BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Chelsea Olson equalized late in the second half, but visiting Saint Xavier scored early in the second overtime to get past the Roosevelt women's soccer team, 2-1, at Toyota Park on Saturday.
The Lakers fell to 5-7-0 overall and 2-5-0 in CCAC play.
The two sides played to a scoreless stalemate until Saint Xavier (4-8-0, 2-4-0 CCAC) got on the board in the 70th minute when Brittany Kroening scored off a ball from Christina Sperando during a quick-developing 2v1.
It didn't take long for the Lakers to get the tying goal from their second-year standout in the midfield. Olson continued her fantastic sophomore season by running up the right side and taking a shot from 15 yards out in the 75th minute, beating keeper Alex Perry and notching her team-leading sixth goal of the fall to re-set the game at 1-1.
The match appeared to be headed toward a draw, and Danielle Inzinga took what appeared to be a relatively harmless shot amidst a scrum just north of the same area as Olson took her goal-scoring shot. The ball came in toward goal and went through the lowered reach of keeper Kara Jones, ending the game in tough fashion for the Green and White.
Roosevelt hosts Trinity International at Toyota Park this Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
