Thursday, October 21
Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM
Xavier University
8-1-015-1-1; BE
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Butler
5-2-112-3-1; BE
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Xavier
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No. 17 Women's Soccer Tops Butler 2-1 in Seventh-Straight Win
10.21.21 | Women's Soccer
Chloe Netzel, Ella Rogers score for the Musketeers to keep Musketeers on top of BIG EAST standings
CINCINNATI - No. 17 Xavier women's soccer topped Butler, 2-1, at Corcoran Field on Thursday to stay on top of the BIG EAST standings with one match remaining in the regular season. The win was the seventh-straight win for the Musketeers, moving Xavier to 15-1-1 overall and 8-1 in BIG EAST play.
Chloe Netzel scored from Sonia Vargas in the 12th minute to give Xavier the lead going into the half. Ella Rogers added another goal in the 59th minute to put Xavier up 2-0 which held into the closing minutes. The Musketeers defense kept the Bulldogs off the board until the 89 minute when Alli Leonard struck for Butler, but BU couldn't find the equalizer in the final minute, securing the Xavier win.
The win keeps Xavier in first place in the BIG EAST with one match remaining for the Musketeers, securing at least a top-two finish in the conference and a first round bye in the BIG EAST Tournament.
The Musketeers will wrap up the regular season on Sunday, October 24 with a trip to UConn, set for a 1:00 p.m. first touch.
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12' | XAVIERÂ | Sonia Vargas drove into the box where the ball deflected to Chloe Netzel on the left side. Netzel shot low to put Xavier up 1-0.
59' | XAVIERÂ | Elise Le served the ball from the right side to the far post where Ella Rogers used a header to put Xavier up 2-0.
89' | BUTLER | Off BU's Anastasia Savich crossed to Alli Leonard who finished to the right corner to cut Xavier's lead to 2-1.
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Women's Soccer vs. Butler by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Chloe Netzel scored from Sonia Vargas in the 12th minute to give Xavier the lead going into the half. Ella Rogers added another goal in the 59th minute to put Xavier up 2-0 which held into the closing minutes. The Musketeers defense kept the Bulldogs off the board until the 89 minute when Alli Leonard struck for Butler, but BU couldn't find the equalizer in the final minute, securing the Xavier win.
The win keeps Xavier in first place in the BIG EAST with one match remaining for the Musketeers, securing at least a top-two finish in the conference and a first round bye in the BIG EAST Tournament.
The Musketeers will wrap up the regular season on Sunday, October 24 with a trip to UConn, set for a 1:00 p.m. first touch.
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 SCORING RECAP |
12' | XAVIERÂ | Sonia Vargas drove into the box where the ball deflected to Chloe Netzel on the left side. Netzel shot low to put Xavier up 1-0.
59' | XAVIERÂ | Elise Le served the ball from the right side to the far post where Ella Rogers used a header to put Xavier up 2-0.
89' | BUTLER | Off BU's Anastasia Savich crossed to Alli Leonard who finished to the right corner to cut Xavier's lead to 2-1.
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 NOTABLE |
- Chloe Netzel added to her team-high with her first half goal, giving her six for the season, and 14 points for the season.
- Ella Rogers' goal was her fourth of the season and her second game-winner. She has eight points on the season.
- Sonia Vargas picked up her third assist of the season on Netzel's goal, combining with a goal to give her five points.
- Elise Le picked up a helper on Rogers' goal, her third of the season to give her three points.
- Xavier finished with a 15-13 advantage on shots but each team had six looks on-frame. Xavier earned 11 corners to two for the Bulldogs.
- Olivia Jenkins added to her school-record win total in-goal, now sitting at 15-1-1. She made five saves with one goal against.
- Grace Brauer and Hayley Jakovich continued to anchor Xavier's backline, each playing the full 90 minutes in the win.
- Xavier's two goals against the Bulldogs marks the first time Butler has allowed multiple goals in a game in BIG EAST play, and only the second time this season they've allowed multiple goals, with the other time occurring in the season opener against Michigan.
- The Musketeers picked up a 15th win in the regular season, the most in school history. The previous record was 14, set in both 1991 and 2019.
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 VIDEO |
Chloe Netzel scores her sixth of the season, from Sonia Vargas, to put the Musketeers in front!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/OsdEbkNOTn
— XU Women's Soccer (@XavierWSOC) October 21, 2021
Ella Rogers scores from Elise Le to double Xavier's lead in the second half with Butler!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/wyClCAsWav
— XU Women's Soccer (@XavierWSOC) October 22, 2021
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 PHOTOS |
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Women's Soccer vs. Butler by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Team Stats
BU
XU
Goals
1
2
Shots
13
15
Shots on Goal
6
6
Saves
4
5
Corners
2
11
Fouls
15
17
Scoring Plays
Netzel, Chloe (6)
Assisted By: Vargas, Sonia
Loose ball bobbled and given away, beat
11:23
Rogers, Ella (4)
Assisted By: Le, Elise
Header off a cross upper 90
58:30
Leonard, Alli (2)
Assisted By: Savich, Anastasia
1-2 play entered box and finished far ri
88:14
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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