Elgin, Ill. – Senior midfielder
Gema Garibay (Chicago, Ill./Trinity Christian/South Suburban/SIUE/De La Salle) scored her fourth goal of the season for Saint Xavier University women's soccer (5-7-2/4-2-2 CCAC), however the Cougars lost 3-1 to Judson University (Ill.) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Wednesday afternoon in Elgin, Ill. SXU held a 10-7 shot advantage in the first half, trailing 1-0 at halftime. The Eagles controlled the pace in the second half as they outshot Saint Xavier 14-3. Senior goalkeeper
Natalie Dybas (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) collected eight saves, six coming in the final 45 minutes.
- Garibay finished with two shots on goal on two attempts while playing the full time.
- Junior forward Cami Butler (Tinley Park, Ill./Roosevelt/Lincoln-Way East) led the Cougars with four shot attempts, with one on goal, in 77 minutes on the pitch.
- Senior forward Alex Jonaitis (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) came away with three shot attempts and two shots on goal in 90 minutes of play.
- Junior midfielder Keira Campbell (Tempe, Ariz./Yavapai/Corona del Sol) had three shot attempts as well, adding a shot on goal in 45 minutes.
- JU scored in the 10th minute on a set piece off of a corner kick. The Eagles went up 2-0 in the 49th minute shortly after halftime.
- Off of the kickoff, Garibay scored only 17 seconds later, also in the 49th minute, to cut the deficit in half.
- Judson added to their lead with a goal in the 66th minute.
- In the 88th minute, Jonaitis sent in a kick off a corner, finding Butler, but her header hit the crossbar.
Saint Xavier (5-7-2/4-2-2 CCAC) returns to Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field for their regular season home finale, playing Viterbo University (Wis.) in a CCAC contest on Saturday, October 24. The match is slated for a 5:00 pm first kick.
