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Men's Soccer vs Rockford
Josh Prosise, CUC Athletic Communications
2
Winner Benedictine (IL) BEN (4-3-6, 3-0-5)
1
Concordia Chicago CUC (2-8-2, 1-6-1)
Winner
Benedictine (IL) BEN
(4-3-6, 3-0-5)
2
Final
1
Concordia Chicago CUC
(2-8-2, 1-6-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Benedictine (IL) BEN 2 0 2
Concordia Chicago CUC 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Samantha Ferdinand, CUC Athletic Communications Student Assistant

Cougars Battle Back but Fall 2-1 to Benedictine

River Forest, Ill. - The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's soccer team welcomed the Eagles of Benedictine University for a gloomy midweek matchup. The Cougars had a rough first half, struggling against the efforts of the Eagles. Their confidence grew in the second half, but not enough to beat out their opponents. The Eagles would take the win 2-1.
 
Inside the Box:
  • Nethan Gudiel (Chicago, Ill.) and Chase Zizak (Muskegon, Mich.) demonstrated great efforts in this match, Gudiel with four saves and Zizak with three saves.
  • Alexander Barrera (Chicago, Ill.) scored the Cougars' sole goal.
  • Ronald Bardales (Zion, Ill.) contributed two shots with both shots on goal.
 
First Half
  • The Eagles came in heavy with their offense to start the game. Within the first 10 minutes of gameplay, they attempted five shots, two on goal, either being blocked by the Cougars or forcing saves onto Gudiel.
  • The Cougars kept up with their defense, blocking out all of the Eagles' shots.
  • The Eagles managed their first goal in the 24th minute, getting past Gudiel and sending the ball into the bottom left side of the net
  • The Eagles came in with their second goal during the 32nd minute after four tries at the net, getting the ball into the top right side of the net, pushing the Eagles into the lead 2-0.
  • The teams moved into halftime, the Cougars remaining in a two-point deficit.
 
Second Half
  • The Cougars opened up the first five minutes of the second half with a goal from Barrera into the bottom right side of the net, finally putting the Cougars on the board.
  • With new-found confidence, the Cougars upped their offense, attempting three shots, one on goal; Andre Wangandu (Lansing, Mich.) has been powerful for the Cougars' defense, helping to keep the ball at a distance.
  • The Eagles had forced two saves onto Zizak so far, but he handled it with grace, blocking off potential goals.
  • The game ended with the Eagles taking the win 2-1.
 

 
What's Next
The team will be back in action on Saturday, October 17th, traveling to Milwaukee, Wis. to battle against Wisconsin Lutheran College. Kickoff is set for 1:00 pm. Coverage for all things CUC men's soccer can be found at cucougars.com/coverage
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