Contact: Anna Fox, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, amfox@noctrl.edu
 
Bloomington, Ill. (Oct. 21, 2023) - On a nice fall afternoon, the North Central College men's soccer team remains undefeated in conference play as they took down the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan University 5-1 inside Neis Field.
 
North Central's offense capitalized early in the first half with Edoardo Bonifacio taking a pass from Aidan Westerberg and putting it into the back of the net.
 
The Cardinals offense did not let up, scoring again six minutes later. In the 13th minute of the game Jacopo De Collibus shot the ball away from Vikings goalkeeper Sam Kedzior, giving North Central a 2-0 lead.
 
Two minutes later De Collibus passed the ball up to Jared Urueta. Urueta made space from his defender and sent the ball into the back of the Vikings net.
 
To close out the half, North Central was given a penalty kick in the 41st minute. Westerberg took the kick for the Cardinals to deliver their fourth goal of the night.
 
With a slow start to the second half, it was the Vikings who struck first. Sasha Tylnyy shot the ball out of Sid Marquardt's reach.
 
The Cardinals closed out the game with a goal from Pepijn Hakstege, with an assist from Will Mayer.
 
Westerberg made program history with his assist on Bonifacio goal in the first half. Westerberg now holds the record with the most career assists in program history with 20 assists. He surpassed Stan Mietus (1986-1989) record of 19 career assists.
 
The Cardinals take on the Augustana College Vikings for their last CCIW regular season game on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in Rock Island, Ill.
 
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