CHICAGO –
Arved von Vegesack stepped up for the Ramblers late in the second half to keep Loyola Chicago's unbeaten streak alive at seven games. His goal came in the 89
th minute for the win, 1-0.
With the win, the Ramblers improve to 5-0-2. This is the best start to a season since 2016 when Loyola went 7-0-0 to open the year.
"Tonight was an intense battle with a good team," said head coach
Kevin Robson. "I'm proud of the team. What a play we had at the end to win it. The backline has also been great for us the last couple of games. We need to get a bit more organized and disciplined, but we had a lot of positives to build off tonight."
How It Happened
The Ramblers came out and took three shots in the first 10 minutes before
Benji Chavarria nearly scored in the 13
th minute. SIUE's first attempt didn't come until the 17:02 mark. They'd get back-to-back attempts on goal in the 26
th minute, but
Maxwell Ionita saved both to keep it scoreless. The Cougars fired off one more on goal in the 42
nd minute that wouldn't find the back of the net, and the match remained scoreless at halftime.
The teams combined for another 17 shots in the second half. Ionita made three more saves, while Vegesack finally put one of Loyola's attempts away in the 89
th minute.
Mateusz Drazek fed the ball up the middle to Vegesack to blew by two defenders to shoot high and score. Loyola held on to win, 1-0.
Inside the Box Score
- Loyola is on a seven-match unbeaten streak. The streak matches the 2016 team's start to the season when the Ramblers went 7-0-0 to open the year.
- Loyola led in total shots, 16-4. SIUE led in shots on goal, 6-3.
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Luka Ivancic and
Jack McFeely had four shots each.
- Vegesack had three shots. His goal marks his second of the season.
- Drazek's assist is his third of the year.
- Ionita gets the win and shutout in goal and made six saves on the night.
Up Next
Loyola heads across town to play at UIC at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13.
