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Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, October 24
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 P.M.
Xavier University
vs
Marquette
Men's Soccer Begins Final Stretch of Regular Season Against Marquette
10.21.15 | Men's Soccer
Musketeers have just one home match remaining in regular season after Saturday
CINCINNATI – Xavier men's soccer returns home to begin its stretch run on Saturday, hosting Marquette in a crucial BIG EAST battle on Saturday at Xavier Soccer Complex. First touch is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.
The match will be broadcast live on BEDN and fans can also follow along with live stats and Twitter updates.
• The Golden Eagles (5-6-2, 1-3-1 BIG EAST) are coming off a 3-1 home loss against No. 1 Creighton this past Saturday.
• Creighton stayed perfect at 14-0-0 (5-0-0 BIG EAST) with the win, scoring in the sixth and 32nd minute before Kelmend Islami found the net for Marquette in the 51st. CU put the match away, however, with another strike in the 82nd.
• It was the second straight loss against a top-10 opponent for Marquette, which also fell 3-0 to No. 10 Georgetown last Wednesday.
• Islami is Marquette's leading scorer with six goals and one assist. David Selvaggi (4g, 1a) and C. Nortney (3g, 3a) are also among the top weapons for MU.
• In total, seven Golden Eagles have scored a goal and 11 have added assists.
• Marquette has been outshot 198-157 and 81-61 in shots on frame.
• In the second half, opponents have outshot Marquette 96-69 and hold a 84-67 edge in corner kicks.
• Marquette leads the all-time series 4-1, but the series is locked at 1-1 in the past two seasons. Xavier grabbed its first win in the series last year.
• No. 16 Xavier handed No. 15 Marquette its first home loss, 1-0, on Oct. 25, 2014 at Valley Fields. Jalen Brown scored in the 38th minute, assisted by Owen Steinwall.
• The Golden Eagles scored a home win on Sept. 13, 2013 in Cincinnati, riding a C. Nortney goal in the 31st minute to a victory.
• The first meeting between the schools came in a 3-1 win for MU in Milwaukee on Oct. 31, 1987. Marquette also took a 5-1 win on Sept. 16, 1990 and a 2-1 win on Sept. 7, 2007.
• The Musketeers hit the road for a big test at undefeated and No. 1 Creighton on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
• It will mark the second time this season Xavier has played a No. 1 or No. 2 NSCAA team on the road this season. The Musketeers handed then-No. 2 Notre Dame its first loss of the season, 1-0, in South Bend, Ind. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
• Xavier scored twice in the last 4:20 to secure a remarkable comeback win, 2-1, at Villanova on Saturday, Oct. 17.
• With the win, XU improved to 5-1-1 on the road this season.
• The Musketeers trailed by one with under five minutes to play before Majed Osman set up a Todd Pratzner goal with 4:20 left. The London, England native then went one-on-one two minutes later and buried a shot from the left side of the box to seal the win.
• Pratzner's goal was his first of the season as the junior defender became the 11th Musketeer to score a goal this season.
• The Wildcats went up 1-0 in the 16th minute and hung on for most of the match despite a clear advantage in possession for Xavier.
• The Musketeers were relentless on the attack in the second half, out-shooting Villanova 15-1.
• Recorded a season-high with 24 shots and 14 corner kicks. The team's 12 shots on goal were its second-most this season.
• Xavier is 8-4-1 overall (2-2-1 BIG EAST) and in the midst of a 1-2-1 stretch that followed a five-match winning streak.
• The Musketeers are 5-1-1 on the road this season, including a win at then-No. 2 Notre Dame on Sept. 15.
• With two goals in the final 4:20 at Villanova, Xavier broke a three-plus match scoreless streak – the longest for the program since a four-match stretch from August 28 through Sept. 11 in 2010.
• Xavier's shutout of St. John's last Wednesday was its seventh of the season. In 2014, XU set a program record with 11 clean sheets.
• XU has kept shutouts in five of its last eight matches and ranks 11th in the nation in shutout percentage (54%).
• 15 of Xavier's 21 goals have come after halftime this fall. The Musketeers have outscored opponents 14-5 in the second half.
• 11 different players have scored a goal this season for the Musketeers. Nine have registered an assist.
• Under Andy Fleming, the Musketeers are 7-4-2 vs. ranked opponents and 5-2-1 against the top-10, including a win over No. 2 Notre Dame this fall and last season's victories against No. 5 Indiana and No. 8 Georgetown.
