The Benedictine University men's soccer team advanced to the semifinals of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament by winning at fourth-seeded Illinois Tech on Sunday.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 2, Illinois Tech 0
THE DETAILS
- The first 45 minutes was very open with both teams trading opportunities
- Benedictine opened the scoring with less than three minutes to go until the half
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Nick Smith netted his first goal of the season with help from
Nico Gonzalez-Polar
- Illinois Tech put on constant pressure in the second half but the Benedictine defense held strong
- Benedictine was able to put the game away with a tally in the 83rd minute to seal the advancement
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Krystof Cicha struck with the second marker as Benedictine led 2-0
- The teams played to a scoreless draw in the regular season
- Benedictine has lost just once this season to a conference opponent
STAT LEADERS
- Illinois Tech held a 20-11 advantage in shots and put nine on target
- The hosts logged 14 shots in the second half
- Cicha led Benedictine with three shots as Benedictine put five on goal
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Abrahm Tiburcio recorded nine saves to log the clean sheet, his fifth of the year
UP NEXT
Benedictine (7-4-7) will meet the regular season conference champion, Edgewood, in the semifinals on Wednesday night at 7pm
