JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois College men's soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win over Grinnell in a key Midwest Conference match on Saturday inside England Stadium.

IC is now 9-2-4 overall and 5-0-3 in MWC play. Grinnell is now 11-4-1 and 5-3-0.

IC 2 Grinnell 1
The Pioneers opened the scoring with a goal at the 25:47 mark and then held that lead into halftime. 

IC would rally in the second period. Kristofer Ruiz tied the game with a goal at the 61:11 mark. The Blueboys scored the decisive goal at 79:14 when Carter Uhlmann banged home a penalty shot. 

The victory pushed IC closer to earning a bye to the semifinals of the annual Midwest Conference tournament in two weeks.

The Blueboys had 12 shots on the day, led by Ruiz, who had four. Elijah Bunda chipped in with three. 

TJ Esseily had four saves in goal for the victors.

Blue Notes
Prior to the match, IC honored eight seniors - Joe Aiello, Logan Corgan, Jives Efemini, Esseily, Blake Morrison, Ruiz, Jared Santillan, and Uhlmann – who were celebrating their final regular-season home game. All eight started the match.    

Up Next
The Blueboys hit the road for the final match of the 2026 regular season when they meet Beloit in Beloit on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.