Men's Soccer Falls 4-0 to Akron

AKRON, OH - The Chicago State men's soccer team faced off against the Akron Zips for their season finale and fell 4-0.

At the start of the match, the Cougars managed to maintain the Zips scoreless with brilliant defending. 

Unfortunately, Akron eventually broke through as they opened the scoring at the 37th minute.

This would be the only goal of the half as the Cougars attempted various shots however were unsuccessful after a full 45 minutes.

In the second half, Akron attacked heavily and produced three quick goals at the 62nd, 63rd, and 68th minute marks. 

This was ultimately the goals that cemented the win for Akron as they took the win with a final score of 4-0.

This marks the end of the season for the men's soccer team as they head into the off-season.

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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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