Chicago State Women's Soccer Drops 6-1 Decision to Abilene Christian

The Chicago State women's soccer team dropped a 6-1 decision at Abilene Christian University this afternoon at Elmer Gray Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

The first ten minutes of the match remained scoreless as neither team posed a threat due to sturdy defending by each team. It wasn't until the eleventh minute mark that the Wildcats finally broke through Chicago State's back line with a beautiful right-footed strike by Natalie Wodka.

The game continued on with the Cougars looking for their first goal of the match in order to claw their way back in. An opportunity for Chicago State presented itself in the form of a penalty kick, which captain Sara Quevedo stepped up to take. Quevedo converted the penalty and the Cougars tied the game at 1-1.

However, a minute later, the Wildcats were awarded a penalty kick off its own, and Christina Arteaga placed into the bottom left of the net and ACU gained a 2-1 advantage. The Wildcats converted its third goal of the match at the 32nd minute mark and led 3-1 at halftime.

In the second and last half of the match, the Wildcats once again wasted little time and, at the 58th minute mark, fired in their fourth goal of the match which was finished by Emily Heidman. Abilene Christian continued its onslaught, adding two more goals, with one at the 80th by Caylen Wright and the other at the 87th by Laura Mauldin for the final score of 6-1.

Chicago State's next match is October 8 at Sam Houston State 6:30 p.m.

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Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).  The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. 
 
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