Women's Soccer Travels to Seton Hall to Face the Pirates

Sunday, October 10

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Xavier University

Seton Hall

Women's Soccer Travels to Seton Hall to Face the Pirates

10.09.21 | Women's Soccer

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Match set for Sunday at 1:00 p.m. on FloSports

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer (11-1-1; 4-1-0 BIG EAST) heads back out on the road to face Seton Hall on Sunday, September 10 at 1:00 p.m. for the first of back-to-back road matches. The Musketeers currently sit on top of the BIG EAST standings midway through the 10-game conference schedule.

Xavier remains on the road for its next match, traveling to Chicago to face DePaul on Thursday, Oct. 14 at 4:00 p.m. ET. All BIG EAST matches this season will be available through FloSports.

GAME DETAILS

at Seton Hall
Sunday, October 10 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Owen T. Carroll Field - South Orange, N.J.

OPPONENT INFO

The Pirates are 6-7 overall and 1-4 in BIG EAST play after falling to DePaul on Thursday. SHU picked up a league win over Villanova, and non-conference wins against LaFayette, NJIT, Delaware, Iona and Lehigh.
Naomi Welch and Julia Aronoy each have a team-high four goals. Welch also has three assists for 11 points.
Natalie Tavana, Laura Hooper and Cara Milne-Redhead each have two goals.
Sophie Liston leads the Pirates with five assists.
Grace Gordan has made the start in-goal all 13 matches for the Pirates, playing the full time in each match with 57 saves and 17 goals against.
Seton Hall was picked 11th in the league after they finished the spring at 2-9 overall and 1-9 in BIG EAST play, finishing sixth in the East Division.
Senior Casey Harrigan finished with 12 points on five goals and two assists last spring while senior Laura Hooper added three goals for the Pirates.
Sophomore Grace Gordon played all 11 matches in-goal, with 28 goals against and 62 saves on the season for spring 2021.
Xavier is 5-1-1 all-time against the Pirates, with the Musketeers winning 5-0 in the last match-up in 2019.

BIG EAST STANDINGS


SCHOOL	CONF	CPTS	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Xavier	4-1	12	11-1-1	0.885	W3
Georgetown	3-0-2	11	7-0-6	0.769	W1
Butler	3-1-1	10	10-2-1	0.808	L1
Marquette	3-2	9	7-5	0.583	L1
St. John's	2-1-1	7	6-3-2	0.636	L1
Providence	2-1-1	7	7-3-2	0.667	W1
DePaul	2-2	6	5-7	0.417	W2
UConn	2-2	6	6-5	0.545	W1
Seton Hall	1-4	3	6-7	0.462	L4
Creighton	0-3-1	1	6-5-2	0.538	L3
Villanova	0-5	0	6-7	0.462	L6

WEEKLY AWARDS

Following two-shutout BIG EAST wins over the weekend, Xavier women's soccer picked up a pair of weekly honor for its defense, with Hayley Jakovich earning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week and goalkeeper Olivia Jenkins earning a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Hayley Jakovich, who is originally from Eureka, Mo., played the full time in both of Xavier's wins, a 3-0 victory against Villanova on Thursday and a 2-0 win over Creighton on Sunday. The senior helped the Musketeers outshoot Villanova and Creighton by a 40-9 margin, including 18-3 on goal. Jakovich also scored the game-winning goal against the Bluejays on Sunday, scoring her first goal of the season less than five minutes into the contest.
Olivia Jenkins, who is from Plainfield, Ill. went 2-0-0 with two shutout wins over the weekend, collecting three total saves against Villanova and at Creighton. The win over the Bluejays was the tenth win of the season in-goal for the senior, setting a new school record for wins in a single season.

