River Forest, Ill.- Concordia University Chicago (1-7-2; 1-1-1 NACC) took on Rockford University (0-10-1; 0-4-0 NACC) in a game where both teams were searching for their first win. Led by a strong 3-0 first half, CUC would hold on and win 4-0 for their first win of the 2019 season.
Inside the Box Score:
- The Cougars scored four goals in their previous six games, before scoring four in today's match.
- Concordia-Chicago outshot Rockford 57-0
- CUC contributed a season-high 21 corner kicks
In the first half the Cougars' scoring would start with an own goal off of a corner kick. The good times would keep rolling 15 minutes later when
Gabriella Wagoner dodged an impending defender and fired a shot into the upper left-hand corner of the goal. CUC would score one more time in the first half off of a Katie Sullivan one-timer with the assist coming from
Meghan Vasseur from the far side of the field. Going into the halftime break Concordia-Chicago held a steady 3-0 lead.
The Regents could get nothing going in either half against the stingy Cougar defense.
Samantha Wozniak would put an exclamation point on the dominant CUC performance with a goal from the top of the six, off a pass from
Cecilia Kochanek. Thanks to a lot of scoring and a great defensive display, the Cougars would win their first match of the season, 4-0.
Concordia-Chicago will look to build off of this momentum October 2
nd against Benedictine University.
