JOLIET, ILL. - The Madison College men's soccer team picked up its seventh-straight win - and ninth consecutive non-loss - Saturday with a 2-0 Region 4 win over Joliet Junior College to mark their fourth shutout victory in a row. Freshman goalkeeper
Thomas Randall extended the team's scoreless streak to 374 minutes with his seventh clean sheet. The WolfPack leads the Wolves 20-12-4 in the head-to-head series, including a 14-0-2 mark in the last 16 meetings with a dozen straight wins
Sophomore
Josh Kiltz kept his own impressive streak alive with a 3' goal, giving the midfielder/forward his tenth goal in the last five matches. A long throw-in by freshman
Owen Counsell was initially deflected by the right foot of fellow first year
Kian Downey, and then headed by a Joliet Junior College (9-4-2) player in an attempt to clear. The ball ended up at the feet of Kiltz, who controlled the as he moved to his right and booted a laser back towards the left post for a 1-0 lead. The reigning NJCAA Division II Player of the Week leads the team with 12 goals this season.
Madison College increased its lead to 2-0 in the 33', thanks to the hustle of sophomore
Gui Amaral. The midfielder/forward from Brazil raced into a crowd to send a free soccer ball into the direction of freshman
Cris Quezada, who was able to control, spin towards the net, and blast a scoring strike past the JJC goalkeeper. Quezada, a former Sauk Prairie HS athlete, has two goals on the year, while Amaral owns five assists.
Madison College dominated the ball throughout the match, creating a 21-2 advantage in total shots and a 13-0 differential in shots on goal. Randall secured the shutout, while the Wolves goalkeeper was credited with 11 saves and two goals allowed. Kiltz was tops on the team with seven shots on goal off his ten total shot attempts, while Quezada was next with three shots and two on goal.
Up Next:
Madison College (11-1-2) will host Region 4 and in-state rival Milwaukee Area Technical College (2-6-3) in the final regular season home match on Wednesday, October 21. The all-time series dates back to 1981, with the WolfPack boasting a 53-15-3 lead with a 23-0-2 mark in the last 25 meetings. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. at
Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Pitch - East and will be streamed live at
MadisonCollege.tv.
Prior to the start of the match, Madison College Athletics will celebrate Sophomore Night and recognize the seven-member Sophomore Class of 2026.
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