RIVER FOREST, Ill. – The fall seasons are rapidly coming to a close, so take a quick look at what the fall teams of Concordia University Chicago (CUC) did last week as well as what's ahead this week.
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Women's Soccer (3-10-3, 3-4-2)
The women's soccer team competed in two Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference (NACC) matchups this week.
The Cougars first played the Eagles of Benedictine University.
Alexa Martinez (Downey, Calif.) was the top player with one goal, one assist, and five total shots, withÂ
Mia Hirayama (Mililani, Hawaii) following closely behind with one goal and four total shots.
Grace Chavez (Morgan Hill, Calif.) contributed to the Cougars' success with one goal and two total shots, along with her teammateÂ
Natalie Flores (Placentia, Calif.), who had one goal and three total shots.
Naomi GonzalesÂ
(Santa Rosa, Calif.) totaled six saves.
CUC then hosted the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran College (WLC). Despite leading for most of the game, the Cougars walked away with a 2-2 tie after a late goal from the Warriors.
Erika Flores (Oxnard, Calif.) led the Cougars offensively with five total shots, two of which were on goal, and one that went into the net. N. Flores scored the Cougars' second goal off a penalty kick.
Before the WLC game, the Cougars recognized their two seniors and graduate student,
Brooke Sheriff (Simi Valley, Calif.),Â
Ariana Rodriguez (Chicago, Ill.), andÂ
Morgan Burnap (Strafford, N.H.).
This week, women's soccer will play two games on the road. On Wednesday, October 22, CUC will head to Madison, Wis. to take on Edgewood University at 7:00 pm. Then on Saturday, October 25, the Cougars head to Fond du Lac, Wis. to take on Marian University.
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Men's Soccer (1-12-2, 0-8-1)
Men's soccer played Benedictine and WLC this week.
Against the Eagles, the Cougars held strong for a 0-0 tie.
Nethan Gudiel (Chicago, Ill.) played a crucial part in earning the point, denying the Eagles from the penalty spot.
Bernardo Delgado (Morelia, Michoacán) had the lone shot on goal whileÂ
Juan Moresco (Mercedes, Soriano) also recorded a shot.
CUC then came back to River Forest to host WLC. Gudiel and
Kyle Schultz (Pingree Grove, Ill.) split time in net with Gudiel picking up two saves and Schultz recording one.Â
Miguel Figueroa (Chicago, Ill.) andÂ
Andre Wangandu (Lansing, Mich.) each had one shot on frame.
Before the WLC game, the Cougars honored its seniors,
Matias Zegarra (Lima, Peru), Â
Justin Ocampo (Melrose Park, Ill.),Â
Evin Perez (Crystal Lake, Ill.),Â
Jesus Badillo (Tachira, Venezuela), Â
Miguel Salamanca (Chicago, Ill.), Schultz, Figueroa, Moresco, Delgado, and Wangandu.
The men's soccer team will play Edgewood at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 22, at Concordia Stadium. Then on Saturday, October 25, the Cougars travel to Fond du Lac, Wis. to face Marian at 3:00 pm.
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Women's Volleyball (5-15, 1-6)
The women's volleyball team also took on Benedictine and WLC.
Against Benedictine, the Cougars fell 3-1.
Beatriz Goncalves (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) was the game leader with 16 kills, 12 digs, three assists, and one ace, followed by
Indiah Day (Merrillville, Ind.), who had 11 kills, 18 digs, and one ace.
Bethany Roethel (Westby, Wis.) recorded 16 digs while
Isabel Valle (Chico, Calif.) totaled 32 assists.
The Cougars forced a fifth set but ended up dropping the match 3-2.
Lili Hunt (Greenfield, Ind.) walked away from the game with 12 kills, 31 total attacks, and three digs. Goncalves recorded seven kills and six digs, followed by
Harmonie Cooper (Chicago, Ill.) who also had seven kills and added two blocks. Day and Roethel both registered 15 digs, while Day also had six kills.
This week, the Cougars will be home for both matches. On Thursday, October 23, CUC hosts Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) at 7:00 pm. Then on Saturday, October 25, the Cougars host Marian at 1:00 pm.
