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Tim Trilk
Rachael Keating
0
Western Ill. WIU (0-3-0, 0-0-0)
3
Winner UIC UIC (2-1-0, 0-0-0)
Western Ill. WIU
(0-3-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
3
UIC UIC
(2-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Ill. WIU 0 0 0
UIC UIC 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | WIU Athletic Communications

Early Counter Attack Plagues WIU in The Windy City

Trilk sets a career-high in saves and helps tie single-game records.

CHICAGO – An early counter-attack plagued the Western Illinois men's soccer team (0-4-0) in a 3-0 loss to the UIC Flames (3-1-0) on Sunday (Sept. 8) night. 

Tim Trilk was active between the pipes against the fourth straight Horizon League matchup. The senior set a new career-high with 13 saves en route to tying Chris Frenz (Oct. 25, 2002 vs. IUPUI) for third in saves in a game. The 13 total stops also tied a team single-game record for fourth all-time which was last set versus Drake on Sept. 17, 2000. 

The Leathernecks put the pressure on UIC right out of the gates. Caleb Ragland fired a ball off a free kick that nailed the crossbar, and Daisuke Otsuka followed with a shot, but Sokratis Vasilas denied the opportunity. 

Off the ensuing corner by Western, the Flames put together a counter-attack that turned into a 1-0 lead by Bar Hazut (4'). 

In the 36th minute, UIC again found the back of the net on a corner to push the advantage to 2-0. Midway through the second half, the Flames added an insurance goal by Hazut (73') to make it 3-0. 

WIU almost cut into the Flames lead after Paul Kirdorf connected a ball to Kyle Owen who pushed it just to the left on a diving header in the 60th minute. 

The Leathernecks welcome Big Ten Conference opponent Northwestern on Thursday (Sept. 12) at 4:30 p.m. for Battle of the Purple. 

 
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