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Illinois Wesleyan IWUM (5-7, 1-2 CCIW)
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Winner North Park NPU (9-4, 3-1 CCIW)
Illinois Wesleyan IWUM
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North Park NPU
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North Park NPU 2 2 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Contact: Tyler Woolbright, Sports Information Director, tawoolbright@northpark.edu

On This Day, 2019: Olsen's Hat Trick Boosts No. 23 North Park to 4-0 Shutout of Illinois Wesleyan

Olsen moves up to second all-time in career points (92)

Photo credit: Dr. Jeff Nelson

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The 23rd-ranked North Park University men's soccer team returned to the Holmgren Athletic Complex on a chilly Saturday night to earn a commanding 4-0 win over Illinois Wesleyan University.

Tallying his first goal of the match, junior midfielder Peder Olsen received a quick backwards pass from freshman Niclas Holgersson and fired a shot from 25 yards out, beating the Illinois Wesleyan keeper inside the right post to put the Vikings up 1-0.

Despite ten shots from the NPU offense, the majority of the first half was quiet for both teams. That is, until Olsen was awarded a 27-yard free kick in the 44th minute. With the back of the net on his mind, Olsen sent a screaming shot inside the right post his second goal of the half, extend the North Park lead to 2-0.


HALFTIME: North Park 2, Illinois Wesleyan 0


In the 55th minute, Sandkvist swiped the ball from a diving Illinois Wesleyan goalkeeper, chipping it to junior forward Gianfranco DeCarne. With the keeper now drawn out, DeCarne sent a skipping shot to the bottom-left corner of the net for his third goal of the season.

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The Vikings would tack on one more goal in the 73rd minute when Olsen solidified his hat trick with a 45-yard free-kick goal, his 16th goal of the season. With the hat trick, Olsen jumped from a Division III 7th-best 13 goals to a national second-best 16 on the season.

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North Park's stellar defense, spearheaded by William Bostrom-Rydfjall, Ulrik Lund, Angel Barriga, Erlend Kemkers, and goalkeepers Edin Sabovic and Mathias Stulen, allowed just two shots in the match en route to a 4-0 Viking victory.


FINAL: North Park 4, Illinois Wesleyan 0


Quick Hits:

  • Olsen's hat trick slots him second nationally in total goals (16)
  • In the NPU career record books, Olsen is now second all-time in points (92)
  • Holgersson moves up to four assists on the season in just seven matches played
  • DeCarne marks his third goal of the season
  • The NPU defense earned its sixth shutout


What's Next?

North Park (9-4, 3-1 CCIW) travels to Elmhurst, Ill. on Wednesday, October 16 to face the Elmhurst College Bluejays. Kickoff is slotted for 7:30 p.m.


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