University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, September 16
St. Paul, Minn.
1:00 p.m. Central
1-3-1, 0-0-0
2
vs
1
Chicago State
2-4-1, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Chicago St.
0
1
1
St. Thomas (MN)
0
2
2
Team Stats
CSU
UST
Goals
1
2
Shots
9
12
Shots on Goal
4
4
Saves
2
3
Corners
4
4
Fouls
10
9
Scoring Plays
Arafath Ouro-Gnao (1)
Assisted By: Yanis Smeg
GOAL by CSU Ouro-Gnao, Arafath Assist by Smeg, Yanis.
49:00
Faris Colic (2)
GOAL by UST Colic, Faris.
50:36
Oliver Bieleveldt (2)
GOAL by UST Bieleveldt, Oliver.
87:44
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Bieleveldt’s late goal pushes Tommies to victory
9/16/2023 5:33:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Two second half goals puts the Tommies on top, 2-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Tommies earn their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago State Cougars. A quiet start to the game led to two straight second half goals to take down the Cougars of Chicago State, Saturday afternoon at South field.
Offensively, the Tommies launched 12 shots and put four on goal with two getting by Chicago State's goalkeeper Luca Fontana. Oliver Bieleveldt and Faris Colic each had a goal in the 2-1 win.
RECAP
It was a quiet start to the game, with the first half ending scoreless for both teams. The Tommies attempted five shots in the first half, while the Cougars shot six towards the goal. Tommie goalkeeper, Tucker Mann, saved all three shots in the first half, shutting down all opportunities from the Cougars.
Second half action began quickly, as the Cougars scored a goal to go up 1-0 in the 49th minute. The Tommies responded quickly when under two minutes later, Faris Colic forced turnover just outside the 18-yard box, took a touch and scored his second goal of the season to help the Tommies tie the game.
Both teams continued to battle, and in the final three minutes of play, sophomore Oliver Bieleveldt scored his second goal of the season off a corner kick. Bieleveldt's game winning goal helped the Tommies to their first win of the season in their home opener.
TOP TOMMIES
· Senior keeper, Tucker Mann tallied three highlight real saves in the 2-1 victory.
· Junior, Faris Colic had four shots, two on goal and scored the game tying goal in the second.
· Sophmore, Oliver Bieleveldt scored the first game winning goal of his career.
QUOTEABLES
Thoughts from head coach Jon Lowery after the 2-1 victory:
"Super happy for the guys in our first home game that we have been looking forward to for so long. To come back from a goal down, again, is not the position we wanted to be in, but showed some real resiliency and some real grit against the quality team in Chicago State… I'm proud of the result and most importantly, I'm really proud of this group for sticking together this first month of the season and really excited about what's to come."
UP NEXT
The Tommies open Summit League play and host the Denver Pioneers next Saturday September, 23rd at 12:00 p.m. on South Field. Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas Men's soccer team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieMSoccer.
Offensively, the Tommies launched 12 shots and put four on goal with two getting by Chicago State's goalkeeper Luca Fontana. Oliver Bieleveldt and Faris Colic each had a goal in the 2-1 win.
RECAP
It was a quiet start to the game, with the first half ending scoreless for both teams. The Tommies attempted five shots in the first half, while the Cougars shot six towards the goal. Tommie goalkeeper, Tucker Mann, saved all three shots in the first half, shutting down all opportunities from the Cougars.
Second half action began quickly, as the Cougars scored a goal to go up 1-0 in the 49th minute. The Tommies responded quickly when under two minutes later, Faris Colic forced turnover just outside the 18-yard box, took a touch and scored his second goal of the season to help the Tommies tie the game.
Both teams continued to battle, and in the final three minutes of play, sophomore Oliver Bieleveldt scored his second goal of the season off a corner kick. Bieleveldt's game winning goal helped the Tommies to their first win of the season in their home opener.
TOP TOMMIES
· Senior keeper, Tucker Mann tallied three highlight real saves in the 2-1 victory.
· Junior, Faris Colic had four shots, two on goal and scored the game tying goal in the second.
· Sophmore, Oliver Bieleveldt scored the first game winning goal of his career.
QUOTEABLES
Thoughts from head coach Jon Lowery after the 2-1 victory:
"Super happy for the guys in our first home game that we have been looking forward to for so long. To come back from a goal down, again, is not the position we wanted to be in, but showed some real resiliency and some real grit against the quality team in Chicago State… I'm proud of the result and most importantly, I'm really proud of this group for sticking together this first month of the season and really excited about what's to come."
UP NEXT
The Tommies open Summit League play and host the Denver Pioneers next Saturday September, 23rd at 12:00 p.m. on South Field. Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas Men's soccer team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieMSoccer.
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