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[Women's Soccer] Saint Xavier Women�s Soccer Adds Three Chicago Area Recruits

Rob Huizenga — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:45:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Danielle Koncius, a junior goalkeeper from Palos Hills, Ill., who transfers in from Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill., along with a pair of incoming freshmen in forward Julia Gawlak of Hickory Hills, Ill., and defender Gina Rodriguez of Glen Ellyn, Ill., have all recently signed letters of intent to continue both their athletic and academic careers at Saint Xavier University as members of the Cougar women's soccer program. The trio joins the roster this fall and will compete for playing time on the field during the 2013 campaign. Saint Xavier University women's soccer coach Evan Strehlau is excited about the additions and loves the fact that he is able to find such a wealth of talent so close to SXU's Chicago campus.

[Women's Soccer] Two Out-of-State Recruits Sign With Saint Xavier Women�s Soccer

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Alexandra Perry, a senior goalkeeper at Oakville Senior High School in St. Louis, Mo., and Delanie Bosworth, a senior midfielder at Grandville High School in Grandville, Mich., both recently signed letters of intent to continue both their athletic and academic careers at Saint Xavier University as members of the Cougar women's soccer program. The two incoming freshmen join the roster in the fall of 2013 and compete for playing time on the field during the 2013 campaign. Saint Xavier University women's soccer coach Evan Strehlau is thrilled with the attributes that these two young players bring to the program.

[Women's Soccer] Saint Xavier University Women�s Soccer Adds Hoerr

Rob Huizenga — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:45:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Mariana Hoerr, a senior forward/midfielder at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Louisville, Ohio, recently signed a letter of intent to continue both her athletic and academic career at Saint Xavier University as a member of the Cougar women's soccer program. The Canton, Ohio, native will be a freshman at SXU in the fall of 2013 and compete for playing time on the field during the 2013 season. Saint Xavier University women's soccer coach Evan Strehlau is excited about the speed that Hoerr brings to the program since she was a member of Ohio's top 4x100 meter relay team at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

[Women's Soccer] Pringle Signs With Saint Xavier University Women�s Soccer

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:45:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Amber Pringle, a senior midfielder at McHenry East High School in McHenry, Ill., recently signed a letter of intent to continue both her athletic and academic career at Saint Xavier University as a member of the Cougar women's soccer program. The McHenry native will be a freshman at SXU in the fall of 2013 and compete for playing time on the field during the 2013 season. Saint Xavier University women's soccer coach Evan Strehlau was thrilled with what he saw in Pringle the first time he saw her play and sees her playing in the center of the midfield at the collegiate level.

[Women's Soccer] Saint Xavier University Women�s Soccer Signs Risolvato

Rob Huizenga — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:45:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Gabbie Risolvato, a senior defender at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, recently signed a letter of intent to continue both her athletic and academic career at Saint Xavier University as a member of the Cougar women's soccer program. The West Des Moines native will be a freshman at SXU in the fall of 2013 and compete for playing time on the field during the 2013 season. SXU women's soccer coach Evan Strehlau loves the fact that not only is Risolvato bringing impressive credentials from the soccer field, but she is a quality student as well.

[Women's Soccer] Hononegah�s Bowgren Signs with SXU�s Women�s Soccer

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Christy Bowgren, a senior midfielder at Hononegah High School in Rockton, Ill., recently signed a letter of intent to continue both her athletic and academic career at Saint Xavier University as a member of the Cougar women's soccer program. The Rockton, Ill., native will be a freshman at SXU in the fall of 2013 and will compete for playing time on the field during the 2013 season. Bowgren will help fill the key losses in the midfield of seniors Nancy Schueth (Lincoln, Neb./Saint Pius X) and Tammy Contorno (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) next season.

[Women's Soccer] SXU's Sheehan Named Daktronics-NAIA Women�s Soccer Scholar-Athlete

Rob Huizenga — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0600

Kansas City, Mo. – Saint Xavier University junior defender Molly Sheehan (Orland Park, Ill./Stagg) was named a 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete when the NAIA national office recently released the awards. In order to be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and achieved junior academic status. Sheehan represented SXU as one of just 492 NAIA women's soccer players nationwide to earn the 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete distinction. Graceland University (Iowa) led all NAIA institutions with nine individuals on the list.

[Women's Soccer] Two SXU Women's Soccer Players Earn All-CCAC Honors

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:15:00 -0600

CHICAGO – The Saint Xavier University women's soccer team learned Saturday night that two of its freshmen players earned spots on the 2012 All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Women's Soccer Team when the conference released the awards in conjunction with Saturday's CCAC Women's Soccer Tournament Championship. SXU had forward Lexi Cozzi (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) and defender Kelly Trojak (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) both earn spots on the second team for the 2012 All-CCAC squad.

