In some sports, a key to success would be to go with the “hot hand”.

In soccer, that would apply to the “hot foot”. On the John Carroll roster, the “hot foot” belongs to Jeff Kosek.

The senior captain continued on his offensive tear by scoring a pair of goals to lead the Blue Streaks to a 2-1 victory on the road Saturday evening in Wilmington, Ohio.

Box Score

After a scoreless first half, Jeff Kosek sprang on the Quakers to the tune of two goals in the opening four minutes. At the 47:00, Kosek finished a play started by Brendan McCreary and Corey Rider by chasing a deflection to score his 10th goal of the season.

91 seconds later, Kosek utilized a pass from David Hickey and punched in his fourth goal of the week.

Wilmington would cut into the JCU lead when Jacob Spirk slugged in a goal in the 62nd minute, but the Blue Streaks limited the Quakers to just three shots the rest of the way.

The shot count for the match favored John Carroll by a 22-9 tally.

With the win, John Carroll improved to 9-4 overall and 3-0 in the OAC. The Streaks, who won their fourth consecutive match and their sixth in the last seven played, are now tied atop the Ohio Athletic Conference with Ohio Northern.

Wilmington slips to 2-7-3 and 0-3 in league play.