CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN -- The Wabash College soccer team improved to 4-0 and captured the 2024 Robbie Dreher Soccer Classic title with a 3-1 victory over Bluffton University on Sunday afternoon at Fischer Field.
Wabash continued what has been an early trend of scoring early in matches. Junior Jose Escalante tallied his third goal of the season in the 15th minute of the match before adding another four minutes later. Alfredo Campos provided an insurance goal in the 78th minute after Bluffton (1-2-1) scored a second-half goal to trim the Wabash lead to one.
Wabash defeated Alma College by an identical 3-1 score on Saturday to finish the two-day classic as the only team with two wins to earn the championship trophy.
How it Happened
Wabash opened the scoring when Escalante recorded his third goal of the season in the 14th minute. The Little Giants increased their lead to 2-0 on a second goal from Escalante -- his fourth goal of the season -- in the 19th minute.
Bluffton closed the gap to 2-1 on Mathias Garcia's 57th-minute goal.
The Little Giants made it a 3-1 lead with a 78th-minute goal from Alfredo Campos, his second goal of the season.
Game Notes
- Wabash College received two yellow cards.
- Fernando Ramos piled up three saves for the Little Giants out of six total Beavers shots.
- Wabash recorded eight shots on goal compared to four from Bluffton and outshot the Beavers 20-6 overall.
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