Women's Soccer Hosts Providence for Sunday Afternoon Match

Sunday, October 13

Cincinnati, Ohio

1 PM

Xavier University

Providence

Women's Soccer Hosts Providence for Sunday Afternoon Match

10.11.19 | Women's Soccer

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By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer (9-3-2, 2-2 BIG EAST) return home to close out the weekend, hosting the Providence Friars (7-4-2, 2-1-1 BIG EAST) on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1:00 p.m. at the XU Soccer Complex

GAME DETAILS

Providence
Sunday, Oct. 13 1:00 PM
XU Soccer Complex | Cincinnati, Ohio

PROMOTIONS

PUPS AT THE PITCH: Bring your dogs to the soccer complex! Dog-themed activities and a special dog item to the first 50 dogs in attendance.
STUDENT PROMO: Pink Xavier Stick Flags to first 150 students.
SUNDAY FUNDAY: $5 Mimosas and Bloody Mary's for those 21 and older.
POST-GAME AUTOGRAPHS: All kids in grades 8 & under are invited to the field after the game to participate in autographs.

OPPONENT INFO

The Friars enter the match at 7-4-2 overall and 2-1-1 in BIG EAST play.
2018 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection Hannah McNulty leads PC with five goals on the season, and Elayna Grillakis has four for the Friars. Five other Friars have scored so far in 2019.
Shelby Hogan, a 2018 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection at goalkeeper, has started every match in-frame, collecting 68 saves with 11 goals against. Hogan has four shutouts to her credit.
Providence finished 2018 at 11-6-3 overall and 4-3-2 in BIG EAST play to earn the No. 6 seed in the BIG EAST Championship.
Providence advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinals with a 1-0 win over No. 3 St. John's where the Friars' season ended with a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Butler.
PC returned 2018 All-BIG EAST second team selections in Hogan (GK) and McNulty (F), as well as All-Freshman Team defender Hannah Morgan.
The Friars lost 2018 All-BIG EAST First Team defender Katie Day and Second Team mid Kayla Steeves to graduation.
Xavier is 3-4-0 against the Friars all-time, picking up the program's second straight win in double-overtime last season, 3-2, in Providence.

LAST TIME OUT

A goal in the final 10 minutes against No. 10 Georgetown put the Musketeers within striking distance late, but Xavier women's soccer couldn't find the equalizer, falling 2-1, on Thursday afternoon. Xavier moves to 9-3-2 on the season and 2-2 in BIG EAST play.
A pair of first half penalty kicks gave the Hoyas a 2-0 lead at the break, an advantage that held until the 86th minute when Samantha Dewey scored her 12th of the season from Hayley Jakovich to cut the lead back to 2-1.
Xavier out-shot the Hoyas 10-4, a season-low on shots for GU, marking the first time since playing No. 1 Virginia on Sept. 5 that Georgetown was out-shot by their opponent. It's only the third time this season that the Hoyas did not hold the advantage on shots, the other coming against then No. 10 Duke.

XU OFFENSE

Samantha Dewey, the team leader in goals (12) and points (25) added two more points to her total with a goal against No. 10 Georgetown.
Dewey leads the BIG EAST in total goal (12), goals per game (0.86), total points (27) and points per game (1.93).
Grace Bahr collected two assist against Seton Hall, bringing her season total to six. Combined with a goal, Bahr has eight points on the year.
Jackie Richards added point to her point total an assist against Seton Hall to bring her season total to six points (3G, 1A).
Brooke Sroka had a five-point week last week, collecting two goals and an assist, to go with an earlier assist for six points on the season.
Gabrielle LoPresti added an assist against Kent State to bring her point total to five, on a goal to go with three assists.
Carrie Lewis added a pair of assists against Seton Hall to bring her season total to five.
Sydney Schembri scored her second of the season against Creighton to bring her season total to four points.
Hayley Jakovich picked up an assist on Dewey's goal at Georgetown, her second of the season to go with a goal, for four points.
Molly McLaughlin scored her first goal of the season against Seton Hall bringing her point total to three, with a prior assist.
Jenna Prathapa, Emily Burton and Grace Brauer all have three points on a goal and an assist. Rachel Butler has two points on a goal.
Macy Harper picked up an assist on Samantha Dewey's second against Seton Hall, her first point of the season. Harper joins Courtney Lankford, Rachel Dewey and Halle Rogers who each have a point on an assist.

