Men's Soccer Play Host to Butler on Wednesday Night

Wednesday, October 13

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

Butler

Men's Soccer Play Host to Butler on Wednesday Night

10.12.21 | Men's Soccer

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First touch is set for 7 p.m. from Corcoran Field

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's soccer continues BIG EAST action on Wednesday, Oct. 12 vs Butler. First touch is set for 7 p.m. from Corcoran Field.

THE MATCHUP VS BUTLER

XAVIER MUSKETEERS (8-4, 2-3) vs BUTLER BULLDOGS (3-6-1, 1-2)
Game Info - Wednesday, Oct. 13 - 7 p.m. - Corcoran Field (1,000)
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ABOUT BUTLER

2021 (Fall) Record: 3-6-1 (1-2 BIG EAST)
2021 (Spring) Record: 4-6-2 (4-2-2 BIG EAST)
Series History: Xavier trails, 6-15-2
Last Meeting: BUT 1, XU 0 - OT (April 3, 2021 - Cincinnati, Ohio)

NOTABLES
• Butler has dropped three straight matches, most recently falling at No. 1 Georgetown, 1-0, on Oct. 9. The Bulldogs have been held without a goal for three straight matches (last scored in 3-1 win vs No. 18 Lipscomb on Sept. 21).
• The Bulldogs are 0-6 in road matches this season and are looking for their first road win since a 1-0 overtime victory at Xavier on April 3, 2021.
• Butler ranks 12th in the BIG EAST in goals (6) and sixth in both goals allowed (10) and goals against average (0.98). Wilmer Cabrera Jr. ranks third in the BIG EAST in total shots (25).

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier is coming off a 1-0 win at Seton Hall on Saturday, Oct. 9.

• Freshman forward Taylor Rhinehart scored his first career goal in the 71st minute off a pass from Justus Kauppinen and Karsen Henderlong. He was one of seven Musketeers who took a shot in the match.

• Xavier held an 8-2 advantage in shots and took more more shot on goal (2-1). Both teams had four corner kicks in the match. Seton Hall committed six more fouls (14-8) than the Musketeers.

• Matthew Rosenberg (8-4) picked up the win between the pipes. The senior goalkeeper made one save in the match and posted his fifth shutout of the season. He now has 21 career shutouts.

SERIES HISTORY

• Xavier trails the all-time series with Butler, 6-15-2. The Musketeers went 0-1-1 vs the Bulldogs in the spring 2021 season.

• Xavier is 2-2 in its last four matches vs the Bulldogs when playing in Cincinnati. The Musketeers last win the series was on Oct. 31, 2019 by a score of 5-3 at Corcoran Field.

NOTABLES

• Xavier has scored 14 goals this season, with Karsen Henderlong pacing the squad with five goals. The forward ranks tied for second in the BIG EAST in total goals and 63rd in the NCAA.

• Defensively, Xavier has only allowed nine goals in 12 matches. Goalkeeper Matthew Rosenberg has posted a 0.75 goals against average this season with five shutouts. Rosenberg ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in goals against average.

• Xavier ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in fewest goals allowed (9) and goals against average (0.75). The Musketeers rank 22nd in the NCAA in goals against average (0.75).

• Matthew Rosenberg ranks 22nd in the NCAA in goals against average (0.75) and 13th in shutouts (5). Jerome Jolly also ranks 15th in the NCAA in game-winning goals (3).

BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS

• Taylor Rhinehart and Matthew Rosenberg picked up BIG EAST Player of the Week honors on Monday, Oct. 11. Rhinehart was tabbed the 'Freshman of the Week', while Rosenberg was named the 'Goalkeeper of the Week'.

• Rosenberg earns the honors for the second time this season, while Rhinehart picked up the honors for the first time this year. Both players helped the Musketeers post a 2-0 record last week with BIG EAST road wins at Marquette (Oct. 6) and Seton Hall (Oct. 9).

• Justus Kauppinen was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, earning weekly honors for the first time this season.

2021 HONOREES
Aug. 30 - Matthew Rosenberg - Goalkeeper of the Week
Aug. 30 - Jerome Jolly - Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 6 - Jerome Jolly - Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 13 - Taylor Crull - Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 27 - Karsen Henderlong - Weekly Honor Roll
Oct. 11 - Taylor Rhinehart - Freshman of the Week
Oct. 11 - Matthew Rosenberg - Goalkeeper of the Week
Oct. 11 - Justus Kauppinen - Weekly Honor Roll

SCHEDULE NOTES

• Xavier takes on four teams that participated in the 2021 NCAA Tournament this spring in Seton Hall, Marquette, Georgetown and Indiana. Each of those teams won at least one match in the tournament with Seton Hall and Georgetown advancing to the Elite Eight and Indiana losing in the national title match to Marshall.

• Indiana finished the year (spring season) ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, while Georgetown ranked fifth, Seton Hall ranked ninth and Marquette ranked 14th.

• The Musketeers played seven non-conference opponents, including three matches vs Big Ten members: Ohio State, Indiana and Northwestern. Xavier played one new opponent for the first time in program history in Robert Morris.

• Xavier has posted a 44-26-13 (.608) non-conference record since 2013. The Musketeers have recorded an 25-8-4 (.729) record at home in those matches.

ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS

• Xavier returns All-BIG EAST selections Felix Boe-Tangen and Karsen Henderlong.

• Boe-Tangen was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team, earning all-conference honors for the first time in his career. The forward recorded eight points (three goals, two assists) in the spring, ranking tied for second on the team in points.

• Henderlong was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, earning all-conference honors for the first time in his career. The forward led the Musketeers in points in the spring with 16 (seven goals, two assists). He also ranked 20th in the NCAA in total goals.

• Jerome Jolly and Jansen Miller were named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Midseason Freshmen Top-100 on April 12. Miller ranked 18th on the list, while Jolly ranked 86th.

• Miller played in 10 matches this spring, making nine starts. The defender logged 864 minutes on the back line and helped the Musketeers post three shutouts.

• Jolly ranked tied for second on the team with eight points (six assists, one goal) through nine matches. His six assists ranks tied for 19th in the NCAA.

• Xavier head coach Andy Fleming has posted a 117-74-32 (.596) overall record in 12 seasons with the Musketeers, leading the program to four NCAA Tournaments during that stretch. He is under contract through the end of the 2023 season.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Xavier men's soccer has reached the NCAA Tournament in four of the last 11 seasons. The Musketeers have also won 10 or more matches in seven of the last 11 seasons.

• Xavier was the only program in the nation with five consecutive major conference awards from 2012-16, including 2016 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Cory Brown.

• XU has qualified for six of the last eight BIG EAST Championships, including trips to the title game in 2014 and 2017.

• XU has been ranked in the nation's top-10 three times in the last eight years by the United Soccer Coaches. The Musketeers have been nationally-ranked in at least one major college soccer poll (United Soccer Coaches, Top Drawer Soccer, College Soccer News, Soccer America) in every season since 2011.

• In 2015, XU knocked off the national No. 1 (Creighton) and No. 2 (Notre Dame) on the road. The Musketeers are widely believed to be the first program to ever knock off both a No. 1 and a No. 2 on the road in the same season.

• Four XU players have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft in the last nine years, including 2018 third rounder Cory Brown.

XAVIER AT HOME

• The Musketeers are 27-14-5 (.641) at home since the start of the 2016 season.

• Xavier is 66-27-10 (.689) at Corcoran Field since Andy Fleming took over the program in 2010.

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