Box Score Fort Wayne, Ind. – The (RV) Saints took to the road to kick off the conference season this afternoon (Sept. 14) against the No. 17-ranked Indiana Tech Warriors. AQ took an early lead in the first half, but Indiana Tech responded with two quick goals at the start of the second half before holding off Aquinas for a slim victory.
The result was AQ's first loss of the season and now holds a 4-1-0 record. Indiana Tech improved to 2-1-2 after its home victory.
#17 Indiana Tech 2, (RV) Aquinas 1
In what has been a common theme this season, the game started out as a defensive battle. Neither side managed a shot on target until
Jasper Schinkel put a header on target in the 17th minute, but the Indiana Tech keeper made the save. Just two minutes later, Aquinas was awarded a penalty kick after a foul in the box.
Joshua Clemitson took to the spot and slotted the ball away to give the Saints a 1-0 lead. The goal was Clemitson's first of the season.
The chippy game continued as a defensive battle in the first half continued as
Ivan Radovic made his first save of the contest in the 33rd minute. Radovic was called into action again at the end of the half, making a pair of saves in the final minutes of the half to keep Indiana Tech off the scoreboard.
After a 15-minute halftime, the Warriors came out of the gates firing. Indiana Tech leveled the score in the 47th minute and scored once again in the 49th minute to take the lead. The two goals were the first goals that AQ had conceded this season. Aquinas had held opponents scoreless for the first 407 minutes of gameplay this season.
The game began to open up with both sides creating space and scoring opportunities. The back-and-forth battle continued, but neither side managed to find another goal through the remainder of the second half. At the final whistle, the Warriors managed to hold on for a 2-1 victory.
By the Numbers
- Clemitson's goal was AQ's first penalty kick goal of the season.
- Indiana Tech put 9 shots on target to Aquinas' 3 and had a total of 21 shots to AQ's 14.
- There were a total of 42 fouls in the chippy battle and 11 yellow cards issued.
- Radovic tied his career high of seven saves this afternoon.
- Indiana Tech has now managed to take two consecutive games against Aquinas after managing to win the WHAC Tournament Championship fixture last season.
Up Next
The Saints will look to get back into the win column on Wednesday (Sept. 18) with another road contest, this time against Spring Arbor.
