Crown Point, Ind. – The Saint Xavier University women's soccer team (2-3-1, 0-1 CCAC) lost to Indiana University Northwest by a score of 1-0 in their Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) opener Friday afternoon at the Sparta Center in Crown Point, Ind. Both teams finished with 11 shot attempts and five saves, however a goal in the 36^th minute by the RedHawks was the difference in the contest.

• Sophomore goalkeeper Natalie Dybas (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) made three saves in the first half.
• Fifth-year goalkeeper Eden Suda (Western Springs, Ill./Governors State/Lyons Township) started the second half for the Cougars and she collected two saves.
• Fifth-year senior defender/midfielder Neida Ocampo (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Harper/Conant) led SXU with three shot attempts and two shots on goal.
• Junior midfielder Veronica Davila (Bourbonnais, Ill./Governors State/Bradley-Bourbonnais) and junior midfielder Hope Lewis (Auburn, Ind./DeKalb) both recorded three shot attempts and one shot on goal, respectively.
• IUN went on the offensive in the 33^rd minute as a shot attempt went high over the net. In the 35^th minute, Dybas made her second save of the match, however Indiana Northwest had two corner kicks in the span of 40 seconds, the last corner kick set up the eventual game-winning goal in the 36^th minute.
• Davila had a chance to tie the match in the 41^st minute, but the RedHawks came away with a team save. She had another look in the 43^rd minute, however the shot went high.

Saint Xavier (2-3-1/0-1 CCAC) returns to Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field when they take on Viterbo University (Ind.) in a CCAC contest on Tuesday, September 24. The match is scheduled for a 5:00 pm kickoff.