Women's Soccer Hosts St. John's for Senior Day on Sunday

Sunday, October 21

Cincinnati, Ohio

1 PM

Xavier University

St. John's

Women's Soccer Hosts St. John's for Senior Day on Sunday

10.19.18 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Red Storm get underway at 1:00 p.m.

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Xavier women's soccer (10-6-1; 4-2-1 BIG EAST) looks to lock up a BIG EAST Championships berth and home field advantage on Sunday, hosting St. John's at 1:00 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network.

The Musketeers and Red Storm are tied for third place with two games remaining, with the top six seeds earning a berth to the BIG EAST Championships and home field advantage on the line for the top four seeds.

THE MATCHUP

Xavier Musketeers vs.
St. John's Red Storm
Sunday, Oct. 21 | 1 PM
XU Soccer Complex
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SENIOR DAY

Prior to the match with the Red Storm, Xavier seniors Kenadie Carlson, Andie Kennard and Emma Westwater will be honored. Click here for more on Xavier's seniors.


KENADIE CARLSON Columbus, Indiana	ANDIE KENNARD Cincinnati, Ohio	EMMA WESTWATER Campbellville, Ontario

BIG EAST STANDINGS

SCHOOL	CONF	PTS.	OVERALL	STREAK
Georgetown	7-0	21	14-0-2	W13
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	8-7-1	W3
Villanova	3-4	9	9-7	L3
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	1-5-1	4	3-11-2	L3
Seton Hall	0-7	0	2-10-4	L7

PREVIEWING ST. JOHN'S

The Red Storm enter the game at 8-7-1 overall and 4-2-1 in BIG EAST play, matching the Musketeers in third place in the BIG EAST standings.
SJU is coming off a 3-2 win over Villanova in overtime on Thursday evening to keep pace with Xavier, with Christina Bellero scoring twice and assisting on the third goal.
The win continues a four-game unbeaten streak for the Red Storm, collecting wins over Seton Hall and Butler as well, and playing Providence to a 0-0 draw. SJU also beat Creighton and fell to Georgetown and Marquette.
Zsan Kajan leads SJU with 11 tallies. Bellero has five on the season.
Sammie Scaffidi leads the Red Storm with six assists.
Meredith Reinhardt has played 14 game in frame, starting in 13. She's collected 55 saves with 17 goals against for a GAA of 1.31. Her record stands at 7-5-1 with three shutouts.
Jordan Kamp has made five appearances in frame, collecting 13 saves with seven goals against.
St. John's went 8-9-1 overall last season, and 4-5 in BIG EAST play.
SJU season came to an end at DePaul, where the Blue Demons and Red Storm battled for the final spot in the BIG EAST Championship. DU won, 1-0, to claim the No. 6 seed.
The Red Storm return leading scorer and All-BIG EAST Second Team selection Bellero, as well as All-Freshman honoree Maia Cabrera. SJU lost a pair of Second Team selections, Allie Moar and Jesse Schaefer, to graduation.
Xavier is 0-5 against the Red Storm, including a 1-0 double overtime loss last season.
Last season, Xavier and St. John's played in a 0-0 draw through 107 minutes when an attempt by a Musketeers to clear the ball to the goalkeeper got past and SJU won, 1-0, on an own-goal.

PROMOTIONS

SENIOR DAY: Join us as we honor our seniors at the game against the Red Storm!
FAMILY WEEKEND: Family weekend registrants receive free admission with wristband.
POST-GAME PENALTY KICKS: All kids in grades 8 & under are invited to the field after the game to participate in penalty kicks on the field.
STUDENT PROMO: T-Shirts to first 150 students.

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!

LAST TIME OUT - SETON HALL

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.
In the 10th minute, 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.
In the 66th minute, 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.
In the 85th minute, 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.
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.
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.