[Women's Soccer] Sperando Signs with Saint Xavier University Women's Soccer

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:30:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Christina Sperando, a senior midfielder at Mother McAuley High School in Chicago, recently signed a letter of intent to continue both her athletic and academic career at Saint Xavier University as a member of the Cougar women's soccer program. The Chicago native will be a freshman at SXU in the fall of 2014 and compete for playing time at either a midfielder or forward position. Saint Xavier University women's soccer coach Evan Strehlau believes that Sperando has the ability to compete for a starting spot on the Cougar squad as a freshman.

[Women's Soccer] Saint Xavier Falls to No. 16 Judson, 4-3, in CCAC First Round

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:50:00 -0600

Elgin, Ill. – Despite scoring three goals in the game, the No. 7 seeded Saint Xavier University women's soccer team had its 2012 season come to an end Saturday afternoon following a tough 4-3 overtime loss to No. 16 ranked and No. 2 seeded Judson University (Ill.) at Dawson Field in Elgin, Ill. The first six goals of the game all came in the second half after both defenses played tough in first-half action. The Cougars fell behind 2-0 early into the second half, but answered with a pair of goals to tie things up. The host Eagles posted the game-winning goal just over two minutes into the extra period on an unassisted shot by JU sophomore forward Angela Bianchi.

[Women's Soccer] Big First Half Leads No. 10 Olivet Nazarene Past Saint Xavier, 5-0

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:20:00 -0600

Bourbonnais, Ill. – Giving up three unanswered goals in first-half action, the Saint Xavier University women's soccer team failed to slow down No. 10 ranked Olivet Nazarene University and fell 5-0 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) and regular season finale Saturday evening at Tiger Field in Bourbonnais, Ill. The Cougars end their 2012 regular season slate with a 10-7-1 overall mark and a 6-5-0 conference record, while the Tigers finish up undefeated in CCAC play at 11-0-0 and 15-2-0 overall. ONU was dominate from the onset totaling 28 shots in the game compared to just one for SXU.

[Women's Soccer] SXU Women's Soccer Falls 2-0 to Robert Morris on Senior Night

Rob Huizenga — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:45:00 -0600

CHICAGO – A pair of second-half goals spoiled "Senior Night" for the Saint Xavier University women's soccer team as they fell 2-0 to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) rival Robert Morris University (Ill.) Wednesday evening at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago. The Cougars honored six seniors prior to Wednesday's game, including Nancy Schueth (Lincoln, Neb./Saint Pius X), Tammy Contorno (Lemont, Ill./Lemont), Sam Formella (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township), Sara Cervenka (Sycamore, Ill./Northern Illinois/Sycamore), Lauren Ciszewski (Alsip, Ill./Saint Ambrose/Marist) and Casey Meehan (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East). The loss drops SXU to 6-4-0 in the conference standings, which puts them in a tie for fifth place with one game to play in the regular season.

[Women's Soccer] Inzinga Shines; Saint Xavier Women's Soccer Rolls Past Roosevelt, 4-1

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:30:00 -0600

Bridgeview, Ill. – Led by a goal and an assist from sophomore midfielder Danielle Inzinga (Orland Park, Ill./Marist), the Saint Xavier University women's soccer team got back to its winning ways with a 4-1 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) victory over Roosevelt University (Ill.) Saturday morning at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. The Cougars 10-5-1 overall/6-3-0 CCAC) scored one first-half goal and then added three more in the second half en route to the big win. The Lakers did not score until the final minute of the game thanks in part to another strong effort in goal by freshman keeper Cortney Jerzy (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township), who finished with three saves for SXU.

[Women's Soccer] Schueth Scores; Saint Xavier Women's Soccer Falls to Illinois Tech, 3-1

Rob Huizenga — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:20:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Senior midfielder Nancy Schueth (Lincoln, Neb./Saint Pius X) scored an unassisted goal early in the second half, but it was not enough to offset a pair of first-half goals by Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) as Saint Xavier University fell 3-1 in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) women's soccer action Tuesday night in Chicago. The loss ends a four-game win streak for the Cougars, who now sit at 9-5-1 overall and 5-3-0 (tie for fifth place) in the conference standings. IIT improves to 4-10-1 on the year with the victory and evens up its CCAC record at 4-4-0 for a seventh place tie.

[Women's Soccer] Big Second Half Helps Saint Xavier Women's Soccer Beat Holy Cross, 4-0

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:50:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Scoring three of its four goals on the day in the second half, the Saint Xavier University women's soccer team rolled to a 4-0 victory over Holy Cross College (Ind.) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action on a wet and chilly Saturday afternoon at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago. The Cougars have now won four straight and sit at 9-4-1 overall and 5-2-0 in conference play. SXU also held its annual "Cougs Kick Cancer" during Saturday's game helping raise money for breast cancer research and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Over the past four seasons, the Cougars have raised over $10,000 for the cause. Freshman keeper Cortney Jerzy (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township) racked up her sixth shutout of the season for SXU recording one save.