Women's Soccer Hosts Marquette on Thursday

Thursday, April 8

Cincinnati, Ohio

1 PM

Xavier University

Marquette

04.07.21 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Golden Eagles face off at 1:00 p.m. ET on BEDN

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer (3-5, 2-3 BIG EAST) will host the Marquette Golden Eagles (5-4, 3-4 BIG EAST) at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 8 at the XU Soccer Complex.

A live stream of the match will be available through the BIG EAST Digital Network.

GAME DETAILS

vs. Marquette (BIG EAST)
April 8, 2021 - 1 PM
Cincinnati, Ohio - Hayden Field

OPPONENT INFO

Marquette is 5-4 overall and 3-4 in BIG EAST play, with their BIG EAST wins coming against Xavier as well as a season-sweep of DePaul.
Elsi Twombly and Kylie Sprecher each have three goals on the season. Twombly also has two assists for a team-high eight points.
Lauren Schill and Mikki Easter have split time in-frame this season, with Schill making five starts, with 26 saves and six goals against, while Easter has made four starts, making 13 saves with four goals against.
Xavier is 3-9 all time against the Golden Eagles.
In the first match-up, on March 19, the Golden Eagles took a 2-0 lead into halftime, and added a third goal shortly after the break. The Musketeers cut it back to a two-goal deficit on a score from Grace Blumfeldt midway through the second half, but couldn't pull any closer in the final 20 minutes of play.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier moved to 2-3 in BIG EAST play after taking a 3-2 double overtime win at DePaul on Sunday, March 28.
Rachel Butler scored in the first half and Molly McLaughlin added a tally in the second half to give Xavier a 2-0 lead going into the final 10 minutes of regulation.
DePaul answered with goals in the 83rd minute, as well as in the final 90 seconds of regulation to for overtime.
In the second overtime period, Maddie Thiss scored off a corner kick from Carrie Lewis to secure the win for the Musketeers.
Maddie Thiss' goal was her first of the season and second as a Musketeer, bringing her season total to three points. Thiss' goal was her first game-winner at Xavier. She finished with two shots, both on-frame.
Rachel Butler's first half goal was her first of the season and third as a Musketeer.
Molly McLaughlin's second half goal was her second of the season, bringing her to a team-high four points. McLaughlin led the Musketeers with eight shots, including five on frame.
Hayley Jakovich picked up an assist on McLaughlin's goal, her first of the season.
Xavier held a 14-9 advantage overall on shots, a 9-5 advantage on shots on goal, and a 4-3 advantage on corners.
Olivia Jenkins played the full time in-goal, picking up her third win of the season, collecting two saves with two goals against.
Jakovich and Grace Brauer played the full 106 minutes on Xavier's backline. Allie Anderson also played over 100 minutes for the Musketeers.
Xavier extends its unbeaten streak against DePaul to five matches, dating back to 2017.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier closes out the regular season on Sunday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m., hosting DePaul.
The Musketeers will celebrate Senior Day prior to the match.

XAVIER STATS

Molly McLaughlin scored her second goal of the season in the second half against DePaul, giving her a team-high four points. McLaughlin leads Xavier with 30 shots, 16 on-goal.
Maddie Thiss' game-winner against DePaul made her the sixth Musketeer to score on the season. Combined with an assist on Grace Blumfeldt's goal against Marquette, Thiss has three points on the season, matching Blumfeldt, who also has a three points on a goal and an assist.
Rachel Butler scored her first of the season in the first half against DePaul, joining Gabrielle LoPresti and Mackenzie Tucker who each with two points on a goal.
Hayley Jakovich picked up an assist on Molly McLaughlin's goal against DePaul. Jakovich leads the team in 736 minutes played on the season.
Olivia Jenkins has played the bulk of the time in-frame, starting all eight games so far, making 17 saves with 15 goals against for a GAA of 1.92.
Ashley Bowles entered for the final 30 minutes against Marquette, not facing a shot.

