Rhinehart Leads Musketeers to 1-0 Road Win at Seton Hall

Saturday, October 9

South Orange, N.J.

6:56 p.m.

Xavier University

8-4-0, 2-3-0

Seton Hall

4-5-2, 0-4-0

Xavier

Seton Hall

Rhinehart Leads Musketeers to 1-0 Road Win at Seton Hall

10.09.21 | Men's Soccer

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The freshman forward scored his first career goal on Saturday night

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Xavier men's soccer picked up it second BIG EAST road win in as many matches, topping Seton Hall, 1-0, on Saturday night at Owen T. Carroll Field.

The Musketeers improved to 8-4 (2-3 BIG EAST) on the year, while the Pirates dropped to 4-5-2 (0-4 BIG EAST).

SCORING RECAP

71' | XU | Taylor Rhinehart (Justus Kauppinen)

NOTABLE

• Freshman forward Taylor Rhinehart scored his first career goal in the 71st minute off a pass from Justus Kauppinen. He was one of seven Musketeers who took a shot in the match.

• Payton Miller led the Musketeers in shots with two. Xavier held an 8-2 advantage in shots and took more more shot on goal (2-1).

• Justus Kauppinen recorded the assist on the Taylor Rhinehart goal, his second assist in as many matches. He now has eight career assists (six in a Xavier uniform).

• Matthew Rosenberg (8-4) picked up the win between the pipes. The senior goalkeeper made one save in the match and posted his fifth shutout of the season. He now has 21 career shutouts.

• Both teams had four corner kicks in the match. Seton Hall committed six more fouls (14-8) than the Musketeers.

• Xavier moved to 7-1 in the all-time series with Seton Hall. The win marks the Musketeers fourth straight win in the series.

• Six Musketeers played all 90 minutes: Matthew Rosenberg, Taylor Crull, Cameron Belle, Pol Hernandez, Jansen Miller and Paul Bogarin.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 13 vs Butler. First touch is set for 7 p.m. from Corcoran Field.

VIDEO

GOAL X!

Taylor Rhinehart scores his first goal as a Musketeer, from Justus Kauppinen, to give Xavier the lead in the 72nd minute!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/9oHYmH6qrG
— Xavier Men's Soccer (@XavierMSOC) October 10, 2021

BIG save by Matthew Rosenberg in the 89th minute to keep the Pirates off the board!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/xP3b2dyBK3
— Xavier Men's Soccer (@XavierMSOC) October 10, 2021