XU DEFENSE

Toni Bizzarro has made seven starts in frame, with a record of 5-1-1 after the Seton Hall match. Bizzarro has collected 20 saves with four goals against for a GAA of 0.54, which is the top mark in the BIG EAST. She has four complete shutouts to her credit and is partially credited with a fifth. Her total shutouts are second in the BIG EAST despite sharing time in-frame. She leads the league in shutouts per game (0.57).
Olivia Jenkins has made seven starts at goalkeeper, earning a record of 4-2-1 and two shutouts to her credit, with 15 saves and seven goals against on the season for a GAA of 1.08.
Xavier's goalkeepers have a combined GAA of 0.81, second in the BIG EAST.
Grace Bahr and Hayley Jakovich have started each match in the Xavier backfield. Maddie Thiss has made 13 starts and Halle Rogers has made 11 on defense for the Musketeers. Grace Brauer has started the last three matches (Creighton, Seton Hall, Georgetown) in the Xavier backfield as well.
Xavier's defense has seven shutouts on the season, matching Georgetown for league high.

DEWEY SENIOR CLASS FINALIST

Xavier women's soccer red-shirt senior Samantha Dewey was named one of 10 finalists for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award® for collegiate women's soccer on Friday.
20 NCAA® men's and women's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as finalists for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
Dewey, who earned the honor of 2018 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, has been a consistent force on offense during her Xavier career, leading the Musketeers in points in each of her three full seasons leading into 2019.
Through 14 matches in 2019, Dewey has lived up to her billing as the Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, leading the conference with 12 goals and 27 points to help the Musketeers to a 9-3-2 record.
Dewey is one of two female finalists from the BIG EAST, along with Meaghan Nally of Georgetown.

WEEKLY AWARDS

Following a 2-0 weekend for Xavier women's soccer, senior Grace Bahr was named the BIG EAST Defender of the Week by the conference offices. Brooke Sroka, who collected five points in two matches, was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Bahr picked up her second honor of the season after leading the Musketeers to a pair of home wins last week. The senior led the XU defense which allowed just six shots on goal as Xavier outshot its foes 18-6 on target and 2-14 overall.
Bahr was impressive on the other side of the field as well, registering a BIG EAST-best four assists last week. She provided helpers on all three of Xavier's goals against Creighton on Thursday and was tabbed with one dish against Seton Hall on Sunday.
This marks Bahr's fourth time earning Defender of the Week, also earning it from the league twice in 2018. It's Xavier's fourth weekly award of the season.
Sroka picked up her first nomination to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after matching the BIG EAST weekly high with five points in a 2-0 week for Xavier. She tallied a goal and an assist in the Musketeers' 3-1 win over Creighton on Thursday before scoring the game winner in a 5-0 victory over visiting Seton Hall on Sunday. The two goals were the first of the season for the sophomore who entered the week with just one point over the first 11 matches.