THE MUSKETEERS

Xavier claimed its first BIG EAST title in 2019, winning both the regular season and conference championship to advance to its first NCAA Tournament since 2000. The Musketeers led the BIG EAST in shots (151), points (62), assists (22) and goals (20), while allowing less than a goal (0.67) per contest over nine league games.
In addition to winning the conference titles, Xavier collected its first-ever NCAA tournament win, over Virginia Tech, on the way to a school-record 17 wins in 2019.
Xavier returns 10 players who made regular starts in 2019, including preseason all-conference picks Molly McLaughlin and Brooke Sroka. In total, Xavier returns 21 letter-winners from the 2019 squad.
The Musketeer returnees account for 25 of Xavier's 43 total goals last season, and 65 percent (13 of 20) of goals scored during BIG EAST play. Xavier also added a pair of transfers to join deep freshman class.
Among the departures were First Team All-BIG EAST Selections Samantha Dewey and Grace Bahr.

TWO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST

A pair of Musketeers, junior midfielder Molly McLaughlin and junior forward Brooke Sroka, were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST as voted on by the coaches.
McLaughlin appeared in 19 matches in the midfield for the Musketeers in 2019, starting in 18, finishing with nine points on the season on four goals and an assist.
Among McLaughlin's goals were two game-winners, including the go-ahead tally in the second minute of the NCAA Tournament First Round game at Virginia Tech to help Xavier to the program's first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
Following the 2019 season, McLaughlin earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team and BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.
Sroka appeared in all 23 matches for the Musketeers in 2019, starting in 17, finishing the season with 14 points, on six goals and two assists.
Sroka led the Musketeers with 11 points on five goals and an assist during conference play, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors. She also tallied the game-winner in the BIG EAST Championship match, scoring off a long Grace Bahr pass in the 11th minute, helping her earn Most Outstanding Offensive Player for the Championship.

MUSKETEERS PICKED TO WIN MIDWEST

Xavier women's soccer was the unanimous favorites to win its division this spring as the BIG EAST announced the results of the 2020-21 Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Pol.
Xavier collected 16 poitns in the Midwest Division Poll, including all four available first-place nods. DePaul followed in second with 12 points and the remaining first-place vote, edging Butler which tallied 11 points. Marquette followed in fourth with six points, while Creighton rounded out the Midwest with five points.
Georgetown topped the East Division Poll with 25 points, including all five available first-place nods. The Hoyas were followed by Villanova with 19 points, and Providence with 18 points and the remaining available first-place vote. Returning to BIG EAST play for the first time since 2012, Connecticut was slotted fourth in the East with 12 points, followed by St. John's in fifth with 11 points and Seton Hall in sixth with five.

BIG EAST COACHES POLL

BIG EAST Women's Soccer East Division Preseason Poll
1. Georgetown 25 (5 first-place votes)
2. Villanova      19
3. Providence   18 (1)
4. UConn          12
5. St. Johns       11
6. Seton Hall     5

BIG EAST Women's Soccer Midwest Division Preseason Poll
1. Xavier           16 (4 first-place votes)
2. DePaul         12 (1)
3. Butler           11
4. Marquette    6
5. Creighton     5

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, R-Sr., F

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Jenna Royson, Georgetown, Jr., D

Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Stephanie Rodriguez, Butler, R-Jr., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^
Stephanie Rodriguez, Butler, R-Jr., GK
Anja Savich, Butler, Jr., F
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, Jr., F
Skylar Heinrich, Creighton, So., F*
Kristen Boos, DePaul, So., F
Morgan Turner, DePaul, Sr., F
Jenna Royson, Georgetown, Jr., D
Hannah McNulty, Providence, Sr., F*
Zsani Kajan, St. John's, R-Sr., F*
Brice McInroy, Villanova, Jr., M
Molly McLaughlin, Xavier, Jr., M
Brooke Sroka, Xavier, Jr., F

^extra player added due to a tie in voting
*unanimous selection