LAST TIME OUT

Ella Rogers' third goal as a Musketeer helped Xavier women's soccer pick up a 1-0 win over St. John's at Corcoran Field on Thursday evening.
The Musketeers held an 11-2 advantage on shots and 5-0 advantage on shots in the first half but neither team found the back of the net to send it to halftime in a 0-0 draw.
Less than five minute after the break, Ella Rogers scored from Chloe Netzel to put the Musketeers in front with the eventual game-winner. SJU created five shots, including two on-goal and a corner kick in the second half but were unable to find the equalizer to give Xavier its third-straight shutout win.
Ella Rogers' goal was her third of the season and her first game-winner. She now has six points so far in her freshman season.
Chloe Netzel added to her team-high point total with an assist on Rogers' goal, her second helper of the season, to go with four goals for 10 points.
Xavier finished with an 18-7 advantage overall on shots and a 6-3 advantage on shots on-frame. Chloe Netzel finished with seven shots to lead the Musketeers and Ella Rogers had four.
Olivia Jenkins collected a pair of saves to pick up her 11th win of the season, adding to her already school-record total for wins in a single season.
Hayley Jakovich and Grace Brauer also played the full 90 minutes for the Xavier backline to help pick up the seventh shutout of the season and third clean sheet in a row. The Musketeer defense has clocked 270-straight minutes without allowing a score.

XAVIER STATS

Chloe Netzel picked up her second assist on the season on Ella Rogers' game-winner against St. John's, combining with a team-high four goals for 10 points.
Emma Marcus knocked in the game-winner against Villanova in the first five minutes of the match, her third goal of the season, all three were game-winners, which ranks third in the BIG EAST. She has eight points on three goal and two assists.
Shelby Sallee's second-half goal against Creighton was her third of the season and second of BIG EAST play. Combined with an assist, she has seven points on the season.
Ella Rogers scored her third goal of the season, and first game-winner, in the win over St. John's to give her six points so far in her freshman season. She matches Shelby Sallee for a team-high two goals in conference action.
Hayley Jakovich scored the game-winner against Creighton, her first goal of the season, third of her Xavier career, and her first game-winner as a Musketeer. She now has five points on three assists for the season.
Molly McLaughlin scored her second goal of the season and 10th as a Musketeer on a PK against Villanova. Mathilde Rasmussen also has four points on a pair of goals for the season.
Sonia Vargas picked up an assist on Emma Marcus' first half goal against Villanova, her second of the season. She also has a goal for four total points.
Carrie Lewis picked up an assist on Chloe Netzel's goal against Villanova, her team-high fourth of the season.
Sarah Owusu picked up an assist on Halle Rogers' goal against Georgetown, combining with goal to move to three points on the season.
Elise Le picked up an assist on Chloe Netzel's goal against Loyola and she now has two points on a pair of assists.
Olivia Lawson recorded an assist on Emma Marcus' game winner against Villanova for her first point of the season. Grace Brauer has also recorded a helper this season.
Jakovich and Brauer have anchored Xavier's backline, playing the full time in all 13 matches so far, helping limit opponents to just seven goals through over 1200 minutes of action.
Olivia Jenkins has made all 13 starts in frame, playing the full time in each match. She's collected 32 saves, including making a career-high seven against Providence, and has seven goals against for a GAA of 0.52 and a record of 12-1-1 with seven complete shutouts. Jenkins' 12 wins are a new program record for wins in a single season for a Xavier goalkeeper.
Xavier's seven goals allowed and 0.54 GAA for the season matches Georgetown for the league-best mark.
The Musketeer defense has clocked 270-straight minutes without allowing a score.

