RIVER FOREST, ILL. — On the final day of Homecoming weekend at Concordia University Chicago (CUC), the women's soccer team (2-8-1, 2-4) welcomed the Green Knights of St. Norbert College (SNC) (6-4-2, 4-1-1). The two squads were less than 90 seconds away from a 0-0 tie, but a last minute goal by St. Norbert delivered a 1-0 loss to Concordia. 

-Inside the Box Score

• Auloni Burnell (Riverside, Calif.) made six saves in the losing effort. 

• Melica Kenworthy (New Lenox, Ill.) and Lucia Fullone (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) both recorded shots on goal.

• Meagan Wilkinson-McQuaid (Georgetown, Ky.), and Denise Carr (Rock Island, Ill.) also recorded shots.

-How it Happened

First Half

CUC challenged SNC keeper Klara Banemark early, forcing her to make a save 4:33 into the game. The Green Knights got their first shot of the game at the 16:25 mark, but Burnell was there to make the save. Burnell made another save about four minutes later to keep the game tied at 0-0. 

St. Norbert kept the pressure on, putting up two more shots on goal for Burnell to save. Fullone put a shot on Banemark at 31:01 to no avail. SNC responded with two more shots on goal, but Burnell continued to stand tall. When the halftime buzzer rang, the two squads stayed knotted up 0-0. 

Second Half

Shots were hard to come by in the second half. The first shot on goal came at the 64:55 mark off the foot of Green Knight Kait Schweitzer, but Burnell still proved impossible to beat. 

The next, and last, shot of the game came with just 1:25 left to go in the game. Melanie Simon headed a corner kick from Abby Thompson past Burnell to give St. Norbert a 1-0 lead, which proved to be the final score. 

Up Next

Marian University pays CUC a visit on Wednesday, Oct. 4, for a 3 p.m. matchup. Coverage can be found on our website, cucougars.com.