

   

Women's Soccer
vs. Dominican
7 pm.

Saturday. September 13
Women's Cross Country
@ Concordia University

11 a.m.

Men's Cross Country
@ Concordia University
11 a.m.

Women's Volleyball
@ North Central Illinois
12 pm.

soars

ball off a CSI defender and found newcomer,
Lorena Souza, who stroked home a volley.
However, CSI answered four minutes later to
bring the game to a tie at half. In the second half,
Souza this time found Maron for the winner
with ten minutes left to go. The game ended
2-1 for the Scarlet Hawks for a 1-0 start to the
season.

In their next game, the women were
full of confidence as they cruised to a 7-0 win
over John Jay College. The Hawks were paced
by Anida Phetchanpheng with a hat trick and
Veronica Torres with two goals and an assist.
This win secured the Scarlet Hawks the Staten
Island Fall Classic title. Two championships in
one weekend makes this the most decorated
start to a season for Scarlet Hawk soccer in

, history.

    

Women's Volleyball
@ North Park
2 me.

Sunday, September 14
Women's Soccer

@ Coe

1 p.m.

Men's Soccer
@ Coe
3:30 pm.

 

 

 

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