A goal in each half carried the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Simpson College Monday night in Indianola, Iowa. The Warhawks, 7-3-2, have won four of their last five matches.
 
Justin Stanko (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) put the Warhawks on the board in the seventh minute of play when he headed in a throw-in from Michael Salm (Grafton, Wis./Grafton). Salm is one of the teams' throw-in specialists and has recorded seven assists this season.
 
Two and a half minutes later, Hozai Ceballos (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig) had two opportunities to give the Warhawks a two goal cushion, but both of his shots were stopped by Storm goalkeeper Chris Harris.
 
Simpson evened the score in the 35th minute and continued to pressure the Warhawks for the remainder of the half.
 
UW-W goalkeeper Chris Lucatorto (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) made six saves in the first 45 minutes, three of which came in the final seven minutes before halftime.
 
The teams traded shots on goal in the first twenty minutes of the second half, forcing both goalkeepers to make several saves.
 
A shot by Simpson's Donevan Roe in the 71st minute was stopped by Lucatorto, and on a quick counterattack, UW-W's Dylan Hottsmith (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb) scored the go ahead goal when he headed in a pass from Ceballos. The tally is the seventh of the season for Hottsmith.
 
Lucatorto remained stout in goal for the rest of the match, including three saves in the final six minutes of play. He finished the match with a season-high 12 saves to earn his seventh win of the season.
 
The Warhawks return home for their next match on Saturday against St. Olaf. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at Fiskum Field.

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