Men's Soccer Continues BIG EAST Road Trip at Seton Hall

Saturday, October 9

South Orange, N.J.

6:56 p.m.

Xavier University

Seton Hall

Men's Soccer Continues BIG EAST Road Trip at Seton Hall

10.08.21 | Men's Soccer

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First touch is set for 6:56 p.m. from Owen T. Carroll Field

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's soccer continues BIG EAST action on Saturday, Oct. 9 at Seton Hall. First touch is set for 6:56 p.m. from Owen T. Carroll Field.

THE MATCHUP AT SETON HALL

XAVIER MUSKETEERS (7-4, 1-3) at SETON HALL PIRATES (4-4-2, 0-3)
Game Info - Saturday, Oct. 9 - 6:56 p.m. - Owen T. Carroll Field (1,800)
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ABOUT SETON HALL

2021 (Fall) Record: 4-4-2 (0-3 BIG EAST)
2021 (Spring) Record: 10-2-4 (5-1-2 BIG EAST)
Series History: Xavier leads, 6-1
Last Meeting: XU 2, SH 1 (Oct. 23, 2019 - Cincinnati, Ohio)

NOTABLES
• Seton Hall was picked to finish second in the Preseason BIG EAST Coaches' Poll after posting a 10-2-4 (5-1-2 BIG EAST) record in the spring. The Pirates won the BIG EAST Tournament in the spring and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to No. 2 Indiana, 2-0.
• The Pirates are coming off a 4-2 home loss vs No. 1 Georgetown on FS1 on Wednesday night. CJ Tibbling scored both goals for Seton Hall.
• Seton Hall leads the BIG EAST in shots per game (17.10) and total assists (30), while ranking second in total goals (24). The Pirates also rank first in total fouls (148), yellow cards (24) and saves (40).

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier picked up its first BIG EAST win of the season, 2-1, on Wednesday night at Marquette. Justus Kauppinen and Cameron Phillips each scored a goal for the Musketeers.

• Matthew Rosenberg (7-4) picked up the win between the pipes. The senior goalkeeper made two saves in the match.

• Xavier held a 13-7 advantage in shots and a 7-3 edge in shots on goal. The Musketeers also took four more corner kicks (10-6) in the match.

• Marquette committed five more fouls (18-13) than Xavier. The Golden Eagles also had three yellow cards.

SERIES HISTORY

• Xavier leads the all-time series with Seton Hall, 6-1. The Musketeers have won three straight in the series and are 2-1 in road games vs the Pirates.

• Xavier's lone loss to the Pirates was on Oct. 29, 2016 by a score of 2-1 in South Orange, N.J.

• The Musketeers won the last meeting with Seton Hall, 2-1, at Corcoran Field on Oct. 23, 2019. Samson Sergi and Noah Boffo scored the two goals for Xavier.

NOTABLES

• Xavier has scored 13 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 49th in the NCAA.

• Defensively, Xavier has only allowed nine goals in 11 matches. Goalkeeper Matthew Rosenberg has posted a 0.82 goals against average this season with four shutouts. Rosenberg ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in goals against average.

• Xavier ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in fewest goals allowed (9) and goals against average (0.82). The Musketeers rank 36th in the NCAA in goals against average (0.82).

• Matthew Rosenberg ranks 35th in the NCAA in goals against average (0.80) and 24th in shutouts (4). Jerome Jolly also ranks 13th 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

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 116-74-32 (.595) 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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