Despite two ejections early in the game, the Scarlet Hawks grinded out a win against Saint Francis University. The game was played on Tuesday in Joliet, Illinois. The weather was cool and cloudy, and the field was undesirable. The Hawks were faced with several obstacles in the first half, but showed grit and determination to finish off the game with a 4-0 lead.

The game started off disorganized and scrambled. The ball was played in the air for the majority, and both teams struggled to keep possession. However, IIT dominated the game, keeping the ball on the opponent's half and creating many goal-scoring chances. The Hawks had 9 shots and 7 corners while Saint Francis had 4 shots and 0 corners. Mary McCabe scored the first goal of the match in the 13^th minute of the game. Megan Sarratt had a beautiful corner that landed directly in the path of McCabe. McCabe placed the ball perfectly into that back of the net. This was her 9^th season goal.

Following IIT's goal, the match became very aggressive. IIT's Erica Delgado and Saint Francis' Debbie Rios both received yellow cards 22 minutes into the game. Five minutes later, the referee pulled out a straight red for IIT's Kay Durbin. Then, just a minute later, the ref showed Delgado a second yellow leaving the Hawks on the field with only nine players. The hawks readjusted their formation and scored another goal before half. Emily Kunkel scored off a set piece 55 yards out in the 38^th minute. This is Kunkel's second goal of the season off of a set piece.

Even with 2 players down, the Hawks scored 2 more goals in the second half. Megan Sarratt scored a brilliant goal in the 47^th minute from 35 yards out. The ball sunk right over the goalie into the right corner of the net. The Hawks continued to pound the net, and Stephanie Salem scored a cheeky goal right before the 90^th minute. This was Salem's 6^th goal of the season.

The game wasn't necessarily "pretty", but the Hawks got the job done and headed back to Chicago. The Hawks now have a record of 8-2 and 3-0 in conference. IIT will play Urbana at 12pm on October 4^th in Urbana, Ohio. GOOD LUCK HAWKS!