Hillsboro, MO – Three second half goals powered the No. 17 ranked Indian Hills Men's Soccer team to a 3-0 victory over No. 18 Jefferson College (MO) on Sunday to remain unbeaten on the year. The Warriors now sit at 3-0-1.
After a scoreless 45 minutes of action between both sides, the Warriors broke free in the second half with goals from Alex Rodriguez (Valladoli, Spain/Les Nunez de Arce), Gustavo Marques (São Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Anglo Indaiatuba), and Lucas Bauer (Oldenburg, Germany/IGS Kreyenbruck). Rodriguez added a pair of assists in the win while Daniel Mulero (Asturias, Spain/Salesianos Santo Angel Aviles) tallied two helpers as well.
The Warriors pick up their first-ever victory over the Vikings in the sixth all-time matchup between the two clubs. Jefferson eliminated Indian Hills from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men's Soccer Midwest District tournament last year.
"The boys did well today after a shaky start," stated head coach Felix Vu. "Once we were able to compose ourselves and add more quality to our energy we were able to create more chances and ultimately finish them."
Indian Hills split its keeper duties on Sunday as freshman Lennart Fischer (Paderborn, Germany/Helene-Weber-Berufskolleg) blanked the Vikings in the first half before Kaz Kromwijk (Schenkeldijk, Netherlands/Stedelijk Dalton Lyceum Kaptynweg) closed out the match in the second half. Kromwijk earned the win in net for the Warriors, his third win of the season and ninth career victory which ties the sophomore for third-most all-time in school history.
Rodriguez opened the scoring for the Warriors with his first collegiate goal in the second half on assists from Marques and Mulero. Marques followed up with his third goal of the season and 12th career tally to move into the top-10 all-time in school history. Nasser Benbella (Casablanca, Morocco/Al Khansa) and Rodriguez contributed the assists on the play.
Bauer, who scored the Warriors' lone goal in the 89th minute in a 1-1 tie Friday night at Johnson County Community College (KS), capped the Warriors' scoring after finding the back of the net for the second consecutive game.
Indian Hills will now head to Great Bend, KS for the Barton Classic at Barton College (KS). The Warriors will take on Barton on September 1 and Otero College (CO) on September 3.
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