XAVIER IN THE RANKINGS

The Musketeers came in at No. 8 in the most recent DI Women's Soccer RPI, leading four BIG EAST teams in the top 40 for the week, Georgetown (25), Butler (29) and Providence (32).
Xavier is currently receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll. The. Musketeers moved up to a program-best ranking of 17 in week four (9/14/21) after going 2-0 against Ball State and Loyola Chicago the weekend before to move to 7-0 on the season.
The Musketeers made their first appearance of the season in the USC National Poll in week three (9/7/21), entering the rankings at No. 23, marking the first time the Musketeers have been ranked in the USC National Poll since finishing the 2019 season at No. 24.
Xavier also moved up to the No. 1 spot in the East region in week three, after being at No. 3 in the region for week two. The Musketeers remained at No. 1 in the region until week five, when Hofstra moved up to No. 1. Xavier is currently ranked No. 4 in the East Region.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The Musketeers remain on the road to face DePaul on Thursday, October 14 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The Blue Demons are 5-7 overall and 2-2 in BIG EAST play after picking up a 3-0 win over Seton Hall on Thursday.
Morgan Turner leads the Blue Demons with 18 points on nine goals. Kristin Boos has two goals and three other Blue Demons have scored so far this season.
Mollie Eriksson has made every start in goal for DePaul, collecting 37 saves with 11 goals against.
DePaul was picked to finish ninth in the league after going 3-5 overall and 2-5 in BIG EAST play in spring 2021, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division.
Last season, Morgan Turner led the Blue Demons with seven points on three goals and an assist, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors.
Defender Grace Phillpotts earned a spot on the conference All-Freshman Team.
Junior Mollie Eriksson made seven starts in-goal, allowing 12 goals and making 21 saves on the season.
Xavier is 3-4-2 all-time against the Blue Demons, taking a 3-2 win in double overtime in Chicago in spring 2021, extending the Musketeers' unbeaten streak against DePaul to five matches.

SPRING 2021 SEASON

Xavier finished spring 2021 at 3-6 overall and 2-4 in BIG EAST play, picking up wins over Bellarmine in the non-conference portion of the schedule, and BIG EAST wins over Creighton and DePaul, all three coming on the road.
Following the spring season, two Musketeers earned all conference honors, All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree, senior midfielder Molly McLaughlin, and All-Freshman Team member, forward Sonia Vargas.
McLaughlin led the Musketeers with four points on two goals, while sophomore Grace Blumfeldt finished her rookie season with three point on a goal and an assist.
After finishing fourth in the Midwest Division, the Musketeers missed the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time in Nate Lie's tenure as head coach.

THE MUSKETEERS

The Musketeers return 26 letter-winners from the spring, including All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree, senior midfielder Molly McLaughlin, and All-Freshman Team member, forward Sonia Vargas.
Xavier's returners account for over 70 percent of the goals scored last season, led by McLaughlin's pair of tallies.
The Musketeers added and 11-person freshman class for the fall after losing 11 letterwinners from spring 2021.
Xavier was picked seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, collecting 45 points. Georgetown was picked to win the conference.
Ahead of the start of the 2021 season, head coach Nate Lie announced additions to his staff. Katy Etelman joins Xavier as an assistant coach, while Tyler Smaha, who served as Xavier's Director of Player Development last season, also moves into the role of assistant coach. Jacob Morrison joins Xavier as the Director of Goalkeeping and Kaitlyn Jones joins Lie's staff as Director of Player Analysis/Operations.

BIG EAST COACHES POLL

1. Georgetown	100 (10)
2. Butler	88
3. UConn	74
4. Providence	65 (1)
5. Creighton	64
6. St. John's	47
7. Xavier	45
8. Marquette	43
9. DePaul	41
10. Villanova	27
11. Seton Hall	11

(first-place votes)

BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, Grad., F

BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Kelly Ann Livingstone, Georgetown, Grad., D

BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Stephanie Rodriguez, Butler, Grad., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Stephanie Rodriguez, Butler, Grad., GK
Anastasia Savich, Butler, Sr., F*
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, Sr., F*
Jessica Mazo, UConn, Jr., M
Aida Kardovic, Creighton, So., M
Kelly Ann Livingstone, Georgetown, Grad., D
Daisy Cleverley, Georgetown, Grad., M
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Jr., M
Meg Hughes, Providence, So., F
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Jr., M
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, Grad., F
*unanimous selection