Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - After a scoreless first half, the Illinois Wesleyan men's soccer team got goals from three different people to get a 3-0 nonconference win over Benedictine on Sunday night, Sept. 15, at Neis Field.

Illinois Wesleyan improved to 4-2-1 while the Eagles slip to 1-4-0.

Sophomore Jimmy Connolly opened the scoring at 59:56 on a perfectly placed header off a corner from senior Angelo Catalano. Connolly assisted with a corner kick on IWU's next goal from sophomore Drake Leary, his first of the year, at 81:24.

Junior Colin Rathe scored at 84:33 as he beat the defense on the right side and took it in for a goal to make it 3-0.

Illinois Wesleyan held a 19-5 edge in shots and sophomore Erick Eklin earned his first win of the year with the shutout in goal, making three saves.

What's Next?
The Titans play their sixth home game of the year, meeting the University of Chicago (3-1-0) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18.