Women's Soccer Host Seton Hall to Close Out the Regular Season Home Slate

CINCINNATI – Xavier women's soccer (7-5-4; 3-1-2 BIG EAST) closes out it's home schedule for the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 19, when the Musketeers host Seton Hall (0-9-5; 0-3-3 BIG EAST) at 7:00 PM.

The match-up will be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network through the FOX Sports Go app.

THE MATCHUP

Xavier Musketeers vs.
Seton Hall Pirates
Thursday, Oct. 19 | 7 PM
XU Soccer Complex

BIG EAST STANDINGS

SCHOOL	CONF	PTS.	OVERALL
Georgetown	4-1-1	13	10-3-2
Butler	3-0-3	12	10-1-4
Providence	4-2	12	9-6
Xavier	3-1-2	11	7-5-4
Marquette	3-3	9	10-5-1
DePaul	1-2-3	6	5-7-3
St. John's	2-4	6	6-8-1
Villanova	2-4	6	6-9
Creighton	1-3-2	5	3-9-3
Seton Hall	0-3-3	3	0-9-5

PREVIEWING SETON HALL

The Pirates enter the game at 0-9-5 overall and 0-3-3 in BIG EAST play.
Seton Hall is coming off a 1-0 loss at St. John's. SHU also suffered a 1-0 loss to Villanova and a 5-0 loss to then No. 17 Georgetown. The Pirates have earned draws at DePaul (1-1), with Butler (0-0) and against Creighton (1-1).
Julia Stirpe leads SHU with five points on two goals and an assist, both matching for team high. Casey Harrigan also has two goals on the season.
Anna MacLean has played the majority of time in-frame, collecting 35 saves with 17 goals against for a record of 0-6-2 in 10 appearances. Laura Dramis has appeared in six matches, collecting 25 saves with seven goals against.
Seton Hall finished last season 5-11-1 overall and 1-8 in BIG EAST play.
The Pirate's lone win in conference play came against Xavier in South Orange last season. The two teams played to a scoreless draw through 76 minutes, but an SHU tally put the Pirates
ahead 1-0 and the Musketeers were unable to respond.
Last season's loss was the first in series history for the Musketeers, who stand at 2-1-1 all-time against the Pirates.

XU STATS

Xavier moved to 7-5-4 overall and 3-1-2 in BIG EAST play with the loss to Marquette. The setback ended to the longest conference unbeaten streak for the program since joining the BIG EAST in 2013.
The loss moved the Musketeers to 1-3-1 away from home on the season, and 1-2-4 in overtime games.
The game with Marquette marks the fourth time the Musketeers have been shutout this season.
Xavier's point total in the BIG EAST remains at 11, a program best mark, six games into the nine-game BIG EAST regular season. Four of the top six teams will compete on Sunday.
The 3-1-2 mark in the BIG EAST marks the best start to conference play since starting the 2000 season when the Musketeers went 7-1 to open Atlantic 10 play, winning seven straight after falling to Dayton in the A10 opener before finishing 8-1-1 in conference play.
Sydney Schembri added to her team-high goals and points against Villanova, with her season total standing at five goals for 10 points. Schembri ranks T-7th in the BIG EAST for goals and T-7th in goals per game (0.33).
Schembri's three game-winners leads the Musketeers and tie for the second most in the conference. The number ranks 60th in NCAA Division I.
Emma Westwater stands at second on the team with nine points on four goals and an assist.
Tori Doss added three points in the opening weekend of BIG EAST play to match Samantha Dewey for third most on team at six.
Carrie Lewis leads the team with four assists, ranked T-4th in the BIG EAST for total assists and T-6th in the BIG EAST with 0.25 assists per game.
Toni Bizzarro ranks third in the BIG EAST and 46th in NCAA D-I in save percentage at .842 and fourth in the conference in shutouts (4).
Bizzarro's total saves (85) rank second in the BIG EAST and 26th in NCAA D-I. Her saves per game (5.67) ranks second in the conference and 45th in the country.
Defensively, Musketeers rank in the top five in the conference in saves (92 - 1st) and goals against average (0.99 - 5th).

PROMOTIONS

DOUBLE X-PULSE POINTS: Students can check in during the first and second half to receive double points.
KICK FOR A CURE: The first 250 fans in attendance will receive an "X Out Cancer" poster.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier suffered its first setback in conference play on Saturday, Oct. 14, falling to Marquette in Milwaukee in the 93rd minute.
After playing to a scoreless draw through regulation, Marquette won in the third minute of extra time on a golden goal. Off a long serve into the box, MU's Darian Powell used a header to send the ball over the heads of the Xavier defense.
Toni Bizzarro collected seven saves to keep the Golden Eagles off the board during regulation. The goal in extra time is only the third Bizzarro has allowed in six conference matches.
The best chance of the day for the Musketeers came 78th minute when a long serve off a place kick from Abby O'Keefe found Carrie Lewis in the box. Lewis' header bounced off the pole to Sydney Schembri, in the six-yard box with an open net. Schembri's look went over the crossbar. Schembri lead the Musketeers with three shots, including a pair on frame.
Each team took 10 shots and four corner kicks in regulation. The only shot of extra time was MU's game-winner.
Andie Kennard, Carly Alfano and Maddie Tierney played the full time on the backline. O'Keefe, Courtney Lankford and Skylar Groth also played the full time.

UP NEXT

The Musketeers close out the regular season on the road, heading to St. John's on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 1:00 p.m.
Xavier closes out the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 26 when the Musketeers head to RV Georgetown for a 2:00 p.m. match.

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