BELOIT, Wis. – The Illinois College men's soccer team closed out the regular season with a 5-2 victory over Beloit on Saturday at the Strong Complex Soccer Field.

With the victory, IC earns the second seed in the annual Midwest Conference Tournament and will await the winner of the quarterfinal round. IC will play Friday afternoon in Decorah, Iowa.

IC is now 10-2-4 overall and 6-0-3 in MWC play. Beloit closed out the season 1-16-1 and 1-7-1.

IC 5 Beloit 2
The Blueboys took the lead when Nate Kapitz scored off a feed from Marcos Hernandez at the 37:11 mark, and IC would take that 1-0 lead into halftime.

IC exploded for four goals in the second period to put the game out of reach. J'Aiden Cranwell-Meneses scored from Carter Uhlmann at the 46:19 mark before Oscar Liogon Arenas tallied off an assist from Kristofer Ruiz at 58:32. 

After a Beloit goal, IC's Kaua Machado closed out the Blueboys' scoring with an unassisted goal at the 88:53 mark.

IC out-shot Beloit 37-12 in the match as Jake Ruiz led the way with eight. Joey Hernandez added five and Kapitz chipped in with four.

TJ Esseily went the distance in goal for IC while recording six saves.

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IC will participate in the annual Midwest Conference Tournament. The Blueboys will be the second seed in the tournament and will play in the semifinals on Friday in Decorah, Iowa. The quarterfinals will take place on Tuesday at campus sites.