Women's Soccer's Friday Evening Match with IUPUI Moved Up To 6:15

Friday, September 11

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 P.M.

Xavier University

IUPUI

Women's Soccer's Friday Evening Match with IUPUI Moved Up To 6:15

09.10.15 | Women's Soccer

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer team hosts IUPUI on Friday night for game two of a seven-game home stand. First kick between the Musketeers and the Jaguars has been moved up to 6:15 from it's orginal time of 6:30 p.m. at the XU Soccer Complex. Live stats for the match will be available through GoXavier.com.

Xavier (3-2-0) is coming off 1-0 weekend after last Friday's match with NKU was canceled due to weather. The Musketeers hosted Marian on Sunday in their lone match, topping the Knights, 5-0. Freshman Samantha Dewey scored three goals to lead the way for the Musketeers, while sophomore Kenadie Carlson and senior Kassidy Mikula each chipped in a goal to set the final margin of victory at five.

IUPUI (2-2-1) is coming off a 3-2 win over Northern Iowa last Saturday. UNI took the early lead on the Jaguars, scoring in the fifth minute and holding a 1-0 lead until the 28 minute mark when IUPUI ripped off three goals in less than four minutes. Leia Peterman scored the the equalizer, then leading scorer Tori Minnich accounted for the final two goals. UNI scored again at the 56 minute mark to set the final margin at 3-2.

SERIES HISTORY

Friday's match is the third meeting between Xavier and IUPUI. The Musketeers hold a 2-0-0 lead in the series that began in 2012 with a 3-0 win for XU at IUPUI. Last season, Xavier collected a 2-0 win in Indianapolis, with goals from Kenadie Carlson and Megan Dalton.

BIG EAST LEADERS

Xavier's offense leads the conference with its ability to create attacking situations, leading the BIG EAST in assists. XU leads the conference with 3.0 assists per game, which ranks sixth in the country. The Musketeers are also top in the BIG EAST with 15 total assists, a number that stands at 10th in NCAA DI. Samantha Dewey leads the Musketeers with a BIG EAST-best three assists, which ranks 11th in the country among individuals.

The Musketeers are also among the nation's leaders in points, with a BIG EAST-best 8.6 points per game, with 43 total points scored (2nd most in BIG EAST). As a team Xavier ranks 12th in points per game, and 22nd in overall points in NCAA DI. Dewey's team-high 11 points through five games ranks second in the conference and 21st in the country.

BALANCED OFFENSIVE ATTACK

Through five games, 10 different Musketeers have scored points after only nine did so for all of 2014. Xavier has exceeded its offensive output for last season (10 goals) in just three weeks, posting 14 goals thus far in 2015. Seven Musketeers have knocked in a goal, while eight different Musketeers have collected assists.

DEWEY NAMED TO HONOR ROLL

Samantha Dewey became the third Musketeer to earn a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this season, joining Tori Doss (8/24) and Kenadie Carlson (8/31). Dewey was honored after posting a hat trick against Marian in the Musketeers only game last weekend. Those three goals give Dewey a team-high four on the season to go with three assists (matching Maddie Tierney for team-high) for a total of 11 points. Dewey previously earned Rookie of the Week Honors from the conference for the week of August 24.

MIKULA ENTERS SCORING COLUMN

Senior Kassidy Mikula knocked in the first goal of her Xavier career on Sunday against Marian. The Washington, Mich. native scored after Maddy John crossed to Skylar Groth, setting Mikula up in the box to put Xavier up, 4-0, on the Knights just before halftime.

CARLSON ADDS TO HER TALLY

Sophomore Kenadie Carlson put the Musketeers up 3-0 on Marian on Sunday after bending a corner kick into the goal at the '30 mark. The goal gave Carlson a total of three goals on the season, standing as the second most on the team. Carlson also has a pair of assists for a total of nine points through five games, after scoring four points on two goals during her rookie season.

NKU MAKE-UP DATE

Xavier's match against NKU from Friday, Sept. 4, has not been rescheduled as of this time. Any information on a make-up date will be available on GoXavier.com.