Indiana Tech Claims Men's Soccer Tournament on PKs

LIVONIA, Mich. - (TOURNAMENT PAGE) - After 110 minutes of play including two overtimes and a 1-1 tie, second-seeded Indiana Tech claimed the 2022 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Men's Soccer Tournament on penalty kicks (6-5) over top-seeded Madonna. It's the fourth straight tournament crown for the Warriors and fifth overall.

Both Madonna (15-0-6), as the WHAC regular season, and Indiana Tech (12-2-7), as the WHAC tournament champion, will receive automatic bids into the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Round.

Luke Jones struck first and put Tech up 1-0 n the 38th minute when he beat Madonna keeper Youssou Ouendeno from just outside the penalty area. The Warriors held the 1-0 advantage until the final 10 minutes, when Madonna's Ryo Nakajima hit the equalizer in the 81st minute.

Madonna outshot Tech 3-1 in the first overtime as neither team got a good look at the goal. The Crusaders came out aggressive in the second overtime, outshooting IT 6-2, but Jaume Salvado made two key saves to force penalty kicks. Tech outlasted MU 6-5 in the shootout with Lucca Motta, David Ambaek, Aaron Asamoah, Jaume Castells Mas, Diego Perez, and Panagiotis Georgiou all connecting, as the final Crusader effort clanged off the left upright.

Stat Leaders
Goals: Jones 1 (IT); Nakajima 1 (MU)
Assists: none
Saves: Salvado 5 (IT); Ouendeno 5 (MU)