XAVIER STATS

The win is Xavier's 10th of the season, the first time hitting the 10-win mark since 2003's 12-8-1 season.
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. Her total points rank third in the conference and 50th among all NCAA DI players.
Dewey is third in the BIG EAST goals and shots taken, and tied for second in assists.
Dewey also has four game-winning goals on the season, tied for the second most in the conference and for 23rd in NCAA DI.
Grace Bahr has three goals, combined with an assist, for seven points, second most on the team.
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.
Brooke Sroka and Andie Kennard each have a goal and an assist for three points.
Emily Burton's tally was the first of her Xavier career. She's the 15th Musketeer to score a goal, joining Claire Fisher, Allison Klimkowski, Sabrina Kunimoto, Rachel Butler, Kenadie Carlson, Isabella Langush, Rachel Dewey and Carrie Lewis who each have two points on a goal.
Courtney Lankford, Grace Brauer, Jenna Leslie and Olivia Popovich each have a point on an assist.
Through 17 games, Xavier has 15 goal scorers. The Musketeers needed just seven games to surpass last year's total of six goal scorers. Xavier also has 19 players who have recorded points, surpassing last year's total of 11.
Kunimoto's goal against Villanova was the 20th tally of the season for the Musketeers, surpassing last year's total of 19. Xavier has 27 goals on the season, the most since scoring 28 in the 2015 campaign with two regular season matches remaining.
Xavier's offense is second in the BIG EAST in shots, goals and corner kicks earned and third in points.
Freshmen Allison Klimkowski and Hayley Jakovich have started every game in the backfield this season. Grace Bahr joined Klimkowski and Jakovich in the starting backfield in each of Xavier's past 12 matches and the trio has totaled over 1380 minutes each, helping Xavier earn shutouts in eight matches this season, the most since 2015.
Carrie Lewis and Rachel Dewey have both played over 1180 minutes in midfield for the Musketeers.
Goalkeeper Toni Bizzarro has played 15 matches in-frame, making 71 saves with 14 goals against for a GAA of 0.89 which ranks fourth in the BIG EAST. Her save percentage of .835 ranks third in the conference and 47th in NCAA DI.
Bizzarro has a record of 9-5-1 with seven shutouts to her credit. Her seven shutouts rank third most in the conference and 29th in the country.
Olivia Jenkins has appeared in-frame twice this season, collecting six saves with three goals against for a GAA of 1.50. She picked up the first win and shutout of her college career against Southern Indiana.
Xavier's eight shutouts are tied for the third most in the conference this season.

USC REGIONAL RANKINGS

After making its first appearance in the USC Regional Rankings at No. 10 in the East, Xavier moved up to No. 9 this week after extending its unbeaten streak to three last week against Marquette.
The East rankings features four BIG EAST schools, including undefeated Georgetown at No.1. The Hoyas are also ranked No. 4 nationally, as well as No. 3 Butler and No. 8 Providence.

WEEKLY AWARDS

After leading the league in saves last week, Xavier women's soccer goalkeeper Toni Bizzarro was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week. Samantha Dewey was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after collecting three points in Xavier's lone match.
Bizzarro collected eight saves against Marquette to keep the Golden Eagles scoreless, earning her sixth shutout of the season, and second in BIG EAST action. The eight saves led all BIG EAST goalkeepers last week as Xavier picked up the 3-0 win over Marquette to move into a tie for third in the BIG EAST standings.
The weekly award is Bizzarro's second of the season and fifth of her career. Bizzarro also earned Goalkeeper of the Week earlier this season, for the week of Sept. 10. Additionally, she was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week last season for the week of Oct. 2, and was twice named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week during her rookie campaign (9/12/2016, 10/17/2016).
Samantha Dewey was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after playing a role in two of Xavier's three goals against Marquette. On Xavier's insurance goal, Dewey picked up the assist by serving the ball into the box from near the sideline on a free kick, finding Molly McLaughlin for the header. Dewey then created an opportunity for herself in the 84th minute, playing the ball into the box and shooting to the far corner for Xavier's third goal.
It is the third time this season, and the eighth time in her career that Dewey was named to the Weekly Honor Roll, also earning the honor for the weeks of Oct. 1 and Sept. 17 this season. She was also twice named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (8/24/2015 and 10/26/2015).
Bizzarro's weekly award marks the fourth weekly honor for the Musketeers this season, joining Allison Klimkowski, the Freshman of the Week last week, and Grace Bahr, who was the Defender of the Week for the week of Sept. 17, in addition to Bizzarro's pair of honors. In addition to Samantha Dewey's Weekly Honor Roll nominations, Sydney Schembri has also been recognized by the conference with BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll honors.

USC TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD

Xavier women's soccer earned the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the fourth straight year, and eighth year overall.
The Musketeers posted a department-best grade point average of 3.67 for the 2017-18 academic year, with 22 team members earning BIG EAST All-Academic for posting a grade point average of 3.0 or above.
The USC Team Academic Award distinction is awarded to programs with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the academic year. In total, 773 soccer teams, including 484 women's squads and 289 men's, earned the award for the 2017-18 academic year.
Xavier was one of the 192 schools with both their men's and women's programs recognized.
Xavier women's soccer, which has earned Public Recognition from the NCAA for posting a perfect 1000 in the Academic Progress Rate score three years in a row, also earned the USC Team Academic Award in 2001, 2011-13 and 2015-17.

