SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -Â Three players scored in the Prairie Stars' 3-0 victory against the South Dakota School of Mines Friday evening at Cownie Soccer Complex. Junior-transfers
Zachary Allevi (Adelaide, Australia) and
Kanye Sayon (Ghana) collected their first goals for UIS and junior
Dylan Stockman (Peoria, Ill.) netted his first goal of the season.
The Basics- Final Score: UIS 3, SD School of Mines 0
- Records: UIS (1-0), SD School of Mines (0-1)
- Location: Des Moines, Iowa - Cownie Soccer Complex
How It Happened- The Prairie Stars outshot the Hardrockers 9-2 in the first half but neither team could find the breakthrough in the first 45 minutes.
- UIS threatened to score early in the second period but was denied twice by the Hardrockers. After sophomore keeper Tommy Geile (O'Fallon, Mo.) made his first save of the half, the Prairie Stars scored two goals in the 55th and 56th minutes.
- Kanye Sayon made it 3-0 with a goal in the 68th minute.
Coach Miech
"The game opened up in the second half and our guys really picked it up. It was a total team effort and we got all of our field players that were healthy into the game, which was a positive. I'm happy with the performance and if we can continue to improve and build on what we're doing we'll be all right."Prairie Stars Top Performers- Zachary Allevi: took two shots and scored his first goal as a Prairie Star
- Kanye Sayon: recorded a team-high three shots-on-goal including his first goal of the season to make the score 3-0
- Dylan Stockman: his lone shot of the night found the back of the net for his first goal of the season
- Tommy Geile: collected seven saves on his way to his first shutout as a Prairie Star.
Stats of the Game- Zachary Allevi and Kanye Sayon scored their first countable goals at UIS. Both players scored during the preseason.
- With the shutout, the UIS defense has not allowed more than one goal since October 24 of last season
- The Prairie Stars are 2-0 against SD School of Mines after defeating the Hardrockers 2-1 in overtime last season.
- Tommy Geile recorded his first career shutout.
Coming Up Next- The Prairie Stars take on the University of Mary (ND) on Sunday at 11 a.m.
