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10/22/11 - Hawks Season Ends
The first playoff game took Heartland to Eastside Complex in East Peoria to play 2nd ranked Illinois Central College for the quarterfinal in NJCAA Region 24 tournament.
Heartland started out attacking, looking for opportunities to put the ball behind the ICC defense and push after. ICC for their part was able to push back
and a counter attack resulted in a 1-0 lead early in the first half. Heartland had to wait until the last ten seconds of the half for the equalizer
to come on a free kick crossed from Rodrigo Consani (Brazil). Connor Donath
(Normal Community) put his head to it, and the ball went in before time expired.
The second half started out as the first with Heartland attempting to connect and create chances, but ICC pressured higher and Heartland
had a hard time getting out of their own half.
Nick Paglucia (U-High) had Heartland’s greatest chance to score after a perfect pass from Dominik Lipki
(Germany) found him in the box, but defensive pressure
and bad luck sent the ball just wide of the post.
At 80 minutes Heartland could not stand against the ICC pressure as their attack got enough space to put the ball behind Aaron Smith
(Charleston) in the Heartland goal.
Within a few minutes Heartland’s Brennan Gunville
(Chatham-Glenwood) received his second yellow card leaving Heartland with ten men on the field.
A following commotion in the box gave ICC the opportunity to get two ahead, and they capitalized. The final score was 3-1.
10/16/11 - Hawks End Regular Season With Draw
In Heartland’s final regular season match, the Hawks drew even with Danville Area Community College, 1-1, on the road.
The Hawks and the Jaguars squared off on a small, uneven field in Danville, Ill., and the Jaguars drew blood first with a goal off a direct free kick in the first half.
The Hawks flew into attack mode in the second half, and Kevin Alvarez (Niles North) evened the score on a Justin Boult (U.K.) cross.
In overtime the Hawks had multiple opportunities but could not score, and Heartland returned home with a 7-7-4 record.
10/15/11 - Penalty Shot Sinks Heartland
A strong defensive performance by Heartland was wasted in the second half when a penalty shot was awarded to Parkland College, giving the Cobras a 1-0 win in
Champaign, Ill.
Dhani Cerra converted the penalty kick for the Cobras to score the lone goal of the match and send the Hawks home with a 7-7-3 record.
Dennis Anderson (Calvary Christian) recorded one save for the Hawks.
10/11/11 - Hawks and Titans Battle to 0-0 Tie
In a cross-town battle between Heartland Community College and Illinois Wesleyan University-JV, the Hawks battled the Titans’ junior varsity team to a scoreless tie at the Corn Crib.
Each team recorded two shots on goal, but both defenses held strong to keep the game scoreless. HCC goalie Dennis Anderson (Calvary Christian) made two saves for the Hawks to thwart both scoring opportunities for IWU.
10/9/11 - Hawks Tie on the Road vs. Mckendree
Heartland went on the road to visit McKendree College and a match against their JV team. The Hawks started out well and dominated the game the first 20 minutes creating multiple goal scoring opportunities. It was, however, McKendree who would score first off of a corner where Heartland failed to clear the danger.
Heartland kept possessing the ball playing well and 30 minutes in was Dominik Lipki who escaped into space scoring the equalizer. McKendree did on the other hand continue to be dangerous on their set pieces, and just before the halftime a shot off of a rebound found the net behind Dennis Anderson.
The second half was Heartland again possessing the ball playing against a McKendree team that aimed long for a big strong forward, but despite possession and dominance it took Heartland a good 40 minutes before Justin Boult could carve out the equalizer off of a smashing long shot. Heartland continued to press on for the winner, but the draw at 90 minutes was all to be had on the road that day.
10/8/11 - Hawks End Losing Streak
College of Lake County came to the Corncrib to play a Heartland team hungry for a win to break a losing streak. And Heartland came out to play. After Nelson Kenne made it 1-0 putting away the rebound off of Czar Zeman’s shot, the stage was set. Minutes later Ricky Wright was strong as he added a goal to the score line off of Ryan Tarter’s pass. The Hawks kept dominating the game with Rodrigo Consani hitting the woodwork twice with fierce shots, but could not produce any more goals.
The second half was controlled by Heartland, but unfortunate handling of a cross caused Dennis Anderson to have to pick the ball out of his own net. Anderson came back with a couple of strong saves making the final score 2-1, and Heartland gets their first win in 5 games.
An uplifting afternoon improves Heartland’s overall record to 7-6-1.
