CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Rockford University women's soccer team fell 5-0 to four-time defending NACC champion Illinois Tech on Wednesday evening to close NACC play.
Illinois Tech applied pressure early, scoring in the third minute on a team goal before Taylor Hernandez added another goal in the fifth minute to give the Scarlet Hawks a 2-0 lead. The Regents then settled in defensively, holding the Scarlet Hawks scoreless for nearly 30 minutes before Avery Sealey found the back of the net in the 38th minute to give Illinois Tech a 3-0 lead at halftime.
Kaitlyn Walsh scored twice in the second half, finding the net in the 55th and 60th minutes to cap the scoring.
Heather Rodriguez Romero recorded 15 saves in 90 minutes in goal for the Regents while facing 19 shots on goal.
The Regents will close out their season Saturday, Oct. 31, when they travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to face Alverno College. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
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