RIVER FOREST, ILL. --- The Concordia University Chicago men's soccer team (1-8-1, 1-5-1) hosted the Rockford University Regents (3-5-4, 1-3-1) Wednesday afternoon in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference matchup.
Oscar Montejano's early goal in the first half and strong second half defense preserved the 1-0 lead, as CUC picked up their first win of the season.
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Inside the Box Score
- Oscar Montejano (Zion, Ill.) scored his first goal of the season and fourth of his career.
- Freshman goalkeeper Kyle Schultz (Pingree Grove, Ill.) made four saves, which is a new career high.
- CUC's 19 shots are the second most on the season.
- Chad Flanders picked up his first win since being name head coach.
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CUC pressed Rockford early in the match and was rewarded for their hustle. Montejano drove through the Regents' defense and delivered a strike from 16-yards out into the top-left corner of the goal. His first goal of the season gave CUC an early 1-0 in the 25
th minute.
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The Cougars' offense maintained a steady pace for the remainder of the half with seven shots, with three on goal.
Brayan Gonzalez (Glendale Heights, Ill.) put one shot on goal, and finished the match with a team high four shots. Rockford had few chances and tallied three shots.
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The second half consisted of few scoring opportunities for each team and lock-down defense.
Garrett Poynter (Noblesville, Ind.) nearly scored on a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper. His shot off the right foot hit the post inches away from the net.
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Freshman goalkeeper
Kyle Schultz replaced
Nicholas Pasut (New Boston, Mich.) in the 67
th minute. Shortly after, Schultz made a tremendous diving save on Lorenzo Amador's (Beloit, Wis.) shot from 25-yards out. He finished the match with a career-high four saves. CUC went on to win the match 1-0.
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The Cougars are back at home Sunday, October 9 against Marian University. Kickoff from Concordia Stadium is scheduled for 2 p.m. Coverage of the match can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
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