CHICAGO – In a match called after it was official at the 70-minute mark due to inclement weather, graduate student forward Maddie Manzke (Orland Park, Ill./Keiser/Webber International/Warner/Sandburg) recorded a 'Hat Trick', scoring three goals, to help lead Saint Xavier University women's soccer (7-4-4, 6-1-3 CCAC) to a 5-0 triumph over Mount Mary University (Wis.) in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest on 'Senior Night' on a rainy Saturday evening at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago, Ill. Manzke is the first player for the Cougars to post three goals in a match since Esmeralda Diaz (2021-24) do so in a 4-2 win over Indiana University South Bend on October 21, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. It was the first 'Hat Trick' at Deaton Field for SXU since senior midfielder Hope Lewis (Auburn, Ind./DeKalb) had three tallies vs. IUSB on October 7, 2022.

Before the match, while in a lightning delay, Saint Xavier recognized six seniors on 'Senior Night' with a short ceremony inside the Shannon Center. Manzke, graduate student Lexi Shreve (Coon Rapids, Minn./Crown/Maranatha Christian Academy), senior midfielder Veronica Davila (Bourbonnais, Ill./Governors State/Bradley-Bourbonnais), senior midfielder Hailey Henry (Rockton, Ill./Hononegah Community), Lewis and senior midfielder Vicki Ferrer (Cicero, Ill./Morton/Morton East) were honored.

• Manzke totaled four shot attempts on goal in 26 minutes of play.
• Freshman midfielder Paige Swaw (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) recorded her fifth goal of the year in 28 minutes of action.
• Henry collected her fourth goal of the season, totaling two shot attempts in 28 minutes.
• Davila came away with four shot attempts and three shots on goal in 26 minutes on the pitch.
• Sophomore midfielder Samantah Velasco (Chicago, Ill./Aurora/De La Salle) had four shot attempts and two shots on goal in 44 minutes off the bench.
• Junior goalkeeper Natalie Dybas (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) made the start, combining for her third shutout of 2025.
• Junior goalkeeper Yajaira Daza-Mendoza (Chicago, Ill./Curie) made her season debut, making a save.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Melany Zuniga (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) led SXU with a season-best two saves.
• Manzke scored her first goal of the match in the fourth minute after she received a pass from junior defender/midfielder Stephanie Quevedo (Cicero, Ill./Morton East). For Quevedo, it was her first assist of the season.
• In the 11^th minute, Manzke netted her second goal of the night on an assist from Lewis, who picked up her second assist on the year.
• On a free kick in the 18^th minute, Swaw headed in a kick from junior defender Klair Heim (Denver, Iowa/Iowa Central/Denver) to extend the lead to 3-0. Heim earned her first assist of 2025.
• Manzke registered her third goal of the match, and team-leading seventh of the season, in the 24^th minute. Shreve came away with her first assist on the play.
• Henry capped the scoring in the 28^th minute when she hit the back of the net after a pass from Velasco, collected her first assist as a Cougar.

Saint Xavier (7-4-4/6-1-2 CCAC) travels to La Crosse, Wis. to play Viterbo University (Wis.) in CCAC action on Tuesday, October 21. The match is set for a 3:00 kickoff.