NON-CONFERENCE WRAP-UP

Xavier finished non-conference play at 7-1-2, the best mark since going 7-1-1 in non-conference play in 2013. Xavier's .800 winning percentage was the top mark in th BIG EAST during non-conference and to 30 in the NCAA.
During the 10-game non-conference slate, Xavier forced six shutouts, including a stretch of five straight.
The Lipscomb goal in the 57th minute ended a streak of 522 minutes without allowing a goal, going back to the Kent State game on Sept. 6.
Samantha Dewey led the team with 21 points on nine-goals and three assists. Through the end of Xavier's non-conference schedule, Dewey's goals ranked No. 4 in the NCAA DI and her total points (21) were also in the top five in the nation.
Toni Bizzarro and Olivia Jenkins shared time in-frame, each making five starts.
Bizzaro finished the non-conference slate with a record of 4-0-1, collecting 17 saves with three goals against. She clocked 437 straight minutes in non-conference action without allowing a goal, going back to the season opener at Murray State through the Miami match, for three complete shutouts to her credit, as well as a partial shutout against NKU.
In Olivia Jenkins' five starts at goalkeeper, she earned record of 3-1-1 and two shutouts to her credit, with 10 saves and five goals against in non-conference play.

THE MUSKETEERS

Xavier finished the 2018 season at 10-8-3, a .548 winning percentage, marking the first winning record for the Musketeers since 2013. Xavier's 10 wins in 2018 are the most for the program since 2003's 12-win season.
The Musketeers finished a program-best fourth in the BIG EAST standings, hosting a BIG EAST Championship match for the first time since joining the conference and advancing in the postseason for the first time since 2003.
Xavier's 0-0 draw against No. 4 Georgetown to close out the regular season on Oct. 25, 2018 was the first result against a top-five team in program history.
Xavier's defense forced its ninth shutout of the season in the regular season match against Georgetown, the most since 2000's school-record 11 shutouts. The Musketeers ranked third in the BIG EAST for shutouts. Nine shutouts stand as the second most in a single season in program history, matching 1985 and 1991's season totals.
Xavier 2018 finished the season with 31 goals, the most since 2006's 31-goal season. The Musketeers return 87 percent of their scoring, including BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year Samantha Dewey, who finished with 25 points on nine goals and seven assists.

DEWEY NAMED OFFENSIVE POY

Redshirt senior Samantha Dewey was named Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and earned a unanimous nod to the Preseason All-BIG EAST squad for the 2019 season, as voted on by league coaches. The Musketeers are picked fourth in the BIG EAST Preseason poll, the highest preseason selection for the team since joining the conference.
Dewey appeared in all 21 matches for the Musketeers in 2018, collecting a team-high 25 points, a new career-best mark which topped her previous career-high point total of 22. Dewey's 25 points also marks the most for a Musketeer since Lauren Giesting's 25 points in 2003.
Dewey's 25 points came on team-leading totals in goals (9) and assists (7), the most goals by a Musketeer in over 10 years. Of Dewey's nine goals, four were game-winners.
Among BIG EAST returnees, Dewey ranked first in points from the 2018 season, third in total goals and second in total assists.
Following the 2018 season, Dewey was named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-Conference, the first Musketeer to earn either honor, following Xavier's 10-8-3 season.
Dewey also earned All-East Region Third Team honors from United Soccer Coaches as well as BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honors after Xavier advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinals.
Dewey, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., has earned preseason All-BIG EAST honors for the past three seasons after leading Xavier on offense in her first two full seasons as a Musketeers. Her Preseason Player of the Year nomination is the first for a Musketeer since joining the conference in 2013.
Dewey has totaled 73 points so far in her Xavier career, earning post-season conference honors in each of her three complete seasons. In 2016, she became the first Musketeer to be named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team as a sophomore, and was unanimously selected to the All-BIG EAST Freshman team in 2015.

MUSKETEERS PICKED FOURTH

The Musketeers are picked to finish fourth in the BIG EAST, returning 23 letterwinners, including eight starters, from last season's squad that went 10-8-3 overall an 4-3-2 in BIG EAST play.
The 2018 season marked the first winning record for the Musketeers since 2013 and the most wins for the program since 2003's 12-win season. The Musketeers finished a program-best fourth in the BIG EAST standings, hosting a BIG EAST Championship match for the first time since joining the conference.
Xavier's 2018 team advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinals for the first time since joining the conference in 2013, the first time the Musketeers have advanced in the postseason since 2003, when Xavier topped St. Joseph's, 2-0, in the Atlantic 10 tournament.
The Musketeers return 87 percent of their scoring from 2018's 31 goal season, the goals most for the program since 2006. The 2018 Musketeers also posted nine shutouts, tied for second most in program history and the most since 2000. Xavier finished ranked in the top 75 of the RPI for the first time in nearly 20 season.
The Musketeers were picked behind reigning BIG EAST Champion and 2018 College Cup Semifinalist Georgetown, which received nine first place votes, as well as Butler and Providence.

