Musketeers Close Fall Season vs DePaul on Wednesday Night

Wednesday, November 3

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

Xavier University

DePaul

Musketeers Close Fall Season vs DePaul on Wednesday Night

11.02.21 | Men's Soccer

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First touch is set for 6 p.m. from Corcoran Field

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's soccer wraps up fall action on Wednesday, Nov. 3 vs DePaul. First touch is set for 6 p.m. from Corcoran Field.

THE MATCHUP VS DEPAL

XAVIER MUSKETEERS (9-7, 3-6) vs DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS (7-7-2, 3-4-2)
Game Info - Wednesday, Nov. 3 - 6 p.m. ET - Corcoran Field (1,000)
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ABOUT DEPAUL

2021 (Fall) Record: 7-7-2 (3-4-2 BIG EAST)
2021 (Spring) Record: 2-5-2 (2-5-0 BIG EAST)
Series History: Xavier leads, 15-3-1

NOTABLES
• DePaul was picked to finish 10th in the Preseason BIG EAST Coaches' Poll after posting a 2-5-2 (2-5-0 BIG EAST) record in the spring. The Blue Demons currently rank eighth in the BIG EAST standings.
• DePaul is coming off a 2-0 loss vs St. John's on Saturday, Oct. 30. The Blue Demons are 1-3-1 in their last five matches and have a 3-3-1 record in road matches this season.
• DePaul leads the BIG EAST in saves (69), while ranking third in yellow cards (33) and eighth in goals against average (1.14). The Blue Demons also rank 10th in shots (147) and tied for ninth in goals (18).

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier is coming off a 2-1 road win at UConn on Oct. 30. It was the first meeting between the two schools.

• Karsen Henderlong scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season in the 65th minute. He now has 22 career goals. The forward added an assist, his fourth of the season and the seventh of his career.

• Bryce Curran scored his first goal of the season and the fourth of his career, finding the back of the net in the fifth minute. The goal in the fifth minute was the quickest goal in a match this season for the Musketeers.

• Bryce Curran, Karsen Henderlong and Taylor Rhinehart each had three shots to pace the Musketeer attack. Henderlong led the team in shots on goal with two.

• UConn took four more shots (15-11) than Xavier and had four more corner kicks (6-2). Xavier committed three more fouls (18-15) than the Huskies.

• Matthew Rosenberg earned the win in goal for the Musketeers, posting a season-high six saves.

SERIES HISTORY

• Xavier leads the all-time series vs DePaul, 15-3-1. The Musketeers are 7-2 against the Blue Demons since joining the BIG EAST in 2013. Xavier is 3-2 when playing DePaul at Corcoran Field.

• The Musketeers dropped the last meeting between the two schools, 3-2, in double overtime on March 10, 2021 at Corcoran Field. Felix Boe-Tangen and Bryce Curran each scored a goal in the match.

NOTABLES

• Xavier has scored 18 goals this season, with Karsen Henderlong pacing the squad with eight goals. The forward ranks tied for second in the BIG EAST in total goals and 35th in the NCAA.

• Defensively, Xavier has allowed 17 goals in 16 matches. Goalkeeper Matthew Rosenberg has posted a 1.06 goals against average this season with five shutouts. Rosenberg ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in goals against average.

• Xavier ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in fewest goals allowed (17) and goals against average (1.06). The Musketeers rank 55th in the NCAA in goals against average (1.06).

• Matthew Rosenberg ranks 61st in the NCAA in goals against average (1.06) and 37th in shutouts (5). Jerome Jolly also ranks 27th 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
Nov. 1 - 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 117-77-32 (.588) 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 27-16-5 (.615) at home since the start of the 2016 season.

• Xavier is 66-29-10 (.676) at Corcoran Field since Andy Fleming took over the program in 2010.

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