RIVER FOREST, ILL. — In their final game of the 2023 season, Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's soccer's team (0-16, 0-12) welcomed their Division Street rival, Dominican University (12-3-2, 9-1-2), to Concordia Stadium. It was also Senior Day for the Cougars, who honored their lone senior, Andrew Lechuga (El Monte, Calif.) at halftime. On the whole though, it was a tough day for CUC, who dropped the contest 3-0.
-Inside the Box Score
-How it Happened
First Half
Dominican struck first on their very first shot-on-goal. At the 15:02 mark, John Cronnolly potted his seventh goal of the season to put the Stars up 1-0. CUC goalie Schultz rebounded a little over a minute later by making his first save of the game.
The next shot on goal came at 32:36 when Evin Perez's shot was saved by Dominican keeper Oscar Carritos. Towards the end of the half, Schultz made back-to-back saves within a 1:12 stretch to keep the score 1-0 when halftime hit.
Halftime
At half, Lechuga was honored for his contribution to the CUC men's soccer program for Senior Day.
Second Half
The Stars added on an insurance goal just under 10 minutes into the second half thanks to former Concordia player Oscar Montejano. Poynter immediately tried to respond with a shot-on-goal, but the shot was blocked and new Stars goalie Shane Marinkovich made the save.
Matt Skorupa attempted to add on to his squad's lead at 68:24, but Schultz stood tall. However, Schultz could not stop Yael Gonzalez's shot seven minutes later, which increased Dominican's lead to 3-0.
Gonzalez's score was the last piece of offense from either team, as Dominican walked away with a 3-0 win.
-Up Next
That is a wrap on the 2023 men's soccer season. The team finishes with an 0-16, 0-12record. Men's soccer wants to thank all the fans for their continued support throughout the season, and look forward to seeing everyone in the 2024 season. Coverage for the team can still be found year round at
cucougars.com.
