Lakers Can't Keep Pace With St. Ambrose in CCAC Conference Women's Soccer Match

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The Roosevelt University women's soccer team dropped a CCAC Conference game to St. Ambrose University (Iowa), losing by the score of 6-1 on Tuesday, September 20 at St. Vincent Athletic Complex.  The Lakers are now 1-2 in conference play and 1-4-1 overall on the year.

St. Ambrose jumped out to a quick lead just over five minutes into the game and continued with the momentum, scoring the next three goals in the first 25 minutes of the first half to lead 4-0.  The Lakers pulled one back when Meaghan Smith took a pass from Lola Arreola and bent her shot over the SAU goalkeeper to make it a 4-1 game.  That lead stood at the half with both teams managing seven shots each.

The Fighting Bees added to their margin with two goal second half goals in the 59^th and 78^th minutes while limiting the RU offense for the 6-1 final score.

KEY STATS

• Meaghan Smith scored her team leading fourth goal of the year
• Lola Arreola earned her third assist of the season
• Roxana Herrera played 67:23 in goal, making eight saves & allowing five goals
• Gaby Aguinaga-Hernandez played 22:37 in goal, making one save & allowing one goal
• SAU outshot RU 19-11 in the contest & held a slight 5-4 advantage in corner kicks

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 1-7 versus the Fighting Bees in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Saturday, September 24 when they host the University of St. Francis.  Kick-off is scheduled for 12pm at Morris Field and fans can watch the game live here.