Men's Soccer
Steve Woltmann
5
Winner North Central (IL) NCC (13-0-1, 3-0-1)
2
Augustana (IL) AUGIE (4-5-0, 0-3-0)
Winner
North Central (IL) NCC
(13-0-1, 3-0-1)
5
Final
2
Augustana (IL) AUGIE
(4-5-0, 0-3-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Central (IL) NCC 4 1 5
Augustana (IL) AUGIE 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Offensive Explosion Capsizes Vikings

Contact: Matthew Eaker, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, mreaker@noctrl.edu 

Rock Island, Ill. (Oct. 6, 2021) - On a cold and rainy Wednesday night, the North Central College men's soccer team remained unbeaten as they took down the Vikings of Augustana College 5-2 inside Thorson-Lucken Field. 

Just one minute into the game, Jaziel Enriquez sent a cross in front of the Vikings net which found Pablo Bustamante to give the Cardinals an early lead. After five more Cardinals' shots, Sophomore Jesus Meza would deliver the second goal of the game as North Central would go up 2-0. Brandon Harmsen would get in on the action as he scored in the 36th minute to put the Cardinals up by three. 

Two minutes later Max Marich would finish off a Diego St. Marie cross to score North Central's fourth goal of the half. After a foul inside the penalty area, the Vikings Jarrett Baumgartner would convert a penalty kick in the 45th minute to make the score 4-1. 

In the second half, the Vikings struck first as John Kriby took down Sebastian Gabrielson inside the penalty area, awarding the Vikings with another penalty kick. Gabrielson sent a strike past goalkeeper Sid Marquardt to cut the lead to two. In the 63rd minute, Dane Richardson scored his fourth goal of the season as he sent a strike from just outside the box to put the Cardinals up by three once again. 

The Cardinals only allowed three shots on goal all game while outshooting the Vikings 28-9. North Central has outscored their opponents 33-4 in their 14 games earning themselves a 13-0-1 record. 

The Cardinals (13-0-1, 3-0-1 CCIW) are back in action on Wednesday, October 13th as they travel to Bloomington, Illinois to take on the Illinois Wesleyan University Titans in a CCIW matchup. The game is set to start at 7:00 pm inside Neis Field. 

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