Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, March 6
Omaha, Neb.
12 p.m. ET
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Creighton
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Musketeers Fall on Late Goal at Creighton
03.06.21 | Men's Soccer
Karsen Henderlong scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season on Saturday
OMAHA, Neb. -Â Xavier men's soccer dropped its BIG EAST opener, 2-1, at Creighton on Saturday afternoon at Morrison Stadium. The Musketeers moved to 3-3 (0-1 BIG EAST), while Creighton improved to 2-1 (2-0 BIG EAST).
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21' | CU | Diego Gutierrez (Musa Qongo, Daniel Espeleta)
80' | XU |Â Karsen Henderlong
88' | CU |Â Diego Gutierrez (Duncan McGuire, Daniel Espeleta)
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• Karsen Henderlong scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season vs the Bluejays. The sophomore forward now has 14 career goals.
• Karsen Henderlong took a match-high four shots, while Felix Boe-Tangen added three shots. Jerome Jolly also took two shots.
• Xavier held an 11-7 advantage in shots and committed 11 fewer fouls (15-4). Both teams had two shots on goal and had two yellow cards. The Musketeers also took three more corner kicks (4-1) than Creighton.
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• The Musketeers return to action in the team's home opener on Wednesday, March 10 vs DePaul. First touch is set for 1 p.m. ET.
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 SCORING RECAP |
21' | CU | Diego Gutierrez (Musa Qongo, Daniel Espeleta)
80' | XU |Â Karsen Henderlong
88' | CU |Â Diego Gutierrez (Duncan McGuire, Daniel Espeleta)
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 NOTABLE |
• Karsen Henderlong scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season vs the Bluejays. The sophomore forward now has 14 career goals.
• Karsen Henderlong took a match-high four shots, while Felix Boe-Tangen added three shots. Jerome Jolly also took two shots.
• Xavier held an 11-7 advantage in shots and committed 11 fewer fouls (15-4). Both teams had two shots on goal and had two yellow cards. The Musketeers also took three more corner kicks (4-1) than Creighton.
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 UP NEXT |
• The Musketeers return to action in the team's home opener on Wednesday, March 10 vs DePaul. First touch is set for 1 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
XU
CU
Goals
1
2
Shots
11
7
Shots on Goal
2
2
Saves
0
1
Corners
4
1
Fouls
4
15
Scoring Plays
GUTIERREZ, Diego (1)
Assisted By: QONGO, Musa , ESPELETA, Daniel
GOAL by CU GUTIERREZ, Diego (FIRST GOAL), Assist by QONGO, Musa and ESPELETA, Daniel, goal number 1 for season.
21:13
HENDERLONG, Karsen (7)
GOAL by XU HENDERLONG, Karsen, goal number 7 for season.
80:11
GUTIERREZ, Diego (2)
Assisted By: McGUIRE, Duncan , ESPELETA, Daniel
GOAL by CU GUTIERREZ, Diego, Assist by McGUIRE, Duncan and ESPELETA, Daniel, goal number 2 for season.
87:47
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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