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Box Score


Sept. 16, 2012 – Jake Muszczynski's second hat trick of the season powered the North Central College men's soccer team past Fontbonne University, 3-0, in the championship game of the 2012 Sal Vaccaro Tournament Sunday night inside Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.
 
The Cardinals (6-1-0) struck first as Muszczynski snuck past the Griffin (4-1-1) defense and found the back of the net off a pass from Jake Johnson in the 12^th minute, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead.
 
Just over 12 minutes later, Muszczynski struck again connecting on his team leading seventh goal of the season off a throw in by Ryan Johnson to increase the Cardinal lead to 2-0 heading into the intermission.
 
In the 73^rd minute, Muszczynski let one rip from 25 yards out sneaking a laser past Griffin goalkeeper Ryan Essenpreis in the upper right corner of the goal, giving the Cardinals the decisive 3-0 lead.
 
North Central outshot Fontbonne by a 15-11 margin while the Cardinal defense held the Griffins to just two shots on goal. 
 
Kyle DeRaedt started in goal for North Central while John McWard took over in the second half recording two saves.  Essenpreis stopped five shots on the night in the losing effort.
 
North Central travels to Chicago, Ill. to take the University of Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2:30 p.m.