• XU is fifth in the BIG EAST Conference in points (56), fifth in goals (21) and goals per game (1.62).
• The Musketeers' 21 goals through 13 matches are also tied for 61st in the NCAA.
• Senior Alex Ridsdale leads XU in scoring (5g, 1a). His bicycle kick score against IPFW on Tuesday, Sept. 22 was the No. 6 play on ESPN SportsCenter that night.
• The Musketeers have outshot opponents 148-114 overall and 69-44 in shots on goal.
• Xavier has allowed just 11 goals in 13 matches, ranking third in the BIG EAST in GAA (0.82). The Musketeers' team GAA is also 34th in the NCAA.
• The Musketeers' 0.54 shutout percentage ranks 11th in the nation.
• GK Dallas Jaye is third in the nation with a 0.36 GAA and fifth in save percentage (.885).
• Dallas Jaye was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Monday and junior midfielder Majed Osman earned a place on the honor roll after helping XU to a 1-0-1 record on the road last week.
• Jaye kept his fifth shutout of the season in Wednesday's 0-0 double overtime tie at St. John's, making three saves. On Saturday, he made two saves, allowed just one goal off a restart and improved to 6-1-1 in net as Xavier rallied for a 2-1 win at Villanova. A graduate student, Jaye has allowed just three goals this season for a 0.36 GAA.
• Osman had a big part in Xavier's come-from-behind win on Saturday, assisting on Todd Pratzner's game-tying goal with 4:20 to play and netting the game-winner two minutes later. The London, England native set a season-high with four shots, putting two on frame. It was his second three-point match of the season.
• Xavier's win at Villanova lifted the team to fourth-place in the BIG EAST standings with four matches to play. The top-six of the league earn bids into the BIG EAST Championship, which will be held at campus sites this season.
• At 2-2-1, the Musketeers trail unbeaten Creighton and Georgetown (5-0) and Butler (3-2).
• XU will get a chance to knock off two of the league's top three, playing both Creighton (Oct. 28) and Butler (Nov. 5) in its final two road matches.
• Behind Xavier, three teams are tied for fifth at 2-3 in league play, including Providence, Villanova and DePaul.
• Graduate student Dallas Jaye is 6-1-1 in net for Xavier and is ranked third in the nation in GAA (0.36) and fifth in the NCAA in save percentage (.885).
• Making just his second start of the season at No. 2 Notre Dame, Jaye recorded a career-high six saves and shut out the Irish on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
• Jaye was an offseason transfer from USF and missed the first couple weeks of the season playing for Guam in 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualifiers. Jaye also missed Xavier's Oct. 10 match against Providence due to national team obligations.
• Xavier has been ranked in the NSCAA Poll in four of eight weeks and has climbed as high as No. 10, but the Musketeers dropped from the poll last week after back-to-back losses to Georgetown and Providence – a pair of programs that advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and College Cup last season.
• After beginning the season nationally-ranked for the first time in program history (No. 19), Xavier moved up nine spots to No. 10 on Tuesday, Sept. 1 after its 2-0 start to the season. The top-10 ranking was the third all-time for XU and the second-highest mark in program history.
• The highest NSCAA ranking ever for men's soccer came last October 28 when the squad was rated ninth in the poll – a mark that stands as the highest non-basketball ranking by any current Xavier program in school history.
• The Musketeers were selected to finish fourth in what has arguably become college soccer's premier conference, coming in just behind three preseason top-10 teams in Creighton, Georgetown and Providence. The fourth-place prediction is the highest for XU since entering the league in 2013.
• As a team, Xavier was picked to finish seventh in 2014 and fifth in 2013.
• Despite losing the winningest senior class in Xavier history, the Musketeers have an eight-man senior group and three of their top-four scorers back in sophomore Matt Vasquenza (7g, 6a), senior Alex Ridsdale (5g, 4a) and junior Jalen Brown (4g, 2a).
Sophomore defender Cory Brown, a native of Nelson, New Zealand, picked up a laundry list of preseason honors, including:
• MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
• Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
• College Soccer News Preseason All-America Third Team
• Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team
• Top Drawer Soccer National Top 100 (No. 22)
As a group, Xavier's 11 shutouts and 0.84 GAA were both program records in 2014 and Brown's steady presence in the backline was a big reason. The then-freshman stepped into the starting lineup immediately and did not miss a match. Brown's 23 starts tied a program record and his 2,119 minutes played led XU. On top of his defensive role, Brown added three goals and three assists from the back row and was the team's fifth-leading scorer.
