CHICAGO – Junior midfielder
Keira Campbell (Tempe, Ariz./Yavapai/Corona del Sol) scored her first goal for the Cougars, but the Saint Xavier University women's soccer team (1-4, 0-0 CCAC) was defeated by No. 4 Marian University by a 5-1 margin Saturday afternoon at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago, Ill. Senior forward
Alex Jonaitis (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) assisted on the goal, coming away with her team-leading third assist of the year. Senior goalkeeper
Natalie Dybas (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) collected 11 saves, her second consecutive match with 10 or more stops.
- Campbell, who scored seven goals in two seasons at Yavapai College (Ariz.), posted just the second goal of the year that the Knights have allowed in five matches. She logged 67 minutes of action.
- Jonaitis also had a shot of goal for SXU in 73 minutes of play.
- MU tallied a pair of goals in the first three minutes of the contest. They struck first in the 2nd minute, and again 90 seconds later in the 4th minute.
- Marian went up 3-0 in the 17th minute. The Knights converted a penalty kick in the 30th minute, and they added a fifth tally in the 32nd minute to hold a 5-0 lead at halftime.
- A semi-breakaway with Campbell and Jonaitis leading the rush allowed the latter to find the former for a goal in the 51st minute.
Saint Xavier (1-4/0-0 CCAC) takes a week off before returning to Deaton Field to host NCAA Division I Purdue University Fort Wayne on Sunday, September 13. The match is set for a 4:00 pm start.
