Men's Soccer Falls 8-0 to Akron

CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago State men's soccer team faced off against the Akron Zips and suffered a 8-0 loss.

In the first half, the Cougars began very well as they were able to posses the ball for majority of the first ten minutes and produced shots on goal however were unsuccessful in breaking through.

Nonetheless, the Zips quickly countered and broke through to open up the scoring at the 17th minute mark.

From this point on, the Zips maintained majority of the possession throughout the first half and produced another three goals with one at the 32nd, one at the 38th, and the last one at the 42nd to lead 4-0 and stun the Cougars heading into halftime.

To start the second half, the Cougars were rejuvenated and came out once again possessing the ball but were ultimately shut out.

Eventually, Akron regained possession and were able to break through once again to increase their lead to 5-0 at the 57th minute mark.

The Zips went on to score three more goals as they dominated Chicago State to obtain the win with a final score of 8-0.

The Cougars next face off against Bowling Green on October 13th at 7 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. 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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