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Cross Country
The Cougars ran at the Bradley Pink Classic, hosted by Bradley University, in Peoria, Ill.
The men's team finished 14
th of 19 teams.
Dominic Carlson (
Loves Park, III.) led the Cougars with a personal best time of 28:29.3, over a minute faster than his previous best time of 29:45.9.
Nathaniel Boksa (
Norridge, III.) came in next with a time of 29:24.4.
Julien Saltos (
Chicago, III.) crossed the line with a time of 30:20.2.
Gael Arroyo (
Cicero, III.) also picked up a new PR.
On the women's team,
Rose Losey (Royal Oak, Mich.) finished crossed the line first with a personal best time of 26:46:8, 36 seconds faster than her previous best.
Marlena Butler (
Norridge, III.) followed with a personal record time of 29:46.0. This is a minute and thirty seconds faster than her previous best time of 31:17.1.
 Addi McKee (
Knoxville, III.) was third for the Cougars with a time of 32:09:1.
CUC will take a week off before competing in the NACC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 1, in Green Bay, Wis.
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Football (3-2, 1-2)
The Cougars defeated Rockford University, 37-26.
Colton BoschÂ
(Coopersville, Mich.)Â passed for a total of 221 yards, with four complete touchdown passes.
Joron BrownÂ
(St.Joseph, Mich.)Â led on the ground rushing 166 yards, including a touchdown.
Wesley JacksonÂ
(Robinson, III.)Â totaled four receptions for a total of 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Kevon LawsonÂ
(Pompano Beach, Fla.)Â received for 62 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown pass.
Jayden TaylorÂ
(Southfield, Mich.)Â received a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Kadin Stroer (
Warrenton, Mo.)Â led the defensive line with 12 tackles, 9 being solo, and totaled 0.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
Devean ShearerÂ
(Saint Charles, III.)Â followed Stroer with 10 tackles, 6 being solo.
On Saturday, October 25, the Cougars host CUW at 1:00 pm.
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Esports
Esports played two matches this week.
In Smash, the Cougars played the ACC Lumberjacks and won 2-0. In game one, CUC came out strong early.
James Bruxvoort (Holland, Mich.) had a stellar performance on Dark Pit, taking all twelve of the opponents' stocks, only losing two of his own in the process, leading the team to a 10-0 victory in game one. In game two, the Cougars were able to take the Lumberjacks' first six stocks with Zelda. Then
Chrisovalanti Charisis took two stocks with his Ganondorf, before
Daniel Pineda (Chicago, Ill.) scored his first game win of the season, taking the last four stocks and giving the Cougars a 6-0 victory. CUC is now 1-3. The team will have a bye week this week before returning to action on Tuesday, October 28, to take on Augustana College-Gold.
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In Overwatch, CUC competed against Blugold Esports Varsity. Despite some early struggles in game one, the Cougars won 2-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Connor Bleazard (Saint Joseph, Mo.) took control of the match on tank to lead the team to victory, going 38-4-5 with 12 dmg, protecting his team from 10k damage. CUC took to a push the point style map for game two. The Cougars used multiple different angles of attack to disrupt the control style from Blugold Esports Varsity.
Luis Cortes (Maywood, Ill.) andÂ
Connor Lewandowski (West Dundee, Ill.) created chaos with stat lines of 16-4-5 with 8k damage and 20-1-6 with 12k damage, respectively, to clinch the game two win and go up 2-0 in the series. In game three, the Cougars played on one of their most played maps from last season, Kings Row. Their experience led the Cougars to a perfect defense, not allowing Blugold Esports Varsity to touch the objective once.
Damian Avalos (Chicago, Ill.) and
Julia Pataluna (Commerce City, Colo.) kept the team thriving and able to easily focus on targets. Pataluna went 4-3-3 with 5k healing while Avalos went 10-7-2 with 4k damage and 5k healing. CUC is now 2-2. The Cougars will have a bye week before returning to action on Friday, October 31 against University of Illinois Springfield JV.
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here.
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