Women's Soccer Returns Home to Host Marquette on Senior Day

Sunday, October 17

Cincinnati, Ohio

1:00 PM

Xavier University

Marquette

Women's Soccer Returns Home to Host Marquette on Senior Day

10.16.21 | Women's Soccer

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By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer (13-1-1; 6-1-0 BIG EAST) returns home to host Marquette on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 1:00 p.m. in the first of two-straight home matches. The Musketeers will celebrate 11 Musketeers on Senior Day prior to the match with the Golden Eagles, with the ceremony set to begin at 12:45 p.m.

Xavier will remain at home to host Butler for the final home match of the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 7:00 p.m. All BIG EAST matches this season will be available through FloSports.

GAME DETAILS

vs. Marquette
Sunday, October 17 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Corcoran Field - Cincinnati, Ohio

XAVIER SENIORS

OPPONENT INFO

The Golden Eagles are 8-6 overall and 4-3 in BIG EAST play after taking the 4-3 overtime win against St. John's on Thursday.
Rachel Johnson has 11 points on four goals and three assists to lead the Golden Eagles. Katrina Wetherell has four goals and a pair of assists for two points and Maggie Starker's nine points on four goals and an assist.
Kylie Sprecher has a team-high five assists while Elsi Twombly has eight points on two goals and four assists.
Mikki Easter has started 13 matches in frame, collecting 43 saves with 14 goals against for a record fo 8-5-0. Lauren Schill has made three appearances, with one start, allowing six goals while collecting nine saves.
Marquette was picked eighth in the conference after finishing the spring at 6-4-0 overall and 4-4-0 in BIG EAST play, finishing second in the Midwest Division and earning a bid to the BIG EAST Championship.
Junior Katrina Wetherell earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team after finishing with five points on two goals and an assist.
Elsi Twombly earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after leading the team with eight points on three goals and two assists.
Senior Kylie Sprecher added three goals and an assist for seven points.
Redshirt freshman Mikki Easter and freshman Lauren Schill split time in-frame, each starting in five matches. Easter finished with a GAA of 0.91 after allowing four goals, collecting 14 saves, finishing with a 3-1-0 record, while Schill finished with a GAA of 1.04, allowing six goals and finishing with a 3-3-0 record.
Xavier is 3-10 all-time against the Golden Eagles, falling in both match-ups, home and away, in Spring 2021.

BIG EAST STANDINGS

SCHOOL	CONF	CPTS	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Xavier	6-1	18	13-1-1	0.900	W5
Georgetown	5-0-2	17	9-0-6	0.800	W3
Butler	4-1-1	13	11-2-1	0.821	W1
Marquette	4-3	12	8-6	0.571	W1
Providence	3-2-1	10	8-4-2	0.643	L1
DePaul	3-3	9	6-8	0.429	L1
UConn	3-3	9	7-6	0.538	W1
St. John's	2-3-1	7	6-5-2	0.538	L3
Seton Hall	1-5	3	6-8	0.429	L5
Villanova	1-6	3	7-8	0.467	L1
Creighton	0-5-1	1	6-7-2	0.467	L5

