Tartans Relentless in 4-1 Win at No. 3 UChicago
The Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer team scored four goals on the road to defeat third-ranked University of Chicago on Saturday. The Tartans' 4-1 victory puts the team at 1-1 in the University Athletic Association (UAA) and 8-2-2 overall.
Inside the Box Score
- The University of Chicago came out strong, scoring the first goal of the game on its third shot of the game in the sixth minute.
- The Tartans then had six shot attempts before tying the score in the 27th minute. Freshman Ian Kim scored the goal with an assist by junior Sola Nishimura when his shot was saved by the keeper.
- The Tartans opened the second half with back-to-back goals in the first ten minutes after controlling play with three shots and three corner kicks before the 2-0 lead. Freshman Max Born scored the first goal with another assist by Nishimura. Senior Dominic Hoar-Weiler scored the second goal unassisted for a score of 3-1.
- The Tartans continued to fire off shots at the UChicago keeper who had to make three more saves through the 67th minute.
- Junior Tristan Gonzalez scored the final goal of the game with just over six minutes to play with Kim earning the assist.
- The Tartans had a total of 20 shot attempts with 13 on goal compared to UChicago's seven shot attempts with four on goal.
- Born led the offense with four shot attempts, three on goal and a score.
- Senior Kai Yamamoto made three saves in the victory, playing 90 minutes for the 11th game this season to earn his eighth win.