CHICAGO – Senior midfielder/forward
Yael Diaz (Chicago, Ill./Moraine Valley/Hubbard) sent a free kick from nearly 30 yards out from the left side past the diving goalkeeper in the 90
th minute with only 25 seconds remaining to give Saint Xavier University men's soccer (3-3/0-0 CCAC) a thrilling 2-1 victory over Cornerstone University (Mich.) Tuesday evening at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago, Ill. Freshman midfielder
Galileo Figueroa (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) charged into Golden Eagle territory to draw a yellow card, setting up the game-winning tally. Diaz played all 90 minutes, collecting two shot attempts. Senior defender/goalkeeper
Neil Soans (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central) equaled his season-high with four saves to earn his second win of the campaign.
- The Cougars outshot Cornerstone by a slight 13-12 margin, and had nine shots on goal to CU's five.
- Senior forward Mark Vitaliy Hul (Ternopil, Ukraine/Moraine Valley/TSSH No. 29) picked up his second goal of the season, with two shot attempts in 85 minutes of action.
- Junior midfielder/forward Eduardo Perez (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) collected a team-high three shot attempts with two shots on goal in 65 minutes on the pitch.
- Junior midfielder Balys Zamalaitis (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) added two shots on goal in 73 minutes as a reserve.
- The match was scoreless at halftime with both teams making two saves in the first 45 minutes.
- Hul got SXU on the board in the 48th minute after he stole a pass and sent a shot in from 10 yards out.
- The Golden Eagles tied the match off a free kick in the 63rd minute on a cross pass from the right side that found Isaac Kwantes, racing in from the left, for the equalizer.
- Diaz's goal was his second of the season, and his first game-winning goal for Saint Xavier.
Saint Xavier (3-3/0-0 CCAC) is on the road to play Spring Arbor University (Mich.) in non-conference action on Saturday, September 12. The match is set for a 1:00 pm central start in Spring Arbor, Mich.