BIG EAST COACHES POLL

1.   Georgetown              81 (9)
2.   Butler 67 (1)
3.   Providence 62
4.   Xavier 55
5.   DePaul 46
6.   Villanova 38
       St. John's 38
8.   Marquette                 34
9.   Creighton 20
10. Seton Hall 9

BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Samantha Dewey, Xavier, R-Sr., M

BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Meaghan Nally, Georgetown, Sr., D

BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Shelby Hogan, Providence, R-Jr., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Anja Savich, Butler, So., F
Annika Schmidt, Butler, R-Sr., D*
Taryn Jakubowski, Creighton, Sr., M*
Paula Germino-Watnick, Georgetown, Sr., F*
Kelly Ann Livingstone, Georgetown, Jr., D
Meaghan Nally, Georgetown, Sr., D*
Katrina Wetherell, Marquette, So., M
Shelby Hogan, Providence, R-Jr., GK
Hannah McNulty, Providence, Jr., F
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, R-Jr., F*
Samantha Dewey, Xavier, R-Sr., M*
*unanimous selection

CREIGHTON HOSTS BE TOURNEY

Creighton University will serve as host of the 2019 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship Presented by Jeep. The league tournament's semifinals and final will be played Nov. 7 and 10 at the Bluejays' Morrison Stadium, with first round matches being held at higher-seeded campus sites on Nov. 3. This marks the second time Creighton is serving as the host for the BIG EAST Championship, last doing so in 2015.
The top two teams in the standings at season's end earn an automatic bye into the semifinals, with the first round matches pitting the No. 6 seed at the No. 3 seed and the No. 5 seed at the No. 4 seed to determine who will also earn a trip to Omaha. Georgetown has won three consecutive BIG EAST Championships, all at Shaw Field in Washington, D.C. Butler won its first conference crown at Morrison Stadium in 2015, after DePaul won in Queens, N.Y., in 2014, and Marquette won in 2013 in Milwaukee, Wis. The Hoyas advanced to the NCAA College Cup in two of their last three championship seasons.
Morrison Stadium's seating capacity is 7,500. Construction on the stadium was completed in 2004 and included a video scoreboard, champions room, nearly 2,000 covered chairback seating, five luxury suites, an enclosed press box, concession stands and a banquet area. An athletic training room and locker rooms were built in the adjacent Ryan Athletic Center, which opened in 2009. The $13 million facility hosted its first match on Aug. 29, 2003 and was officially dedicated on Oct. 15, 2004.
Morrison Stadium received an upgrade just this summer with the installation of FieldTurf CORE. The FieldTurf CORE sports turf is a FIFA Quality Pro certified surface and is currently featured at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the home facility of the MLS Atlanta United FC and NFL Atlanta Falcons and at Providence Park in Portland, the home facility of the MLS Portland Timbers and NWSL Portland Thorns. CORE is "the first multi-layer dual-polymer fiber ever," and "rewrites the playbook for sports turf, reinvents the playing field, and redefines the player experience," according to FieldTurf.

2019 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship Presented by Jeep
First Round – Nov. 3 – higher seeds
No. 6 seed at No. 3 seed, TBD
No. 5 seed at No. 4 seed, TBD
Semifinals – Nov. 7 – Omaha, Neb.
No. 1 seed vs. No. 4/5 winner, 6 p.m. ET
No. 2 seed vs. No. 3/6 winner, 8:30 p.m. ET
Final – Nov. 10 – Omaha, Neb.
Semifinal winners, TBD