No. 17 Women's Soccer Plays Bowling Green to 1-1 Draw, Finishes Non-Conference Play Unbeaten

Thursday, September 16

Bowling Green, Ohio

6:00 PM

Xavier University

Bowling Green

No. 17 Women's Soccer Plays Bowling Green to 1-1 Draw, Finishes Non-Conference Play Unbeaten

09.16.21 | Women's Soccer

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Molly McLaughlin ties the game in 41st minute with first goal of the season

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

BOWLING GREEN - Xavier women's soccer wrapped up non-conference play with an unbeaten record, moving to 7-0-1 with a 1-1 double overtime draw at Bowling Green. The eight-game unbeaten streak to start the season matches the 1990 team's 8-0 record for the longest streak with out a loss to start the season in program history.

The Falcons took the lead midway through the first half, scoring off a corner kick to take a 1-0 lead. BGSU held the lead until the 41st minute, when Molly McLaughlin used a header to score off a Carrie Lewis corner kick to tie the match 1-1, which held into halftime.

In the second half, Xavier held a 6-2 advantage on shots and a 4-1 advantage on corners but neither team was able to find the game-winner in regulation. Through two overtimes, the Musketeers had five looks at the goal, while hold the Falcons without a shot, but remained scoreless through both extra periods, ending the game in a 1-1 draw.

Xavier has a bye on Sunday before moving into BIG EAST play next week, opening up conference action on the road at Providence on Thursday, September 23 at 6:00 p.m.

SCORING RECAP

21' | BOWLING GREEN | Off a corner kick, BGSU's Audrey Shea scored from Nikki Cox and Kennedy White to put the Falcons ahead 1-0.

41' | XAVIER | Shorly before halftime, Carrie Lewis set up for a corner kick on the left side of the field. Lewis served the ball to the center of the box where Molly McLaughlin used a header to shoot to the upper right corner to tie the match, 1-1.

NOTABLE

Molly McLaughlin's first half goal was her first of the season, making her the eighth Musketeer to score this fall. It was McLaughlin's ninth goal as a Musketeer.
Carrie Lewis picked up the assist on McLaughlin's goal, giving her a team-high three for the season.
McLaughlin recorded a team-high eight shots as the Musketeers finished with a 21-8 advantage on shots overall and 9-2 advantage on shots on-frame.
McLaughlin and Ella Rogers played the full 110 minutes in Xavier's midfield, while Elise Le, Hayley Jakovich and Grace Brauer played the full time for the Musketeer defense.
Olivia Jenkins played the full time in-goal, finishing with one save and one goal against to move to 7-0-1 on the season.
This was the Musketeers' first overtime match of the season and first draw since playing UC to 0-0 tie on September 15, 2019.
Bowling Green's first half goal marked the first time the Musketeers had trailed in a game since the Northwestern match on August 22, when the Wildcats took a lead in the first half before the Musketeers won a pair of second-half goals.
The draw moves the Musketeers to 7-0-1 on the season, equaling the longest unbeaten streak to start the season since going 8-0 to begin 1990, surpassing the 1986 team's 5-0-2 start with tonight's result.
Xavier's eight-straight matches without a loss is the longest unbeaten streak since the 2019 squad won eight straight on a run to the BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Second Round.

VIDEO

Molly McLaughlin uses a header off a Carrie Lewis corner kick to tie the match just before halftime!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/IBCsANsNIj
— XU Women's Soccer (@XavierWSOC) September 16, 2021