FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The No. 10-ranked Indiana Tech men's soccer team defeated No. 16-ranked University of Northwestern Ohio 3-0 Saturday afternoon in the finals of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Tournament at Warrior Athletic Field to complete the sweep of the conference titles for the second straight season.
How It Happened
- The two teams were locked up for the first 40 minutes of the game until Jose Uvidia found Luke Jones in the 41st minute to put the Warriors up 1-0 at the half.
- Jaxon Simerman made it a 2-0 game in the 76th minute as he headed into the pass from Jonas Kahlmann into the back of the net.
- Tech made it a 3-0 game with just three minutes remaining in the match as Noe Garcia recorded his team-leading 18th goal following a steal on a Racer defender and slipping the ball past the UNOH goal keeper.
Inside the Box Score
- Garcia sits just seven goals behind Billy Krips (1999-2000) for the most goals in a single season in Tech history.
- The Warriors outscored their opponents 12-0 throughout the WHAC Tournament and have not allowed a goal over their last four games, while the last WHAC team to score on them was Lourdes University on March 20 in Sylvania, Ohio. Tech now has 14 shutouts on the season, the most in the NAIA.
Tech (17-1-1, 10-0-1 WHAC) returns to action on Thursday for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round against a to-be-determined opponent. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from Warrior Athletic Field.
