Women's Soccer Tops Marquette 3-1 to Pick Up Sixth-Straight Win

Sunday, October 17

Cincinnati, Ohio

1:00 PM

Xavier University

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Women's Soccer Tops Marquette 3-1 to Pick Up Sixth-Straight Win

10.17.21 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers get goals from Sarah Owusu, Molly McLaughlin and Mathilde Rasmussen

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer picked up a sixth-straight win on Sunday afternoon, topping Marquette, 3-1, on Senior Day to move to 14-1-1 overall and 7-1 in BIG EAST play. Xavier remains on top of the BIG EAST standings with two regular season matches remaining for the Musketeers.

The Musketeers struck first, with a goal from Sarah Owusu from Carrie Lewis to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. Less than a minute after the halftime break, the Musketeers added what would be the eventual game-winner on a Molly McLaughlin penalty kick after a Marquette handball in the box.

The Golden Eagles cut Xavier's two-goal lead in half less than 10 minutes later, with MU's Alexa Maletis getting a goal off a the rebound of a save to make it a 2-1 match. The goal ended the Musketeers' streak of over 500 minutes straight without allowing an opposing team score.

Xavier would respond less than five minutes later, picking up an insurance goal from Mathilde Rasmussen, who scored after a Shelby Sallee shot bounced off the post.

Xavier remains at Corcoran Field for the final home match of the regular season, hosting Butler on Thursday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m.

SCORING RECAP

30' | XAVIER | Carrie Lewis served the ball into the box where it hit off a Marquette defender to Sarah Owusu on the right side of the net. Owusu used a header to go over the MU goalkeeper to put Xavier up 1-0.

46' | XAVIER | After a handball in the 18-yard box, Molly McLaughlin took the PK, shooting to the lower right corner for the 2-0 lead.

53' | MARQUETTE | Off free kick from the left side of the field, MU's Rachel Johnson served the ball to the far post. The ball got lost in the scrum, and a Hailey Block shot was rebounded to Alexa Maletis on the right side. She shot to the left corner to cut Xavier's lead to 2-1.

56' | XAVIER | Sonia Vargas served the ball into the box from the right corner to Shelby Sallee at the near post. Sallee's header went off the far post, bouncing away from the MU goalkeeper to Mathilde Rasmussen right in front of the net where she chipped it into for the 3-1 lead.

NOTABLE

Sarah Owusu's first half goal was her second of the season. She has six points on two goals and two assists.
Molly McLaughlin's second half goal was her third of the season and her first game-winner. She is 2-2 on penalty kicks for the season and 3-3 for her Xavier career.
Mathilde Rasmussen's second half goal was her third of the year, giving her six points so far in her freshman season.
Carrie Lewis added to her team-high assist total on Sarah Owusu's goal, bringing her to six for the season.
Shelby Sallee picked up the assist on Mathilde Rasmussen's goal, her third of the season. Combined with four goals, she has 11 points for the season.
Xavier finished with a 20-7 advantage on shots overall, led by four for Shelby Sallee, and a 10-5 advantage on shots on-goal.
Olivia Jenkins made the start in-goal, collecting three saves with one goal against in over 87 minutes of action to pick up the win, her 14th of the season.
Caroline Welsh entered at goalkeeper for the final minutes of the match, her first appearance of the season.
Hayley Jakovich and Grace Brauer played the full time on Xavier's backline, helping limit the Golden Eagles to just five shots on-goal.

VIDEO

Sarah Owusu scores her second of the season, from Carrie Lewis, to give Xavier the lead!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/Kc2jmSMhh6
— XU Women's Soccer (@XavierWSOC) October 17, 2021