Men's Soccer Falls 2-0 to NIU

DEKALB, IL - The Chicago State men's soccer battled it out against the NIU Huskies and suffered a 2-0 loss.

In the first half, both teams came out looking to posses the ball which led to less scoring chances and more possession play.

This led to a 0-0 deadlock at the half as defenses prevailed for the Huskies and the Cougars.

To start the second half, the Huskies pressed the Cougars more and eventually broke through to open up the scoring at the 64th minute.

The Cougars then looked to counterattack with the Huskies heavy press however fell short as the Cougars scored another to ensure the win with a final score of 2-0 with just 10 seconds to go in the match.

The Cougars take on the Bowling Green Falcons on Friday at 6 P.M. in Bowling Green, OH.

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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. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. 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, also making 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. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.

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