Men's Soccer Travels to Creighton

Wednesday, October 20

Omaha, Neb.

7 p.m. ET

Xavier University

Creighton

10.19.21 | Men's Soccer

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First touch is set for 7 p.m. ET from Morrison Stadium

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's soccer continues BIG EAST action on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at Creighton. First touch is set for 7 p.m. ET from Morrison Stadium.

THE MATCHUP AT CREIGHTON

XAVIER MUSKETEERS (8-5, 2-4) at CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS (4-6-2, 1-4-1)
Game Info - Wednesday, Oct. 20 - 7 p.m. ET - Morrison Stadium (7,500)
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ABOUT CREIGHTON

2021 (Fall) Record: 4-6-2 (1-4-1 BIG EAST)
2021 (Spring) Record: 6-6 (5-3 BIG EAST)
Series History: Xavier trails, 3-7-1
Last Meeting: CU 3, XU 0 (March 24, 2021 - Cincinnati, Ohio)

NOTABLES
• Creighton was picked to finish third in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll after posting a 6-6 (5-3 BIG EAST) record in the spring of 2021.
• The Bluejays are 1-0-1 in their last two matches, most recently coming off a 2-2 tie at UConn on Oct. 16. Creighton is 2-3 in home matches this season.
• Creighton ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in goals (16) and 10th in goals against average (1.51). The Bluejays also rank first in the conference in saves (48).

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier is coming off a 2-1 loss vs Butler on Oct. 13 at Corcoran Field.

• Karsen Henderlong scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season in the 46th minute. The junior forward now has 20 career goals.

• Matthew Rosenberg made three saves between the pipes for Xavier.

• Xavier held a 12-11 advantage in shots and took one more shot on goal (6-5). The Musketeers had two more corner kicks (4-2) than Butler and committed three fewer fouls (12-9).

SERIES HISTORY

• Xavier trails the all-time series with Creighton, 3-7-1. The Musketeers went 0-2 vs the Bluejays in the spring 2021 season.

• Xavier is 1-5 in its last six meetings with Creighton. The Musketeers are 1-5 in road games vs the Bluejays with the lone win coming on Oct. 28, 2015 (W, 2-1).

NOTABLES

• Xavier has scored 15 goals this season, with Karsen Henderlong pacing the squad with six goals. The forward ranks tied for first in the BIG EAST in total goals and 54th in the NCAA.

• Defensively, Xavier has only allowed 11 goals in 12 matches. Goalkeeper Matthew Rosenberg has posted a 0.84 goals against average this season with five shutouts. Rosenberg ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in goals against average.

• Xavier ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in fewest goals allowed (11) and goals against average (0.84). The Musketeers rank 31st in the NCAA in goals against average (0.84).

• Matthew Rosenberg ranks 30th in the NCAA in goals against average (0.84) and 20th in shutouts (5). Jerome Jolly also ranks 16th in the NCAA in game-winning goals (3).

BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS

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 117-75-32 (.594) 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 27-15-5 (.627) at home since the start of the 2016 season.

• Xavier is 66-28-10 (.683) at Corcoran Field since Andy Fleming took over the program in 2010.

PRESEASON COACHES' POLL