CHICAGO — The Chicago State women's soccer team (0-2) fell today at SeatGeek Stadium to the University of St. Thomas, 2-0.
"Today was a much better game than our first," head coach
Cristiano Costa said. "The team is improving with their fitness level, which coincides with their technical and tactical actions. I'm excited to see our team's performance next weekend."
After a scoreless first 27 minutes in which the Cougars' stout defense continually held firm, the Tommies' Lexi Serreyn struck a right-footed goal to the bottom-left part of the goal, pulling St. Thomas ahead, 1-0. Jasmine Gates tallied the assist.
The two teams then continued to battle, trading possessions routinely, before the halftime whistle, with the score at 1-0 St. Thomas.
Two minutes into the second half, the skies opened and forced a nearly 30-minute weather delay before re-starting in the blistering Bridgeview sun.
Upon restarting, Lexi Huber of St. Thomas blasted in a score at the 62
nd minute, off of an assist from Abby Branther.
A defensive stalwart then resulted from the final 28 minutes, during which captain
Lauren Reiber and goalkeeper
Alexa Seiler anchored the Cougars' back-line defense.
Chicago State is next in action on Friday, September 3 at Eastern Illinois at 3:30 p.m. and will return home on Sunday, September 5 against Green Bay at 1:00 p.m.
About Chicago State
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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