Arlington Heights, Ill. – Sophomore midfielder
Hope Lewis (Auburn, Ind./DeKalb) scored the game-winning goal for Saint Xavier University women's soccer (4-1-3, 2-1-1 CCAC) in a 2-1 road victory over Roosevelt University (Ill.) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Wednesday evening at Morris Field in Arlington Heights, Ill. Lewis finished with two shot attempts while playing all 90 minutes. Freshman goalkeeper
Natalie Dybas (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) made four saves for the Cougars and improved her record in goal to 3-0-2.
- Freshman forward Alex Jonaitis (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) scored her third goal of the season on her lone shot attempt.
- Sophomore midfielder Veronica Davila (Bourbonnais, Ill./Governors State/Bradley-Bourbonnais) had three shot attempts in 82 minutes of playing time.
- Junior midfielder/forward Louisa Schreiber (Bonndorf, Germany/Morton/Hans-Thoma-Schule) posted three shot attempts and had a match-high three shots on goal.
- Senior midfielder/defender Neida Ocampo (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Harper/Conant) recorded a pair of shot attempts in 63 minutes on the pitch.
- Ocampo just missed a goal in the 10th minute, hitting the crossbar. The Lakers would control the pace in the first half, holding a 6-3 advantage in shots.
- Schreiber had a scoring chance in the 21st minute set up by a corner kick from Davila, however the Roosevelt defense stopped the shot.
- Dybas did her part to keep the match scoreless, stopping a pair of shots less than a minute apart in the 28th & 29th minutes, respectively.
- In the 62nd minute, junior defender Jacqueline Gonzalez (Chicago, Ill./Curie) sent a pass forward to Jonaitis, who gathered it in and sent a shot past the goalkeeper.
- Lewis scored off of a shot from 20-yards out in the 68th minute for her first goal of the season.
- RU cut the lead in half off of a free kick in the 74th minute.
- Dybas came up with her fourth save of the night in the 84th minute and her teammates would block a shot in the 87th minute to keep Saint Xavier in the lead.
Saint Xavier (4-1-3/2-1-1 CCAC) travels to Joliet, Ill. to play University of St. Francis (Ill.) on Saturday, October 7 in CCAC competition. The match is scheduled for a 1:00 pm kickoff.