Box Score ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University men's soccer team came out on top of an exciting CCAC Conference match-up, defeating St. Xavier University by the score of 5-4 on Wednesday, October 19 at Morris Field. The win raised the Lakers' conference record to 5-4-1 and evened their overall record at 6-6-1 on the year.
The Lakers took an early lead in the eighth minute when Gabriel Koenig banged in a rebound off a Charlie Brown shot that hit the post for a 1-0 lead.
Roosevelt then got two goals from Valerio Joos within 1:24 of each other with the freshman slotting a shot into the far left corner in the 29th minute and then hammering a left footed volley from 35 yards out hitting the underside of the crossbar for a 3-0 advantage. However, St. Xavier answered back just under four minutes later to make it a 3-1 contest heading into the half, and had an opportunity to cut the margin to 3-2 on a penalty kick but the shot went over the goal.
The Cougars then cut the deficit to 3-2 with a goal 1:11 into the second half, but the Lakers restored their two-goal lead 24 seconds later when Sebastian Rodriguez tapped in a Koenig cross for a 4-2 lead. Roosevelt added to their lead in the 58th minute when Oskar Schuster flicked a ball through to Jose Rivera, who raced in and placed a shot into the lower corner for a 5-2 lead.
Once again, St. Xavier got back into the game with two goals from Fernando Barragan within a 1:13 span to trail 5-4 in the contest. The Cougars nearly evened the game with a shot off the post later in the second half and the Lakers also hit the post in the 89th minute on a shot by Eduardo Hernandez.
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NEWS & NOTES
- The Lakers are now 8-4 all-time versus the Cougars
- Click here to view the CCAC Conference standings
NEXT UP
The Lakers will celebrate "Senior Day" on Saturday, October 22 when they host Trinity Christian College. Kick-off is set for 2:30pm at Morris Field and fans can watch the game live here.
