Cougars Drop 3-0 Decision to Valparaiso in Women's Soccer

The Chicago State women's soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to the Valparaiso University Beacons Sunday afternoon at the SeatGeek Turf Field in Bridgeview.

Both teams were on the attack from the outset of the match and Cougars freshman goalkeeper Alexa Seiler kept the score knotted at 0-0 with a save in the tenth minute of the match. The Beacons finally broke through in the 33rd minute Cassidy Eckstein scored to give Valparaiso a 1-0 lead. Seiler notched consecutive saves on two shot attempts but Eckstein stuffed home a pinball rebound for the score.

Just before halftime, ten minutes after its first goal, the Beacons broke through again with a goal by Dana Fish, assisted by Katie Hansen, to extend the advantage 2-0 at the half.

In the last minute of the game, the Beacons converted its third goal of the match and earned the 3-0 victory. Seiler finished with five saves for the Cougars while the Valparaiso attempted 25 shots to CSU's five.

The Cougars next action will be Thursday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. 

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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