10/5/11 - SWIC Takes Down Heartland
An early breakdown of communication and collaboration between goal keeper and defense allowed SWIC to move ahead with 1-0. Heartland had to spend the entire game trailing looking for the equalizer, but could not find a goal in any part of the game. Playing against an ultra defensive opponent was tough for 85 minutes, but an overall disappointing performance ended with another loss.
After today’s game Heartland drops their overall record to 6-6-1, 1-4-1 in the region.
10/2/11 - Heartland’s trademark defensive play fell short against Illinois Central
Illinois Central College came to the Corncrib from Peoria, and two teams with even records were ready to square off.
Heartland entered the game with composure and discipline, pressing their opponent and dominating play from the start. Then after 25 minutes, ICC was awarded a penalty after a handball by Heartland. ICC did not squander the opportunity, and Heartland had to fight for the equalizer. A breakaway would allow for just that when an alert Justin Boult picked up a long clearance to make it 1-1.
The second half started off with ICC much more engaged and before
six minutes was played they had scored twice to make it 3-1. Heartland, on the other hand, had heart and persistence to come back again. A penalty kick was awarded when ICC blocked a shot with a handball. Czar Zeman stepped up and hammered in 2-3 from the penalty. A few minutes later Ryan Tarter was aggressive on a rebound the Hawks had come back again. But with only minutes left before full time ICC got ahead again, and Heartland could never recover.
9/30/11 - Hawks take a loss in overtime
Lewis & Clark College came to visit the Corncrib on a cool fall evening, and an uncomfortable first half put Heartland behind 0-2 after a poor performance.
In the second half Heartland got their game more on track and was able to pull out two goals putting the game into overtime. Heartland kept pressing on creating opportunities to score, but it would not happen. Rodrigo Consani’s shot to the woodwork was as close as the Hawks would get. With seconds to go in the first 10 minute overtime, Lewis and Clark put away a rebounded free-kick breaking the tie and snatching the win against play and possession.
A very disappointing afternoon drops Heartland to 6-4-1, with 1-2-1 for the conference.
9/25/11 - Heartland falls to conference foe Lincoln College
The Hawks went on the road to play Lincoln College in a Sunday conference game. After an evenly played first 15 minutes Lincoln was able lure Heartland into their mode of play, with long balls and tough dueling in the midfield. Two awkward situations where the Hawks defense were unable to fight off Lincoln’s physical showing led to two goals, and Heartland could never recover.
The second half continued in the same track where the Hawks never
threatened their opponents. Perhaps impaired by the second game in
as many days, the Heartland attack suffered from a lack of
creativity and ingenuity.
9/24/11 - Hawks defeat 10th ranked Jefferson College
Heartland opened up the Corncrib and invited 10th rank Jefferson College for an outing on what was going to be a perfect Saturday afternoon. Dominik Lipki
(Germany) opened up the scoring for the Hawks on a breakaway supplied by Logan Spidle
(Plainfield Central). Before half an hour was played Lipki collected the ball from Nelson Kenne
(John Glenn), creating a goal out of nothing. Jefferson was rattled and at the hands of goalkeeper Aaron Smith
(Charleston), Heartland kept their opponent at bay. Ryan Tarter
(Normal Community) made it 3-0 off of Rodrigo Consani’s (Brazil) corner before the teams went to half time.
The second half saw Jefferson show more of their form, earning them an 8-0 record before visiting the Corncrib, but Heartland kept a compact defense. Given another opportunity Dominik Lipki converted a Consani cross to 4-0 for Heartland. At the 90th minute Jefferson got their conciliatory goal, but Heartland’s work was already done.
The Hawks played their best game of the season and their solid performance made their record 6-2-0.
9/22/11 - Heartland on a roll with fifth win
Kaskaskia College arrived at the Corncrib with a hope to improve on their 0-4-1 record. Heartland, on the other hand, had other plans. From the first whistle the Hawks pressed up and within seven minutes Matt Speer
(Bloomington) scored 1-0 off of Dominik Lipki’s (Germany) pass.
The rest of the half continued with Heartland rallying for 4-0
score within the first 45 minutes. The second half continued with Heartland pressing and getting
two more goals for 6-0 a few minutes into the half.
After a slow period the scoring opened up again in the last 20 minutes of the game. Kaskaskia reduced for 7-1 off of a long shot in the last ten minutes, but Ryan Tarter
(Normal Community) had one more goal to score as he made it 8-1 for the Hawks who are now 5-2-0.
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