The Illinois College men's soccer team began their Midwest Conference season with a 5-0 win against Ripon at England Stadium in Jacksonville, Illinois, on Saturday. With this victory, Illinois College improved its record to 6-1-2 overall and 1-0 in conference play. Ripon's record fell to 5-3-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

Jason Hernandez scored the first goal for Illinois College at the 20:55 mark after receiving a pass from Oscar Liogon Arenas. The Blueboys maintained a 1-0 lead into halftime.

In the second half, Illinois College increased their lead with four more goals. Tyler Lunning scored with a header at 46:41, followed by Liogon Arenas' sixth goal of the season at 51:56. Kevin Cruz added another goal at 65:35 with an assist from J'aiden Cranwell-Meneses. Elijah Bunda finishe

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