Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 | ‘

Hawks Gone Dancin’

Nathan McMahon
SPORTS EDITOR

The Scarlet Hawks—Illinois Tech
men’s soccer team—have punched their ticket
to the big dance after a 3-1 win over Moody
Bible Institute. Illinois Tech have earned their
first ever appearance to the USCAA National
Tournament hosted by West Virginia Tech,
where theywill face Concordia-Alabama in the
opening round match on Thursday, November
6.

The deciding match against Moody
Bible College was a demonstration on exactly
why Illinois Tech has received the number 5
seed in the national tournament. The Hawks
have had a plethora of scoring options all season,
with Tyler Haag putting on a show in the first
half of the match. The scoring opened when
Nathan McMahon provided a well—weighted
chip to meet Haag as he was streaking past the

   
 

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back line, who then cleverly beat the keeper on
the dribble and touched it in. Only 6 minutes
later, Haag was at it again as his persistence and
determination to pressurize the defense, paid
off. He picked a defender’s pocket and drove
a shot through the legs of the keeper from an
impossible angle.

Illinois Tech was not done in the first
half, with the final goal coming only 3 minutes
later in the 39th minute. A strong sequence
of possession by the Hawks found Ricardo
Gonzalez wide on the left side where he swung
in a perfect ball that found Hugo Hernandez for
a first time shot into the bottom comer.

Moody Bible got what proved to be
just a consolation goal in the second half, scored
by Jacob Persson and went home empty handed
on the day. The match proved a quality exercise
for the Scarlet Hawks with the competition level
coming close to the intensity of the national
tournament.

   

  
 

Men's Soccer

vs. Concordia College
@ Charleston, WV

11 am.

Cross Count
USCAA Nationals

@ Syracuse, NY

Swimming and Diving
vs. North Central College
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vs. Illinois Wesleyan @ Milwaukee Engineering
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vs. Carthage College Women's Basketball
1 pm. vs. Olivet
1 pm.
Men's Soccer
@ Charleston, WV

  
 

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