WEEKLY AWARDS

Following another 2-0 weekend for Xavier women's soccer, a pair of Musketeers earned weekly honors from the BIG EAST office. Chloe Netzel was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week while Grace Brauer earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, the league announced on Monday.
Netzel, a freshman forward from St. Louis, played a part in both game-winning goals for the Musketeers last week, assisting on Ella Rogers' game winner against St. John's on Thursday, before scoring the game-winning goal in the 12th minute of a 4-0 victory at Seton Hall on Sunday. Netzel leads Xavier with 12 points off five goals and two assists on the year, with three of her five scores being game winners. This marks the second time she's been named Freshman of the Week.
Brauer, a senior defender from Belleville, Ill., played the full time in both matches for the Musketeers, helping the Xavier defense earn back-to-back shutout wins last week, and push the streak to 360 minutes-straight without allowing a goal. The Musketeers outshot St. John's and Seton Hall by a combined 41-12, including 19-5 on goal.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier women's soccer extended its shutout streak to five matches, picking up a 1-0 win at DePaul on Thursday afternoon.
Both teams were scoreless until the final minute of the first half when Dana Dahm used a header to send a Carrie Lewis corner kick into the back of the net to give Xavier the 1-0 lead at the break. Xavier held a 9-6 advantage on shots in the first half, but the Blue Demons had a 4-3 lead on shots on-goal in the first 45 minutes.
The Musketeers battled for an insurance goal in the second half, out-shooting DePaul 7-5 overall. Xavier's defense also kept the Blue Demons without a shot on-frame in the second half to preserve the shutout, picking up the fifth-straight clean sheet for goalkeeper Olivia Jenkins and the Musketeers.
Dana Dahm's first half goal, the game-winner, was her first as a Musketeer. She is the 11th Musketeer, and the sixth freshman, to score so far this season.
Carrie Lewis picked up an assist on Dana Dahm's goal, bringing her team-high total to five.
Xavier led 16-11 overall on shots and 7-4 on shots on frame after not allowing DePaul a shot on-goal in the second half.
Chloe Netzel led the Musketeers with five shots and Emma Marcus finished with three.
Olivia Jenkins made four saves in goal to keep the Blue Demons off the board, picking up the win to move to 13-1-1 with a ninth shutout.
Olivia Lawson, Hayley Jakovich and Grace Brauer played the full time to help preserve the clean sheet, the fifth straight shutout for the Xavier defense. The Musketeers have clocked 450 straight minutes without allowing a goal.
The win is Xavier's third-straight against the Blue Demons and the sixth-straight result for the Musketeers against DePaul, a streak that dates back to 2017.

XAVIER STATS

Chloe Netzel added to her team-high point (12) and goal (5) total on Sunday, scoring the game-winner in the opening minutes of the 4-0 win at Seton Hall. She matches Emma Marcus for team-high on game-winning goals with three.
Emma Marcus added a goal in the second half against Seton Hall to bring her season total to four, with three of those being game-winners. She has 10 points on the four goals with two assists.
Shelby Sallee added an insurance goal for the Musketeers in the win over Seton Hall, her fourth of the season and third of BIG EAST play. She also picked up an assist on Grace Menser's goal in that match to bring her season totals to 10 points on four goals and two assists.
Ella Rogers scored her third goal of the season, and first game-winner, in the win over St. John's to give her six points so far in her freshman season. She matches Shelby Sallee for a team-high two goals in conference action.
Hayley Jakovich scored the game-winner against Creighton, her first goal of the season, third of her Xavier career, and her first game-winner as a Musketeer. She now has five points on three assists for the season.
Carrie Lewis picked up an assist on Dana Dahm's goal against DePaul to add to her season high total, which stands at five.
Molly McLaughlin scored her second goal of the season and 10th as a Musketeer on a PK against Villanova. Mathilde Rasmussen also has four points on a pair of goals for the season.
Sarah Owusu assisted on Shelby Sallee's goal against Seton Hall to give her four points on a goal and two assists. Sonia Vargas also has four points on a goal and two assists.
Dana Dahm's first half goal against DePaul, was her first as a Musketeer. She is the 11th Musketeer, and the sixth freshman, to score so far this season. Grace Menser also has two points after scored her first collegiate goal in the first half at Seton Hall.
Elise Le picked up an assist on Chloe Netzel's goal against Loyola and she now has two points on a pair of assists.
Olivia Lawson recorded an assist on Emma Marcus' game winner against Villanova for her first point of the season. Grace Brauer has also recorded a helper this season.
Jakovich and Brauer have anchored Xavier's backline, playing the full time in all 15 matches so far, helping limit opponents to just seven goals through over 1382 minutes of action.
Olivia Jenkins has made all 15 starts in frame, playing the full time in each match. She's collected 34 saves, including making a career-high seven against Providence, and has seven goals against for a GAA of 0.46 and a record of 13-1-1 with nine complete shutouts which lead the league. Jenkins' 13 wins are a new program record for wins in a single season for a Xavier goalkeeper.
The Musketeer defense has clocked 450-straight minutes without allowing a score.

