Offense explodes in soccer's route of Chicago State

Saturday, October 2

Abilene

11 a.m.

Abilene Christian

4-4-1, 2-0-1

Chicago State

0-9-1, 0-3-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Chicago St.	1	0	1
Abilene Christian	3	3	6

Photo by: Brendon Choup

Offense explodes in soccer's route of Chicago State

10/2/2021 2:18:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

ABILENE – Six Wildcats put the ball in the back of the net, Chayse Thorn had a pair of assists, and the ACU soccer team dominated the Chicago State Cougars Saturday afternoon, 6-1, for its second straight win. ACU (4-4-1, 2-0-1 WAC) led 1-0, CSU then tied it with a penalty goal, and then the 'Cats rattled off five straight scores to pull away. The six goals are the most goals in a game in two seasons for the Wildcats, who wrapped up their six-game home stand with a 3-2-1 record.

"It was great to gain some more offensive confidence today," said head coach Casey Wilson. "Having six different goal scorers was huge going into a tough upcoming weekend."

That weekend includes matchups with SFA in Nacogdoches, Texas on Friday night, and a road date in Huntsville, Texas against Sam Houston next Sunday.

The Goals
- 11' | Natalie Wodka took a pass from right to left from Natalie Jones, turned and fired from outside the box to get ACU on the board.

12' | @Natalieejonesss ➡️ @nat2_anne!

Cats on the board early in the first! #SACRFCE | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/xBxLs0jXhw
— ACU Soccer (@ACU_Soccer) October 2, 2021

- 24' | After a handball penalty in the box on ACU, Chicago State's Sara Quevedo scored on a PK to even the match.
- 26' | Chicago State was then called for a red-card handball in the box that allowed Christina Arteaga to strike one off her right foot and in for her first score of the season.

26' | @stinaathegreat comes away with a PK for her first score of the year!

Cats lead it 2-1! #SACRFCE | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/BOJ01c4J54
— ACU Soccer (@ACU_Soccer) October 2, 2021

- 32' | Chayse Thorn took a pass from Grace Ornelas, who got the ball from Taylor Denn, and went down the sideline and then down the end line and put one in on the left side for the score to give ACU a 3-1 lead at halftime.

32' | Chayse Thorn finds the back of the net for the second straight game, and ACU extends the lead to 3-1! #SACRFCE | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/kzf1XZAegS
— ACU Soccer (@ACU_Soccer) October 2, 2021

- 59' | Emilly Heidman, who scored off a header last Sunday to beat UTRGV in overtime, scored again on a header after a beautiful pass from Brianna Diaz for the first goal of the second half.

59' | @emilyheidman heads one home, and the Cats add another! #SACRFCE | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/ToxNCt9JK7
— ACU Soccer (@ACU_Soccer) October 2, 2021

- 80' | Caylen Wright got a pass from Thorn and weaved her way to the middle of the field before sending a bullet through the net for the fifth goal of the day for ACU.

81' | @caylenwright3 picks up ACU's FIFTH goal of the day!#SACRFCE | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/zwWebKqn2S
— ACU Soccer (@ACU_Soccer) October 2, 2021

- 87' | Thorn hit Laura Mauldin with a good ball and the senior gathered in the box, turned her body left towards the goal, worked her way around the defender, and scored to put the exclamation point on an incredible afternoon.

87' | Can't stop, won't stop! @laura_anne44 adds another, and it's 6-1 Cats!#SACRFCE | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/SW2EpWu3eH
— ACU Soccer (@ACU_Soccer) October 2, 2021

The Numbers
- ACU held a ridiculous 34-4 edge in shot attempts, including a 12-3 edge in shots placed on frame.
- The goals scored (6) were the most since Sept. 2019 when ACU scored eight times at Nicholls. It's the most goals scored at home since the team scored six against Northwestern State at Elmer Gray in 2017.
- Lily Foster tallied two saves in net and the defense was extraordinary, keeping the ball out of harms way and letting the offense control the game.
- ACU held the ball for 59% of the game.
- Wodka tallied seven shot attempts, a career-high, while Heidman and Arteaga tallied four apiece.
- Jordan Michie took three attempts, and altogether the Wildcats saw shot attempts from 15 different players.
- 22 different players saw time on the pitch Saturday.

Up Next
- The Wildcats head to SFA on Friday before wrapping up the road weekend at Sam Houston on Sunday. It's ACU's first time away from Abilene since Aug. 29.

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