SXU Athletics
The late fall skid continues for the Saint Xavier Cougar women’s soccer team.
With their 2-1 overtime loss at home on Oct. 21 to the Cardinal Stritch University Wolves, the Cougars fell to 4-8-3 overall with a 3-5-1 record in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
With the loss, the Cougars are now 2-4-1 in the month of October, not including last night’s match against Cornerstone University. Outside of that game, each of the contests this month has been against CCAC opponents.
Despite the loss to the Wolves, it was another great showing from sophomore Cougar goalkeeper Alex Perry.
Perry made 12 stops against Cardinal Stritch while allowing just one goal in regulation and another in extra time.
Neither team could muster much offense through the first half of play.
Saint Xavier was dominated in time of possession, but Perry worked her magic to keep it scoreless through 45 minutes of play.
Saint Xavier scored first with a strike in the 55th minute of action.
After a Cardinal Stritch foul in the box, sophomore midfielder Julia Gawlak was called on to take the penalty kick.
Gawlak struck the ball well, but opposing goalkeeper Kathleen Sauvey made the initial save.
Sauvey could not control the rebound, however, and Gawlak got a second chance off the deflection.
Gawlak would not miss this one, which put the Cougars up 1-nil.
Cardinal Stritch responded with a goal in the 73rd minute to equalize the score, then the Wolves took the match with a sudden-death overtime goal in the 95th minute.
Saint Xavier finished with seven shots on goal to the Wolves’ 14. The Cougars had dominated possession in overtime until the semi-breakaway in the 95th minute.
The Cougars are next on the road at Roosevelt University Saturday for an 11 a.m. match.
They will conclude the season with a 6 p.m. match this Tuesday against Robert Morris University at Deaton Memorial Field.
Tim Carroll
Senior Sports Editor
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