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Fernando Barragan, Men's Soccer
3
Winner Governors State GSU (5-8-1, 5-2-1)
2
Saint Xavier SXU (8-4-4, 6-3-0)
Winner
Governors State GSU
(5-8-1, 5-2-1)
3
Final
2
Saint Xavier SXU
(8-4-4, 6-3-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Governors State GSU 2 1 3
Saint Xavier SXU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Rally Comes up Short for SXU Men’s Soccer in 3-2 Setback

CHICAGO – Second half goals from senior midfielder Fernando Barragan (Burbank, Ill./Moraine Valley/Reavis) and freshman midfielder/forward Irving Moreno (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) weren't enough as the Saint Xavier University men's soccer team (8-4-4, 6-3 CCAC) dropped a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest to Governors State University (Ill.), 3-2, Wednesday evening at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago, Ill. Despite the loss, SXU remains in second place in the CCAC standings, tied with Roosevelt University (Ill.), with 18 points and the Cougars hold the tiebreaker over RU.
  • Junior forward Pablo Guerrero (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) led Saint Xavier with four shot attempts and had two shots on goal in 59 minutes of action after subbing in.
  • Barragan tallied three shot attempts and three shots on goal.
  • Moreno and sophomore defender/midfielder Jessie Cardiel (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) each finished with two shot attempts and one shot on goal, respectively.
  • Senior midfielder Andy Lomeli (Dyer, Ind./Roosevelt/Valparaiso/Lake Central) had two shot attempts and added an assist.
  • Graduate student goalkeeper Andres Zamora (Cicero, Ill./Morton East) recorded four saves and sees his record drop to 7-4-2 in while in goal.
  • The Jaguars struck first with a goal in the 7th minute on a rush off a pass from the right side.
  • GSU made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute on a scrabble in front of the goal off of a free kick from the left side.
  • Governors State pushed their lead to 3-0 on a broken play in the 53rd minute with the goal scorer knocking in the shot on an open net.
  • Barragan scored his fifth goal of the season in the 60th minute on a long kick the hit the upper right corner.
  • Moreno saw his shot attempt hit off the cross bar in the 66th minute
  • Barragan had a penalty kick attempt in the 81st that was saved by the Jaguar goalkeeper.
  • Moreno registered his second goal of the season in the 87th minute from 30 yards out to cut the deficit to one goal on a pass from Lomeli from the right side.
Saint Xavier (8-4-4/6-3 CCAC) hosts Judson University (Ill.) on Tuesday, October 24 in CCAC action at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm start.
 
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