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Saint Xavier University vs. Calumet of St. Joseph 5-0 (W)
Saint Xavier University’s men’s soccer team had a dominant 5-0 win against Calumet of St. Joseph.
The game took place in Whiting, IND on Saturday, Oct 5. Senior forward Jaedan Aguilera netted twice for the Cougars along with sophomore midfielder Aidan Breslin, freshman forwards Rodrigo Hernandez, and Diego Garcia.
SXU got the game off to a good start, with Aguilera scoring in the opening four minutes from an assist from sophomore midfielder Mauri Martinez.
Nine minutes later, Aguilera found the net once again to make it 2-0, receiving a pass from senior midfielder Nick Tamayo.
At the 21 minute mark, Breslin made it 3-0 from a freekick for SXU to cap off a brilliant first half performance.
In the 58 minutes of the second half, Hernandez got the ball past the keeper for SXU’s fourth. Garcia scored the fifth with an assist from junior midfielder Pedro Guzman to cap off a commanding win for their second win in conference.
The Cougars defined very well for the 90 minutes, only allowing one shot. For SXU, they had 20 shots and 13 finding the target.
SXU sit in third with eight points with a record of two wins, two draws and are aiming to the summit of the table.
This game gave coach Ed Vucinic the opportunity to play the whole roster as junior goalkeeper Daniel Martiznez was the only one to play 90 minutes.
Overall the performance from SXU was excellent and they are hoping to continue building momentum as the season goes on.
SXU’s next encounter will see them playing University of St. Francis on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Deaton field. Kickoff is set to start at 7:30 p.m. After back to back wins, the Cougars are looking to add another win to the column.
Saint Xavier University vs. Calumet of St. Joseph 1-0 (W) Forfeit
Continuing on to the weekend’s events as the SXU women’s soccer team won 1-0 via forfeit over Calumet of St. Joseph on Saturday, Oct 5.
The Crimson Wave unfortunately did not have enough players available on field.
SXU remains in third place with nine points with three wins and one defeat in conference.
Their next game will be a matchup with second place team, University of St. Francis on Saturday, Oct 12. The game is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m at Bruce Deaton R. Memorial Field.
Chicago Fire’s season
Another MLS season has passed and Chicago Fire sits 15th place with 30 points in 33 games played entering their season finale with Nashville FC on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Soldier Field.
Fire’s last game out against Nashville panned out to a 1-0 loss on September 18. In that game, they created openings but could not capitalize.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, they lost a 4-3 thriller to Charlotte. In the 58th minute, they were down 4-1, but the comeback was too late and the Fire saw defeat once again.
They struggled significantly to play on a consistent basis. Entering their final game, the Fire only has seven wins, 17 draws, and nine defeats.
Fire hasn’t been able to keep leads or extend them, resulting in not qualifying for the playoff spot.
Some positives from the season was Belgium forward Hugo Cuypers scoring 10 goals through the season and six from midfiler Brian Gutierrez. Gutierrez is a young 21-year-old so there is still a lot of room for improvement and development.
Coach Frank Koplas will have a long fall and winter to reconstruct the team before the season starts again in February. Multiple decisions will have to be made to improve the overall structure of the squad and play much better than they did this campaign.
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