XU LINEUP

Xavier returns 75 percent of its scoring from last season, including the scorers of 14 of the team's 19 goals.
Leading scorer Sydney Schembri is back after finishing with 12 points on six goals as a rookie, earning BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman Team honors.
Emma Westwater returns as a senior after a nine-point junior season, scored on four goals and an assist.
The Musketeers' attack is bolstered by the return of two of the program's most prolific scorers in recent years, redshirt junior Samantha Dewey and redshirt senior Kenadie Carlson.
Xavier also adds a pair of transfers up front, Sabrina Kunimoto, a sophomore from Delaware, and Raechel Eck, a grad transfer from Akron with two years of eligibility remaining.
Four freshmen also join Xavier's offensive attack, Grace Brauer, Makenna Jordahl, Reagan Norvell and Brooke Sroka
Xavier returns the core of its midfield with Carrie Lewis and Courtney Lankford who, combined, accounted for six of Xavier's 14 assists on the season.
Lewis led the Musketeers with four in a season where she started every match, while Lankford added a pair.
Jessica Miller, who started two of the first three games last season before sitting out due to injury, also returns. Emily Burton and Abby O'Keefe combined to make 16 starts last season after Miller's injury. O'Keefe assisted on a pair of goals and Burton added an assist as well. Makayla Kolberg, who made multiple starts in 2017, and Megan Sullivan, who appeared in 15 matches, also return.
The Musketeers brought in a pair of experienced transfers in the midfield for the 2018 spring season, Claire Fisher, a sophomore transfer from Tennessee, and Grace Bahr, a junior transfer from Wisconsin.
Rachel Dewey, younger sister of Samantha Dewey, makes up part of a quartet of freshmen midfielders, which also includes Jordan Reddington, Molly McLaughlin and Rachel Butler.
Xavier returns defender Andie Kennard for her senior season after a junior campaign where she was second on the team in minutes played. Kennard also recorded her first career goal in 2017, the game-winner against Ohio.
Redshirt-freshman Abi Janszen also returns for the Musketeers after being limited to three appearance due to injury.
Five newcomers join the backfield, freshmen Hayley Jakovich, Isabella Langusch, Jenna Leslie, Allison Klimkowski and Olivia Popovich.
Goalkeeper Toni Bizzarro, who started all 19 games she appeared in last season, returns for her junior season. Bizzarro collected eight wins, including four shutouts last season, making 106 saves for a .828 save percentage with a GAA of 1.09.
Xavier added a pair of freshmen goalkeepers, Olivia Jenkins and Caroline Welsh, to join Bizzarro.

DEWEY NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST

For a second-straight season, Xavier women's soccer's Samantha Dewey was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.
The red-shirt junior forward is the first Musketeer to earn preseason conference honor in back-to-back years since joining the conference. Last season, her nomination was the first preseason nod for a Musketeer since Xavier joined the BIG EAST in 2013.
Dewey, a native of Fairland, Ind., appeared in the first five matches in 2017 before sitting out the remainder due to injury. In her shortened season, Dewey still tallied three goals, fourth most on the team. Dewey led the Musketeers in scoring during the first five games of the season, tallying a pair in a win against Cleveland State and scoring the game winner against Ball State. She was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice in the first two weeks of the season.
Prior to the 2017 season, Dewey led the Musketeers in points in each of her two previous seasons at Xavier. After posting 20 points on eight goals and four assists in 2016, Dewey was named Second Team All-BIG EAST, making her the first Musketeer to earn first or second team honors since joining the conference. Dewey was also named to the All-Ohio Second Team after the 2016 season.
As a freshman, Dewey was a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after a 22-point rookie campaign. She was twice conference rookie of the week and has earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll honors fives times in her career.

2017 IN REVIEW

The Musketeers, picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST, are coming off a fifth-place finish in the 2017 season, which earned the program's first berth to the BIG EAST Championship since joining the conference and the program's first conference championship appearance since 2003.
In Nate Lie's first season as head coach, Xavier finished the season 8-8-4 overall, marking the first season at .500 or above since 2013, when Xavier finished 9-8-1. The Musketeers' record of 4-3-2 in BIG EAST play, posting a winning conference record for the first time since 2005. Xavier finished the regular season with a program-best 14 points in the BIG EAST standings.
The Musketeers limited 16 of 20 opponents to a single goal or less, including every BIG EAST regular season match-up.
In addition to Sydney Schembri's Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman Team honors, seniors Tori Doss and Carly Alfano both earned Second Team All-BIG EAST and CoSIDA Academic All-American after last season.