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Winner Olivet Nazarene (IL) ONU (14-2-1, 9-0-0)
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Saint Xavier (IL) SXU (11-4-2, 6-2-1)
Winner
Olivet Nazarene (IL) ONU
(14-2-1, 9-0-0)
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Final
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Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
(11-4-2, 6-2-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Olivet Nazarene (IL) ONU 0 2 2
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

SXU Men’s Soccer Clipped by Olivet Nazarene, 2-1

CHICAGO – In a matchup of the top two teams in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) the Saint Xavier University men's soccer team (11-4-2, 6-2-1 CCAC) came up short, falling 2-1 to Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) Tuesday evening at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago, Ill. Sophomore forward Diego Garcia (Chicago, Ill./Hope Academy) scored his fifth goal of the season for the Cougars, while redshirt senior forward Jaedan Aguilera (Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere North) recorded a match-high six shot attempts, and assisting on the goal. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Daniel Martinez (Cicero, Ill./Morton East) made six saves for SXU, as the streak of six consecutive shutouts comes to an end for Saint Xavier. ONU claims the regular season CCAC title with the victory with one match remaining before the CCAC Tournament begins next week.
  • Aguilera added two shots on goal in 90 minutes on the pitch.
  • Redshirt sophomore midfielder Saul Lagunas (Midlothian, Ill./Bremen) came away with three shot attempts and one shot on goal while playing the full time.
  • The Cougars rattled off three shots in a flurry in front of the net before a deflected save off the foot of Aguilera redirected to Garcia, who sent his shot into the back of the net in the seventh minute of play.
  • Martinez kept the Tigers off the scoreboard in the first half, making four saves.
  • Olivet Nazarene tied the match in the 58th minute set up by a free kick with the tying shot coming in front of the goal.
  • ONU went up 2-1 in the 73rd minute on a throw-in that led to the eventual winning goal.
  • Lagunas had a pair of shot attempts blocked in the closing minutes, and junior midfielder Mark Vitaliy Hul (Ternopil, Ukraine/Moraine Valley/TSSH No. 29) had a good look at the goal, however his shot was saved with just 24 seconds left in the contest.
Saint Xavier (11-4-2/6-2-1 CCAC) celebrates 'Senior Day' on Saturday, November 1 at Deaton Field before their regular season finale against Holy Cross College (Ind.). The match is scheduled for a 1:30 pm start.
 
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