Lakers Fall 1-0 to Judson in CCAC Conference Men's Soccer Action

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University men's soccer team lost a CCAC Conference contest to Judson University by the score of 1-0 on Saturday, October 8 at Morris Field.  The loss dropped the Lakers' conference record to 4-3 and evened their overall record at 5-5 on the year.

Both teams had limited scoring opportunities in the first half with Judson holding a 4-2 shot advantage.  Unfortunately for the Lakers, one of those Eagles' shots by Samuel Chavez found the back of the net in the 33^rd minute and Judson held a 1-0 lead the half.

In the second half, Roosevelt started to generate more offense as it looked for the equalizing goal.  Despite outshooting Judson 6-2 in the final 45 minutes, the Lakers could not solve the Eagles' defense and dropped the conference game by the score of 1-0.

KEY STATS

• Mario Graciano made two saves & allowed one goal in 90 minutes played in net for RU
• Raul Mariscal led the Lakers with two shots in the game
• RU outshot JU 8-6 & held a 4-3 corner kick advantage in the match

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 5-7 in the all-time series versus the Eagles
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers travel to Notre Dame, Ind. on Tuesday, October 11 to take on Holy Cross College in a CCAC Conference match.  Kick-off is scheduled for 1pm (CST) at Saints Field and fans can watch the contest live here.