MOUNT VERNON – Rams faced one of the Midwest Conference's two unbeaten teams on Saturday at Cornell Soccer Field, falling 3-1 to Illinois College (7-2-4 overall, 4-0-3 MWC).
The Blueboys Jake Ruiz picked up an assist on Carter Uhlmann's goal at the 17-minute mark of the first half. Ruiz added an unassisted goal at the 25-minute mark, to put Illinois College up 2-0.
Cornell senior
Tadhg Thompson scored his second goal of the season on a free kick at the 35-minute mark to pull the Rams within one going to half.
The second half was a defensive battle before Ruiz tacked on his second goal of the game for the Blueboys with 18 minutes left in the game to seal the victory.
The Rams took nine shots for the game, with Thompson leading the way with two.
Nathaniel Sinitambirivoutin Kiffer,
Javier Andrade-Martinez,
Sam Burmeister,
Colin Hansen and Thompson each had a shot on goal.
Goalkeeper
Kian Farrell played a complete game in the net, finishing with eight saves. Farrell faced 29 shots, with 11 on goal.
Coming up – The Rams travel to Rock Island, IL on Wednesday to face Augustana (IL) (5-3-4 overall) at Thorson-Lucken Field. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
