CHICAGO — Junior
Dejanae Butler scored a goal in the 52' but it was not enough as the Chicago State women's soccer team lost to Le Moyne 3-1 in Northeast Conference play Sunday (October 18).
First Half
- Le Moyne generated three shots and two corner kicks in the opening 13 minutes, but CSU kept the match scoreless.
- Nicole Calle put Le Moyne ahead 1-0 at 24:39 off an assist from Callie Gillen.
- CSU responded with two corner kicks and shots by
Selena Poveda-Barrios and Stephanie Vazquez Ceron over the next 66 seconds, but did not score.
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Sierra Sonko made three saves after the opening goal, while Lucia DeVito added a Le Moyne goal at 36:35 to send the Cougars into halftime trailing 2-0.
Second Half
- Le Moyne made it 3-0 at 50:08 when Emma Sousa scored off a Giana Cutuli assist, but CSU answered at 51:04 on a goal by
Dejanae Butler.
- Sonko made saves at 52:51 and 68:00 as Le Moyne created several chances, including a shot off the woodwork at 64:35.
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Ameerah Kolleff generated three CSU shots between 71:31 and 77:45 as the Cougars looked to cut into the deficit.
- Le Moyne added late pressure with two corner kicks and multiple shots from 79:05 to 85:34, while Poveda-Barrios had CSU's final shot at 88:21 before Le Moyne finished ahead 3-1.
Butler scored CSU's goal, converting her lone shot on target. Sonko played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded seven saves. Kolleff led the Cougars with three shots.
Le Moyne improves to 5-10-1 overall and 4-2-1 in conference play while Chicago State is now 1-14-0 overall and 1-7-0 in conference play.
Up Next
Chicago State will be back in action Sunday, Oct. 25 as the Cougars host Wagner College at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep in Chicago, Illinois, with kickoff set for 1 p.m.