GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- A trio of newcomers found the back of the net for the first time in their respective careers in Green Bay's 3-1 victory over Western Illinois on Sunday afternoon at Aldo Santaga Stadium, as Fredi Ortega, Aidan Bates and Marcus Del Vecchio all found mesh.
 
The first to strike for the Phoenix was Ortega, who corralled a loose ball and after one touch fired to the right of the keeper to grant GB a 1-0 lead in the 55^th minute.
 
Green Bay struck again moments later, after Lucian Lang swiped the ball from the Leathernecks and played it to Bates who was able to fake out the keeper and finish left.
 
The scoring barrage continued into the 71^st minute when Del Vecchio retrieved the ball after Robleh Omar's attempt was saved by the keeper and fired it back into the net. Western Illinois was able to score in the following minute after a header in the crossbar and deflected in, but the Phoenix held the Leathernecks scoreless from there to secure the 3-1 victory.
 
Green Bay owned advantages in nearly every statistical category, outshooting WIU 13-9 and placing eight of those attempts on goal compared to the oppositions' three.
 
Jamison Yoder protected the net for the Phoenix from start to finish and secured a pair of saves.
 
Up next for Green Bay is the first road trip of the regular season, as the squad heads to Dekalb, Ill., for a pairing with Northern Illinois on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. The Phoenix returns home later in the weekend to face Western Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m.
 
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