This past Monday and Tuesday, the women's and men's Holy Cross soccer teams faced the Indiana Northwest RedHawks. Now 4-6 on the season, the women's team won 2-0 over Indiana Northwest. Now 3-5-3, the men's team tied 1-1 against the RedHawks.
Women's game
The Saints started out strong, making their first goal in the first half at the 8:54 time mark with sophomore midfielder Erika Perez making the score 1-0.
The Saints kept the momentum going as they made their second goal in the second half of the game at the 49:08 time mark thanks to junior midfielder Neyda Macias and the assists from sophomore forward Arianna Barreras and freshman forward Emma Vono.
Overall, Holy Cross outshot the RedHawks 10-6, but Indiana Northwest had more shots on goal, having an overall total of four while Holy Cross had three.
The Holy Cross women's team now gets ready to travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin to face off against Viterbo at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 5.
Men's game
The Holy Cross men's game looked different, as the Saints tied against the RedHawks. As neither team scored in the first half of the game, both teams scored in the second half to tie the match.
The Saints scored first in the second half in the 52nd minute thanks to senior forward Juan Perez and an assist from senior forward Issac Filippo. The RedHawks quickly followed eight minutes later to make a goal of their own at the 59:33 time mark.
Holy Cross outshot the RedHawks 17-11 and had more shots on goal with a total of 8-6.
The Saints now prepare to hit the road as they get ready to also face Viterbo in La Crosse at 3:30 p.m. this Saturday following the women's soccer game.
