Rock Valley v Madison College: Match Preview
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Following the season-opening victory over Dakota County, Rock Valley finds first test in trip north across state lines to Madison, Wisconsin where the Golden Eagles will renew their rivalry with former N4C foe, Madison College.
In the team's trip to Madison last year, the Golden Eagles found themselves down 2-0 early, then found a lone goal just before the halftime break. Just moments into the second half, Rock Valley saw a penalty saved, denying the Golden Eagles an equalizer, but defender
Joshua Ceniceros would level the score in the 49
th minute. Madison would convert a game-winning penalty kick in the 73
rd minute.
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Game Day Information
Who Rock Valley College (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Region IV) at #8-Madison College (0-0-0, 0-0-0)
When Sunday, August 21, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. cst
Venue Irwin A & Robert D Goodman Pitch - East | Madison, Wisc. | turf surface
Live Stats -None-
LiveStream Madisoncollege.tv
Series History Madison College leads the series 6-11-2 overall.
Weather 77
o | N 9 mph | 24% of rain
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Did You Know? Rock Valley College has only one win in Madison in their history. That win came on April 16, 2021, a 3-1 victory. That was the first of three wins over Madison in 2021. The Wolfpack would defeat RVC twice last fall, 3-2 and 2-1.
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KNOW YOUR FOE
*Madison College is ranked 8
th in the Division III College Polls.
*The Wolfpack own a 7-1-2 overall mark at home against the Golden Eagles.
*Madison went 10-3-2 in 2021 and finished as the Region's #1 seed.
*Madison lost in penalties, 4-3, to Harper College in the Region Tournament semifinals in 2021Â
Last Time Out Madison College defeated the Golden Eagles 2-1 in Rockford, Illinois on October 9, 2021. Rock Valley outshot Madison 12-10 back in October's clash, but Madison took a 2-0 lead following an 84
th minute goal by Isaak Cordova. Amani Aramni made things interesting with a 85
th goal for Rock Valley, but the Golden Eagles couldn't find the equalizer in the hotly-contested matchup.
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UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles return home Tuesday afternoon to host Bryant & Stratton College. Tuesday's kickoff is set for 2:00 PM. The women's soccer team will kick off their 2022 regular season campaign following the men's match.
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MILESTONE WATCH
Alejandro Montalvo became the eighth player to record four points in a single game. Montalvo also became the 16th player to score two goals in a game.
Roberto Davila's goal yesterday moved the sophomore one behind Brock Tikson and Alexis Galvez for sixth all-time on the career goal list at Rock Valley. Head coach
Tim Romanello collected his 25
th win at Rock Valley College on Friday afternoon against Dakota County Tech.
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~ Leave No Doubt ~
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2022 Season
Leading Scorer Alejandro Montalvo, 2
Top Assister –none-
Julio Davila,
Elijah Rufer and
Brady Williams, 1
Discipline 1 Games | 2 Cautions | 0 Red | 2.00 cards/game
Form 1-0-0 overall | 0-0-0 Region IV | 1-0-0 home | 0-0-0 away