ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University women's soccer earned its first CCAC Conference victory of the season behind an offensive explosion, scoring a program record nine goals in defeating Calumet College of St. Joseph by the score of 9-0 on Saturday, September 18 at Morris Field.  The victory raises the Lakers overall record to 4-3 and evens their conference record at 1-1.

The Lakers wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Marbella Rodriguez scored on a breakaway three minutes into the game on an assist from Sam Sparks.  Rodriguez would add a second goal, her fourth of the season, on another breakaway in the 33^rd minute after Meaghan Smith and Ashley Capetillo found the back of the net in the 17^th and 27^th minutes respectively.  Capetillo then picked up an assist on a goal by Tabea Maiberger, her first collegiate goal, in the 39^th minute for a 5-0 half-time lead.

The second half was also all Lakers with Alexis Gonzalez getting things started just a minute in and Gabi Christidis netting goals in the in the 54^th and 57^th minutes for her team leading fourth and fifth goals of the season.  Paola Macias capped off the scoring with her first collegiate goal off another Sparks assist in the 58^th minute.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Calumet St. Joseph          0              0              0
Roosevelt                            5              4              9

Records: Roosevelt 4-3, 1-1 (CCAC) // Calumet St. Joseph 0-5, 0-2 (CCAC)

Location: Morris Field | Arlington Heights, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Gabi Christidis tallied 2 goals & an assist
• Marbella Rodriguez also scored 2 goals
• Anahi Cerda & Sam Sparks registered 2 assists each
• Ashley Capetillo & Meaghan Smith each had a goal & an assist
• Tabea Maiberger & Paola Macias both tallied their first-ever collegiate goals
• Alexis Gonzalez scored her first goal of the season
• Mayeri Diaz & Julia Szylke each had an assist
• Gaby Aguinaga-Hernandez made 2 saves to earn her third shutout of the season
• The Lakers outshot the Crimson Wave 44-3 in the contest
• RU held an 8-0 corner kick advantage over CCSJ

NEWS & NOTES

• The 9 goals set a program record for most goals in a game, eclipsing the previous high of 7 scored versus Grace Bible College on 9/27/14
• Gabi Christidis now leads the team in scoring with 13 points on 5 goals & 3 assists
• Marbella Rodriguez is second on the team with 9 points on 4 goals & 1 assist
• Anahi Cerda leads the team with 4 assists
• The Lakers are now 4-4 versus the Crimson Wave in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers host St. Ambrose University (Iowa) in CCAC Conference action on Wednesday, September 22 at 6pm at Morris Field in Arlington Heights, Ill.