CHICAGO – Sophomore forward Irving Moreno (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) scored his first goal of the season, sophomore midfielder Aidan Breslin (Crestwood, Ill./Western Illinois/Shepard) tallied his second goal of the year and redshirt junior goalkeeper Joel Estrada (Chicago, Ill./Solorio Academy) recorded his fourth shutout of the 2024 campaign while making three saves to help guide the Saint Xavier University men's soccer team (3-6-3, 3-0-2 CCAC) to a 2-0 triumph over University of St. Francis in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest Saturday evening at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago, Ill. The Cougars have come away with a shutout in all five of their CCAC matches and have outscored their opponents, 9-0, during that stretch.

• Moreno had a match-leading four shot attempts, while Breslin had three shot attempts and two shots on goal.
• Senior midfielder Francisco Espinosa (Lansing, Ill./Illinois-Chicago/T.F. South) registered two shot attempts and freshman midfielder Balys Zamalaitis (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) also had two shot attempts with one shot on goal.
• SXU doubled up USF in shot attempts, holding a 16-8 advantage. Both keepers finished the match with three saves.
• Estrada made a pair of saves in the first half and his defenders limited St. Francis to only three shot attempts in the second half while making a save in the 54^th minute.
• In the 31^st minute, Moreno received a pass from Espinosa and laced a shot from the right side into the lower left corner for what ended up being the game-winning goal.
• Breslin extended the lead to 2-0 in the 66^th minute after scoring on a breakaway off an assist from freshman forward Rodrigo Hernandez (Bridgeview, Ill./Stagg).

Saint Xavier (3-6-3/3-0-2 CCAC) plays Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) in CCAC action on Wednesday, October 16 in Bourbonnais, Ill. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm kickoff.