In 2014, XU wrapped up the year with a 15-6-2 overall record and went 6-1-2 in the BIG EAST Conference en route to the program's first-ever BIG EAST Championship match and NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearances. Setting program records for wins (15), shutouts (11) and team GAA (0.84), the Musketeers also boasted a No. 9 national ranking from the NSCAA on Oct. 28. That mark was the highest non-basketball ranking by any current Xavier athletic program in school history.
• XU is one of just 15 teams nationally with five straight 10-plus win seasons.
• XU is one of just 19 teams nationally to appear in four of last five NCAA Tournaments.
• XU is one of just four BIG EAST teams to make four of the past five NCAA Tournaments.
• XU is one of just 26 programs with multiple NCAA wins in the last three years.
• XU has collected six straight NSCAA Team Academic Awards, while the 2012 team boasted the nation's top GPA among Division I private institutions.
• Since 2012, XU has posted two top-10 national rankings, a top-10 MLS pick, led the nation in fewest yellow cards and carried a top-10 GPA.
The match will be broadcast live on BEDN and fans can also follow along with live stats and Twitter updates.
 | SCOUTING MARQUETTE |
• Creighton stayed perfect at 14-0-0 (5-0-0 BIG EAST) with the win, scoring in the sixth and 32nd minute before Kelmend Islami found the net for Marquette in the 51st. CU put the match away, however, with another strike in the 82nd.
• It was the second straight loss against a top-10 opponent for Marquette, which also fell 3-0 to No. 10 Georgetown last Wednesday.
• Islami is Marquette's leading scorer with six goals and one assist. David Selvaggi (4g, 1a) and C. Nortney (3g, 3a) are also among the top weapons for MU.
• In total, seven Golden Eagles have scored a goal and 11 have added assists.
• Marquette has been outshot 198-157 and 81-61 in shots on frame.
• In the second half, opponents have outshot Marquette 96-69 and hold a 84-67 edge in corner kicks.
| SERIES HISTORY |
• No. 16 Xavier handed No. 15 Marquette its first home loss, 1-0, on Oct. 25, 2014 at Valley Fields. Jalen Brown scored in the 38th minute, assisted by Owen Steinwall.
• The Golden Eagles scored a home win on Sept. 13, 2013 in Cincinnati, riding a C. Nortney goal in the 31st minute to a victory.
• The first meeting between the schools came in a 3-1 win for MU in Milwaukee on Oct. 31, 1987. Marquette also took a 5-1 win on Sept. 16, 1990 and a 2-1 win on Sept. 7, 2007.
| NEXT UP |
• It will mark the second time this season Xavier has played a No. 1 or No. 2 NSCAA team on the road this season. The Musketeers handed then-No. 2 Notre Dame its first loss of the season, 1-0, in South Bend, Ind. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
| LAST TIME OUT |
• With the win, XU improved to 5-1-1 on the road this season.
• The Musketeers trailed by one with under five minutes to play before Majed Osman set up a Todd Pratzner goal with 4:20 left. The London, England native then went one-on-one two minutes later and buried a shot from the left side of the box to seal the win.
• Pratzner's goal was his first of the season as the junior defender became the 11th Musketeer to score a goal this season.
• The Wildcats went up 1-0 in the 16th minute and hung on for most of the match despite a clear advantage in possession for Xavier.
• The Musketeers were relentless on the attack in the second half, out-shooting Villanova 15-1.
• Recorded a season-high with 24 shots and 14 corner kicks. The team's 12 shots on goal were its second-most this season.
| NOTABLE |
• The Musketeers are 5-1-1 on the road this season, including a win at then-No. 2 Notre Dame on Sept. 15.
• With two goals in the final 4:20 at Villanova, Xavier broke a three-plus match scoreless streak – the longest for the program since a four-match stretch from August 28 through Sept. 11 in 2010.
• Xavier's shutout of St. John's last Wednesday was its seventh of the season. In 2014, XU set a program record with 11 clean sheets.
• XU has kept shutouts in five of its last eight matches and ranks 11th in the nation in shutout percentage (54%).
