SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The #24 ranked Indiana Tech men's soccer team went to Michigan on Saturday night to take on top seeded Lawrence Tech University in the WHAC Tournament Semifinal.
The Warriors would avenge their 2-3 loss at LTU in the regular season with a 3-0 win to send them to a ninth straight WHAC Tournament final!
Filip Maksimovic would continue his postseason heroics by contributing to all three Tech goals in the game. The senior forward put the Warriors up 1-0 in the 41
st minute of the game, finishing off a beautiful ball in behind from
Gui Moreira. Less than a minute later, Maksimovic would take a pass from
Zak El Hannach at midfield, driving all the way into the Blue Devils' box and beating multiple defenders to score a brilliant solo effort and double the Warrior lead before the half. At the beginning of the second half, Maksimovic would cause havoc again getting in behind the Lawrence Tech defense. He would then control the ball in the box and pass it back to Moreira at the top of the 18-yard box, who would unleash a perfect shot into the far corner to extend the Warrior lead to 3-0 in the 49
th minute. With a commanding lead, Tech would switch into a more defensive formation to see out the rest of the game. The Warriors would hold the shutout through to the end of the match, eliminating the Blue Devils from the tournament.
Alan Fleischer made four saves between the pipes in the win.
The Warriors are now 14-4-2 overall this season and reach the WHAC Tournament Championship game for a ninth straight season. The Warriors will try to extend their record setting postseason streak of seven straight WHAC Tournament trophies as they look for number eight as they get set to face the #3 seed, Aquinas College, on Wednesday, November 11
th in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tech will look to repeat their earlier success over the Saints this season when the Warriors won the first matchup 2-0 at home.
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