Dubuque, Iowa – Graduate student forward
Maddie Manzke (Orland Park, Ill./Keiser/Webber International/Warner/Sandburg) contributed on all three goals, netting the game-winning goal in the 80
th minute and adding a pair of assists, for Saint Xavier University women's soccer (1-0-1, 0-0 CCAC) in a 3-2 triumph over Clarke University (Iowa) Saturday evening at Burrows Field in Dubuque, Iowa. Junior forward
Alex Jonaitis (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) collected a pair of goals and junior goalkeeper
Natalie Dybas (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) made four saves to help SXU earn its first win of the season.
- Jonaitis made good on both of her shots on goal in 77 minutes of action.
- Manzke also connected on her lone shot attempt while playing all 90 minutes.
- Senior midfielder Veronica Davila (Bourbonnais, Ill./Governors State/Bradley-Bourbonnais) finished with one shot on goal, as did junior defender Klair Heim (Denver, Iowa/Iowa Central/Denver) in her first start as a Cougar.
- Saint Xavier wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard when Manzke found Jonaitis, who buried the shot for her second goal of the season, just 45 seconds into the contest.
- Clarke evened the match in the 13th minute on a shot that slipped by Dybas.
- SXU retook the lead right after the kickoff, scoring only 26 second later in the 13th minute when Manzke and Jonaitis connected again for Jonaitis' second tally of the evening and third of the season.
- A tic-tac-toe pass allowed the Pride to square the match at 2-2 in the 73rd minute.
- In the 80th minute, Manzke recorded her first goal as a Cougar for the game-winning score.
Saint Xavier (1-0-1/0-0 CCAC) hosts No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan University at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago, Ill. on Monday, September 1. The match is scheduled for a 3:00 pm kickoff.