XAVIER IN THE RANKINGS

The Musketeers came in at No. 10 in the most recent DI Women's Soccer RPI, leading four BIG EAST teams in the top 50 for the week, Georgetown (11), Providence (19) and Butler (47).
Xavier is currently receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll. The Musketeers moved up to a program-best ranking of 17 in week four (9/14/21) after going 2-0 against Ball State and Loyola Chicago the weekend before to move to 7-0 on the season.
The Musketeers made their first appearance of the season in the USC National Poll in week three (9/7/21), entering the rankings at No. 23, marking the first time the Musketeers have been ranked in the USC National Poll since finishing the 2019 season at No. 24.
Xavier also moved up to the No. 1 spot in the East region in week three, after being at No. 3 in the region for week two. The Musketeers remained at No. 1 in the region until week five, when Hofstra moved up to No. 1. Xavier is currently ranked No. 3 in the East Region.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The Musketeers remain at home to host Butler on Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the regular season home finale.
Butler is 11-2-1 overall and 4-1-1 in BIG EAST play, sitting in third place in the BIG EAST standings after being Providence 1-0 on Thursday. The Bulldogs will face DePaul on Sunday.
Katie Soderstrom leads the Bulldogs with 24 points on nine goals and six assists.
Abigail Isger has 17 points on six goals and five assists.
Alli Leonard has a team-high seven assists.
Emma Martin has played the bulk of the time in-goal, staring 13 matches, collecting 33 saves with eight goals against with a record of 11-1-1.
Butler was picked second in the BIG EAST by the coaches after finishing the spring at
10-2-0 overall and 6-1-0 in the BIG EAST, earning the No. 1 seed in for the BIG EAST Championship from the Midwest Division. The Bulldogs topped UConn in the semifinals of the BIG EAST tournament before falling to Georgetown in the championship match.
Junior Anja Savich led the bulldogs with 19 points on nine goals and one assist, earning First Team All-BIG EAST.
Junior Katie Soderstrom finished with 17 points on six goals and five assists, also earning All-BIG EAST First Team honors.
Redshirt-junior Stephanie Rodrigues was named BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Year and earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors after starting all 12 games, allowing just nine goals with 43 saves on the season.
Sophomre Defender Aliya Diange earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team as well.
Allie Leonard collected 13 points on five goals and three assists and earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. She was joined by defender Caitlin O'Malley on the All-Freshman squad.
Xavier is 8-12-4 all-time against the Bulldogs after falling in the lone match-up in Spring 2021.

SPRING 2021 SEASON

Xavier finished spring 2021 at 3-6 overall and 2-4 in BIG EAST play, picking up wins over Bellarmine in the non-conference portion of the schedule, and BIG EAST wins over Creighton and DePaul, all three coming on the road.
Following the spring season, two Musketeers earned all conference honors, All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree, senior midfielder Molly McLaughlin, and All-Freshman Team member, forward Sonia Vargas.
McLaughlin led the Musketeers with four points on two goals, while sophomore Grace Blumfeldt finished her rookie season with three point on a goal and an assist.
After finishing fourth in the Midwest Division, the Musketeers missed the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time in Nate Lie's tenure as head coach.

THE MUSKETEERS

The Musketeers return 26 letter-winners from the spring, including All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree, senior midfielder Molly McLaughlin, and All-Freshman Team member, forward Sonia Vargas.
Xavier's returners account for over 70 percent of the goals scored last season, led by McLaughlin's pair of tallies.
The Musketeers added and 11-person freshman class for the fall after losing 11 letterwinners from spring 2021.
Xavier was picked seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, collecting 45 points. Georgetown was picked to win the conference.
Ahead of the start of the 2021 season, head coach Nate Lie announced additions to his staff. Katy Etelman joins Xavier as an assistant coach, while Tyler Smaha, who served as Xavier's Director of Player Development last season, also moves into the role of assistant coach. Jacob Morrison joins Xavier as the Director of Goalkeeping and Kaitlyn Jones joins Lie's staff as Director of Player Analysis/Operations.

BIG EAST COACHES POLL

1. Georgetown	100 (10)
2. Butler	88
3. UConn	74
4. Providence	65 (1)
5. Creighton	64
6. St. John's	47
7. Xavier	45
8. Marquette	43
9. DePaul	41
10. Villanova	27
11. Seton Hall	11

(first-place votes)

BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, Grad., F

BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Kelly Ann Livingstone, Georgetown, Grad., D

BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Stephanie Rodriguez, Butler, Grad., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Stephanie Rodriguez, Butler, Grad., GK
Anastasia Savich, Butler, Sr., F*
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, Sr., F*
Jessica Mazo, UConn, Jr., M
Aida Kardovic, Creighton, So., M
Kelly Ann Livingstone, Georgetown, Grad., D
Daisy Cleverley, Georgetown, Grad., M
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Jr., M
Meg Hughes, Providence, So., F
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Jr., M
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, Grad., F
*unanimous selection