NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Chicago State men's soccer team lost to Central Connecticut 7-0 in Northeast Conference play on Sunday (Oct. 25). 

First Half
- Jabulile Mooketsi made a save on Santiago Marin in the opening minute, but Marin scored at 2:20 to put Central Connecticut ahead 1-0.
- Central Connecticut added goals from Trevor Rau at 13:55 and Caden Gallagher at 17:03, with each assisting on the other's goal, to make it 3-0.
- After Mooketsi saved an Alen Kapetanovic shot at 23:02, Central Connecticut scored again through Antony Recinos at 24:13 and Ben-Martin Wilkinson at 27:50 to push the margin to 5-0.
- The final stretch featured six fouls between 33:14 and 42:07, and the score remained 5-0 through the end of the half.

Second Half
- The Cougars worked through Central Connecticut pressure from 50:28 to 61:10, with Mooketsi saving shots by Diego Canellas and Ben-Martin Wilkinson, while Saul Silva put a Chicago State shot on goal at 54:12.
- Central Connecticut added to its lead at 64:08 when Wilkinson scored off an assist from Herman Toftevaag to make it 6-0.
- CSU answered with Jorge Leon's saved shot at 72:27, then earned corner kicks at 76:25 and 77:10 before Silva had another shot saved at 81:23.
- Central Connecticut scored again at 84:06 on Colin Wright's goal from Caden Gallagher and finished with a 7-0 win.

Mooketsi recorded seven saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal. Silva led the Cougars with two shots and put both attempts on goal.

Central Connecticut improves to 6-7-1 overall and 4-1-1 in conference play while CSU falls 0-13-1 overall and 0-5-1 in conference play.

Up Next
Chicago State hosts LIU on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. for Senior Day at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep in Chicago, Illinois.