The Loggers dismantled 14th ranked Waubonsee College 8-0 at the Champaign Kick for the Cure Tournament.
First half scoring started off in the 14th minute of the match with Luke Rectenwal beating multiple Waubonsee players down the side and crossed a perfect ball to Harry White who smashed the ball into the back of the net. Minutes later Rectenwal beat a couple players and slid the ball to Adrian Manzano who put away his second goal of the season. The third goal of the match came from a throw in which Harry White was able to convert into his 6th goal of the year. The first half of play ended with LLCC ahead 3-0. Dunas stated, "Itt seemed as though we weren't doing enough in the middle of the field in the first half, however they could not stop us offensively and our defense was the most solid I have seen them this year."
Second half play was all Lincoln Land. 14th ranked Waubonsee was only able to manage one shot the entire second half. LLLCC picked up their tempo even more in the second half and started another scoring spree when Harry White headed a beautifully placed bewar Mohammad corner kick to Zabian Morris who headed his third goal of the season.. Harry White was taken down in the box, 9 minutes in, and awarded a penalty kick which he converted into his 7th goal of the season. Two minutes later Harry Juked the defense and goalkeeper before being tackled to the ground by the goalkeeper. The keeper received a red card for the offense and Harry made Waubonsee pay for the foul by converting the penalty kick into his 8th goal of the regular season.
Waubonsee played a man short for the remaining 20 minutes of the match due to the red card. In those final 20 minutes LLCC continued to punish Waubonsee with 2 more goals. In the 78th minute of play, Timmy Kasa found the side netting on an Andrew Slater pass. Seven minutes later Kasa returned the favor assisting Andrew Slater on his first goal of the season. Memo Guerrero and Jake Oldani shared goalkeeping duties to preserve the first blank sheet of the season behind a steel wall of Jake Stults and Sergio Vargas. Dunas stated, "We looked much better in the second half and dominated play with 80% possession. They could not stop our offense nor could they penetrate our solidified defense. This team gets better every day...I feel very confident with the ability of this team. We are strong in every area. The boys earned a great win today and I couldn't be more pleased. Every suited player contributed in the match today and the level of play never dropped. LLCC outshot Waubonsee 24-7 and had three corner kicks to waubonsees 2."
The loggers will return to Champaign tomorrow as they conclude tournament play against a tough Laramie County at 10Am. The loggers have their first regular season home match September 3rd as they face region foe ICC.