• 15 of Xavier's 21 goals have come after halftime this fall. The Musketeers have outscored opponents 14-5 in the second half.
• 11 different players have scored a goal this season for the Musketeers. Nine have registered an assist.
• Under Andy Fleming, the Musketeers are 7-4-2 vs. ranked opponents and 5-2-1 against the top-10, including a win over No. 2 Notre Dame this fall and last season's victories against No. 5 Indiana and No. 8 Georgetown.
| DOING IT WITH OFFENSE |
• The Musketeers' 21 goals through 13 matches are also tied for 61st in the NCAA.
• Senior Alex Ridsdale leads XU in scoring (5g, 1a). His bicycle kick score against IPFW on Tuesday, Sept. 22 was the No. 6 play on ESPN SportsCenter that night.
• The Musketeers have outshot opponents 148-114 overall and 69-44 in shots on goal.
| DOING IT WITH DEFENSE |
• The Musketeers' 0.54 shutout percentage ranks 11th in the nation.
• GK Dallas Jaye is third in the nation with a 0.36 GAA and fifth in save percentage (.885).
| WEEKLY HONORS |
• Jaye kept his fifth shutout of the season in Wednesday's 0-0 double overtime tie at St. John's, making three saves. On Saturday, he made two saves, allowed just one goal off a restart and improved to 6-1-1 in net as Xavier rallied for a 2-1 win at Villanova. A graduate student, Jaye has allowed just three goals this season for a 0.36 GAA.
• Osman had a big part in Xavier's come-from-behind win on Saturday, assisting on Todd Pratzner's game-tying goal with 4:20 to play and netting the game-winner two minutes later. The London, England native set a season-high with four shots, putting two on frame. It was his second three-point match of the season.
| RACE TO THE FINISH |
• At 2-2-1, the Musketeers trail unbeaten Creighton and Georgetown (5-0) and Butler (3-2).
• XU will get a chance to knock off two of the league's top three, playing both Creighton (Oct. 28) and Butler (Nov. 5) in its final two road matches.
• Behind Xavier, three teams are tied for fifth at 2-3 in league play, including Providence, Villanova and DePaul.
| JAYE MAKING IMPACT |
• Making just his second start of the season at No. 2 Notre Dame, Jaye recorded a career-high six saves and shut out the Irish on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
• Jaye was an offseason transfer from USF and missed the first couple weeks of the season playing for Guam in 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualifiers. Jaye also missed Xavier's Oct. 10 match against Providence due to national team obligations.
| XU IN THE NSCAA POLL |
• After beginning the season nationally-ranked for the first time in program history (No. 19), Xavier moved up nine spots to No. 10 on Tuesday, Sept. 1 after its 2-0 start to the season. The top-10 ranking was the third all-time for XU and the second-highest mark in program history.
• The highest NSCAA ranking ever for men's soccer came last October 28 when the squad was rated ninth in the poll – a mark that stands as the highest non-basketball ranking by any current Xavier program in school history.
| XU PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH |
• As a team, Xavier was picked to finish seventh in 2014 and fifth in 2013.
| PLENTY LOST, PLENTY BACK |
| BROWN'S HARDWARE |
• MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
• Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
• College Soccer News Preseason All-America Third Team
• Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team
• Top Drawer Soccer National Top 100 (No. 22)
As a group, Xavier's 11 shutouts and 0.84 GAA were both program records in 2014 and Brown's steady presence in the backline was a big reason. The then-freshman stepped into the starting lineup immediately and did not miss a match. Brown's 23 starts tied a program record and his 2,119 minutes played led XU. On top of his defensive role, Brown added three goals and three assists from the back row and was the team's fifth-leading scorer.
| A LOOK BACK ON 2014 |
| AMONG THE NATION'S ELITE |
• XU is one of just 19 teams nationally to appear in four of last five NCAA Tournaments.
• XU is one of just four BIG EAST teams to make four of the past five NCAA Tournaments.
• XU is one of just 26 programs with multiple NCAA wins in the last three years.
• XU has collected six straight NSCAA Team Academic Awards, while the 2012 team boasted the nation's top GPA among Division I private institutions.
• Since 2012, XU has posted two top-10 national rankings, a top-10 MLS pick, led the nation in fewest yellow cards and carried a top-10 GPA.
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