Xavier University Athletics
Monday, September 2
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 p.m.
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Fleming Hits Career Milestone, Musketeers Defeat Panthers, 3-0
09.02.19 | Men's Soccer
Head men's soccer coach Andy Fleming won his 100th career game on Monday Night
CINCINNATI - Xavier men's soccer moved to 2-0 on the year following a 3-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Monday night. Head coach Andy Fleming won his 100th career game as the Musketeers' head coach.
40' | XAVIER | Sophomore Felix Boe-Tangen scored his first goal of the season on a through ball up the middle from freshman Noah Boffo.
68' | XAVIER | Senior Samson Sergi scored off a header pass from Felix Boe-Tangen. The ball was played to Boe-Tangen off a goal kick from Matthew Rosenberg as both players collected an assist on the goal.
73' | XAVIER | Senior Samson Sergi scored from five yards out in front of the goal on a cross played from the left by freshman Noah Boffo.
• Coach Fleming captured his 100th career win on Monday night. He is the winningest coach in program history with a 100-54-30 (.625) record.
• The Musketeers moved to 20-5-5 (.750) at home since the start of the 2016 season. Xavier also moved to 2-2-1 in the all-time series with the Panthers.
• Senior Samson Sergi scored two goals in the match, moving his season total to three goals. The forward now has four career multi-goal matches.
• Senior Samson Sergi now has 22 career goals, two shy of moving into the all-time top-10 for goals at Xavier.
• Redshirt-junior Matthew Rosenberg (2-0) posted his second shutout in as many matches. He made one save on the night.
• Xavier held an 18-2 advantage in shots and had five more corner kicks (6-1) than the Panthers. Eastern Illinois committed seven more fouls (17-10) than the Musketeers.
• Xavier travels to Cincinnati for the Crosstown Derby on Friday, Sept. 6. The match is being played at Nippert Stadium.
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SCORING RECAP |
40' | XAVIER | Sophomore Felix Boe-Tangen scored his first goal of the season on a through ball up the middle from freshman Noah Boffo.
68' | XAVIER | Senior Samson Sergi scored off a header pass from Felix Boe-Tangen. The ball was played to Boe-Tangen off a goal kick from Matthew Rosenberg as both players collected an assist on the goal.
73' | XAVIER | Senior Samson Sergi scored from five yards out in front of the goal on a cross played from the left by freshman Noah Boffo.
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NOTABLE |
• Coach Fleming captured his 100th career win on Monday night. He is the winningest coach in program history with a 100-54-30 (.625) record.
• The Musketeers moved to 20-5-5 (.750) at home since the start of the 2016 season. Xavier also moved to 2-2-1 in the all-time series with the Panthers.
• Senior Samson Sergi scored two goals in the match, moving his season total to three goals. The forward now has four career multi-goal matches.
• Senior Samson Sergi now has 22 career goals, two shy of moving into the all-time top-10 for goals at Xavier.
• Redshirt-junior Matthew Rosenberg (2-0) posted his second shutout in as many matches. He made one save on the night.
• Xavier held an 18-2 advantage in shots and had five more corner kicks (6-1) than the Panthers. Eastern Illinois committed seven more fouls (17-10) than the Musketeers.
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UP NEXT |
• Xavier travels to Cincinnati for the Crosstown Derby on Friday, Sept. 6. The match is being played at Nippert Stadium.
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Team Stats
EIU
XU
Goals
0
3
Shots
2
18
Shots on Goal
1
6
Saves
3
1
Corners
1
6
Fouls
17
10
Scoring Plays
BOE-TANGEN, Felix (1)
Assisted By: BOFFO, Noah
Boffo found Boe-Tangen long for a shot f
40:08
SERGI, Samson (2)
Assisted By: BOE-TANGEN, Felix , ROSENBERG, Matthew
Rosenberg free kicked to Boe-Tangen to S
68:09
SERGI, Samson (3)
Assisted By: BOFFO, Noah
Boffo found Sergi who tapped in, in fron
73:20
Game Leaders
Shots
6
SOG
4
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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