MATCH REPORT 

Rock Valley got back to their winning ways Saturday afternoon on the road. The Golden Eagles' attack exploded for four goals against Oakton, scoring a pair in each half. Three different players scored for Rock Valley in the 4-0 victory over the Owls. 

The win makes it three-straight on the road for Rock Valley. Freshman Landon Weishaar paced the Golden Eagles with two goals and an assist. Alfredo Jimenez and Jovanni Ramos had goals for Rock Valley and Daniel Angeles-Medrano recorded four saves and the shutout in the win. 

It was another dominating possession performance for the Golden Eagles, who controlled 68% of the run of play. To compare, Rock Valley completed 119 passes in their attacking third, while Oakton connected on 78 passes for the entire game. 

Team News 

• Landon Weishaar recorded a five-point performance against Oakton on Saturday, scoring two goals and an assist. 

• Daniel Angeles-Medrano recorded his first collegiate shutout for Rock Valley Saturday. 

• The Golden Eagles extended their away unbeaten streak to three. 

• Head coach Tim Romanello became the winningest men's soccer coach at Rock Valley, passing Frank Horvat with the 4-0 win on Saturday night in Des Plaines, Illinois. 

Rock Valley: Colborn, Weishaar (Gilkey), Herrejon (Shema), Rebori (Jimenez, G. Herrera), Pinedo, Reynolds (Pina), Hernandez (Dorado), Sowell (Leon), Ibarra, Ramos (Cuevas-Tapia), Angeles-Medrano 

Unused Subs: Ishmon, Melecio, Navas, A.Herrera, Love, Montes, Delgado, Bell 

First Half 

Rock Valley struck first in the 26th minute. As possession carried winger Landon Weishaar into the right flank, Weishaar served in a ball that Alfredo Jimenez met in front of goal and buried the opportunity to make it 1-0. It took just two minutes for the Golden Eagles to strike a second time. Sophomore defender Ben Colborn threaded a driven ball through the Owl defense for Weishaar to convert his opportunity. Weishaar collected a beautifully placed ball by Colborn on his first touch, beat the Owl goalkeeper with a second, then calmly placed the ball into the back of the net to double the lead. 

"Loved the way these guys responded in the first half," said head coach Tim Romanello following the match. "It was good to see a few goals support our possession and attack." 

Second Half 

The second half saw the Golden Eagles struggle out of the gates. The Rock Valley defense allowed a few dangerous opportunities in front of goal, but Oakton couldn't convert and the Owls saw very limited time in the Rock Valley final third for the rest of the match. 

"It took us a few minutes to find our rhythm again there in the second half," added Romanello. But once we made a few adjustments, we settled down got into a much better flow." 

Despite a large percentage of possession, Rock Valley needed 35 minutes to final their third goal. Taylor Sowell and Max Rebori combined for the hockey assist as Jovanni Ramos tapped home the Golden Eagles' third goal of the afternoon. Sowell carried the ball down into the left-hand channel, served up a ball that was headed on to Ramos on the back post. All Ramos had to do was beat the keeper. 

Another quick strike in the 84th minute, the Golden Eagles put the Owls out of reach with a fourth, Weishaar's second of the afternoon. Freshman Adan Pina eluded a number of Owl defenders centrally, combining his way down to the end line, finally squared up and provided Weishaar with a final tap in. 

The Golden Eagles improved to 5-2-0 overall and 4-1-0 in Region 4 play. Oakton fell to 1-2-0 overall and 1-2-0 in Region 4. In the win, head coach Tim Romanello passed Frank Horvat as the winningest coach in program history. Horvat recorded 41 victories in 87 games stretched over five seasons. Horvat's 2015 side won the Region 4 tournament championship before losing in the District Championship to Richland. Romanello now has 42 victories (67 games) at Rock Valley in five seasons. The victory Saturday afternoon was Romanello's 108th as a men's coach and the 160th overall. 

The Golden Eagles will next be in action on Tuesday (Sep. 12) when they return home to play Black Hawk College. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 pm cst. During the game, Booster President Duey Hoff will be signing autographs to fans of all ages.