RIPON, Wis. – On the heels of a 3-0 loss to North Central University, the Sabercats bounced back to win handsomely on the road, besting the Ripon Red Hawks by five goals to one. Wira Wama notched his second career hat-trick in Blue and Gold while Caleb Walters and freshman Andrew Ice notched a goal apiece.

The Basics

• Result: Sabercats 5-1 Red Hawks
• Venue: Prairie Field
• Sabercats: now 1-1; Red Hawks: now 1-1
• Attendance: 79

How it Happened

• 10′ – Nathan Akers broke pressure in the middle and slotted a perfectly-paced pass to Wama, who finished with veteran aplomb from inside the box (1-0)
• 23′ – Wama turned from finisher to provider just 13 minutes later, as he teed up a shot for Caleb Walters, who tucked his finish into the bottom corner from outside the box (2-0)
• 29′ – A Sabercats' giveaway in the middle led to a Ripon counterattack, and the Red Hawks made no mistake, finishing into the top corner to pull one goal back before the break (2-1)
• The Sabercats created numerous chances late in the first half, but could not take advantage of them. The Red Hawks were still in it heading into the intermission
• 64′ – Wama struck again after the Red Hawks could not clear it out of their own box. Wama needed just one touch to find the side netting (3-1)
• 69′ – Freshman substitute Andrew Ice scored with his very first touch of the game. Wama's backpass was laid in the path of Ice, who's shot flew into the far corner beyond the reach of the goalkeeper (4-1)
• 78′ – Just a dozen minutes from time, Wama completed the hat-trick. Caleb Walters added his first assist of the season, as he sent Wama into the box, and Wama smacked his finish decisively to the far corner (5-1)

Key Stats

• Wama: 4 shots, 3 SOG, 3 goals, 2 assists
• Shot count: Sabercats 14-12 Red Hawks
• Walters: 1 goal, 1 assist
• Ice: 1 shot, 1 goal
• With the hat-trick, Wama moves into 4th all-time for career goals

From Coach Pill

• "It was good to make soon significant strides since our game on thursday where we felt we underachieved. To come out with this result was especially satisfying because so many guys contributed. Andrew Ice had a great first career goal for Maranatha – a real laser. We started slow, but we were resilient and stayed tight. Ripon is a good team, and we had guys take it up a notch. Looking forward to our next game on Thursday against Concordia-Chicago."

Up Next

• The Sabercats will host the Cougars of Concordia-Chicago on Thursday, September 8th at 4:00 PM.
• Watch the game live at mbusabercats.com/live