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Men's Soccer
0
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA (3-7-3, 3-1-2)
2
Winner Olivet Nazarene (IL) OLIVET N (7-3-2, 4-1-2)
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA
(3-7-3, 3-1-2)
0
Final
2
Olivet Nazarene (IL) OLIVET N
(7-3-2, 4-1-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA 0 0 0
Olivet Nazarene (IL) OLIVET N 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Saint Xavier Drops CCAC Match to Olivet Nazarene, 2-0

Bourbonnais, Ill. – The Saint Xavier University men's soccer team (3-7-3, 3-1-2 CCAC) suffered its first setback in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play after a 2-0 loss to Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) Wednesday evening at Snowbarger Field in Bourbonnais, Ill. Senior midfielder Francisco Espinosa (Lansing, Ill./Illinois-Chicago/T.F. South) and junior midfielder Omar Aparicio (Chicago, Ill./Hancock College Prep) each finished the match with two shot attempts for the Cougars. Overall, on the evening, SXU was out-shot 13-8 but only five shots were on goal as redshirt junior goalkeeper Joel Estrada (Chicago, Ill./Solorio Academy) made three saves.
  • Sophomore forward Irving Moreno (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) had the lone shot on goal for Saint Xavier while logging 44 minutes of action on the pitch.
  • Estrada recorded a pair of saves in the first half and the match was scoreless at the break.
  • The Tigers broke the tie in the 54th minute and they scored again just over 10 minutes later in the 65th minute to pull away.
Saint Xavier (3-7-3/3-1-2 CCAC) faces Holy Cross College (Ind.) at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field on Homecoming on Saturday, October 19. The match is slated for a 7:30 pm start.
 
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