Blueboys Remain Unbeaten in MWC Play

MT. VERNON, Iowa – Jake Ruiz scored twice and had an assist as the Illinois College men's soccer team remained unbeaten in league play with a 3-1 win over Cornell in a Midwest Conference contest on Saturday at the Cornell Soccer Field.

IC is now 8-2-4 overall and 4-0-3 in MWC play. Cornell moved to 1-9-3 and 1-4-2.

IC 3 Cornell 1
The Blueboys never trailed, as Carter Uhlmann put IC on the board just 17:12 into the match on a feed from Ruiz. Ruiz then added to the Blueboys' lead just over eight minutes later, finding the net at the 25:21 mark to give IC a two-goal advantage. 

The Rams scored their only goal of the match at the 35:29 mark, and IC went into halftime with a 2-1 lead.

Ruiz put an insurance goal on the board at the 72:24 mark, and the Blueboys closed the contest out from there to earn the victory.

IC out-shot Cornell, 29-9, on the day, with Oscar Liogon Arenas leading the way with six. J'Aiden Cranwell-Meneses added five. 

TJ Esseily went the distance in net for the Blueboys and recorded four saves.

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The Blueboys return to England Stadium for the regular season home finale on Saturday. The Senior Day match will begin at 11:00 a.m.