Women's Soccer Tops Seton Hall 3-0 for First 10-Win Season Since 2003

Thursday, October 18

South Orange, N.J.

6:30 PM

Xavier University

10-7-1, 4-2-1BE

Seton Hall

2-10-4, 0-7-0BE

Xavier

Seton Hall

Women's Soccer Tops Seton Hall 3-0 for First 10-Win Season Since 2003

10.18.18 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers remain in tie for third place in BIG EAST standings

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - For the first time in 15 years, Xavier women's soccer hit the 10-win mark for the season, topping Seton Hall on the road on Thursday evening to move to 10-6-1 overall. Carrie Lewis scored the game-winner in the first half, and Emily Burton and Samantha Dewey added a pair of insurance goals after the break for a second-straight 3-0 win, the eighth shutout of the season.

At 4-2-1 in BIG EAST play, Xavier stands in a tie with St. John's for third place in the BIG EAST standings behind Georgetown and Butler. The Musketeers are looking the secure a second-straight bid to the BIG EAST Championships by finishing in the top six, and the program's first home match by securing one of the top four seeds.

HOW THEY SCORED

10' | XAVIER | Samantha Dewey cross from the right side to Carrie Lewis in the box, just in front of the net. Lewis shot high, sneaking the ball in just under the cross bar to give Xavier the 1-0 lead.

66' | XAVIER | Brooke Sroka saved the ball from going across the end line on the left side, finding Emily Burton at the top of the box. Burton shot from the center to the right corner for the 2-0 lead.

85' | XAVIER | Samantha Dewey received the ball in the middle third, brought the ball up the left side and shot to the right corner to give Xavier the 3-0 advantage.

NOTABLE

Samantha Dewey's goal brings her team-high total to eight, and her assist on Lewis' goal added to her team-high assist total at six, bringing her team-high point total to 22, the most Musketeer player since Dewey's own 22 point freshman season in 2015.
Carrie Lewis' goal was her second of the season and first of BIG EAST play. Her point total stands at four for the season, matching Molly McLaughlin and Brooke Sroka, who added a point on an assist on Emily Burton's goal, for fourth most on the team.
Emily Burton's tally was the first of her Xavier career. She's the 15th Musketeer to score a goal and 19 to score a point.
Xavier has 27 goals on the season, the most since scoring 28 in the 2015 campaign with two regular season matches remaining.
Xavier led 15-7 on shots, led by three each for Samantha Dewey and McLaughlin.
The Musketeers led 3-1 on corner kicks.
Toni Bizzarro played the full time in frame, collecting three saves with no goals against for her 10th win and seventh shutout, including her third in BIG EAST play.
Hayley Jakovich, Grace Bahr and Allison Klimkowski played the full-time in the Xavier backfield, helping collect the eighth shutout of the season for the Xavier defense.
The win is Xavier's 10th of the season, the first time hitting the 10-win mark since 2003's 12-8-1 season.
Xavier moved to 4-2-1 in BIG EAST play, standing in third with 13 points, just one shy of last season's program record 14 points with two games remaining.
Xavier moved to 4-1-1 all-time against the Pirates.
The Musketeers moved to 5-5-0 on the road this season.
The 3-0 win was Xavier's sixth win of the season by two or more goals.

BIG EAST STANDINGS

SCHOOL	CONF	PTS.	OVERALL	STREAK
Georgetown	6-0*	18	13-0-2	W12
Butler	5-1-1	16	11-4-1	W2
Xavier	4-2-1	13	10-6-1	W3
St. John's	4-2-1	13	7-7-1	W2
Villanova	3-4	9	9-6	L2
Creighton	3-4	9	6-9	L1
Providence	2-3-2	8	8-5-3	T1
DePaul	2-3-2	8	6-6-4	T1
Marquette	1-4-1*	4	3-10-2	L2
Seton Hall	0-7	0	2-10-4	L7

*Pending the outcome of matches on Oct. 18.

UP NEXT

Xavier closes out the regular season at home against No. 4 Georgetown. The Hoyas and the Musketeers are set to face on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7:00 p.m.
STUDENT PROMO: Pizza in the student section at halftime of the match with the Hoyas!

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