Skylar Funk got an assist from a player he knows well Saturday – himself. The result was a 1-0 victory over Waterloo Gibault.
Funk sent the ball into the Gibault penalty area, where it ricocheted off goalie Trevor Davis – back to Funk, who scored the only goal the Redbirds would need in the non-conference home win.
The win lifted the Redbirds to 12-3-2 on the season. And while the goal was fun to talk about,. Alton coach Nick Funk heaped praise on his team’s defense.
“(Gibault) is a very good team, maybe even better than they’ve been in the last couple years.” Nick Funk said. “Our defense did a good job on them, especially Levi Davis.”
Davis was given the task of man-marking Gibault’s Ben Mueth, who came into the game with 17 goals and two assists.
“(David) did a great job marking him,” Funk said. “(Mueth) switched sides, but Levi went with him.”
Alton outshot the Hawks 27-9 and had a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.