Men's Soccer Opens BIG EAST Action vs St. John's

Saturday, September 18

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

St. John's

Men's Soccer Opens BIG EAST Action vs St. John's

09.17.21 | Men's Soccer

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First touch is set for 7 p.m. from Corcoran Field on Saturday night

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's soccer opens BIG EAST action on Saturday, Sept. 18 vs St. John's. First touch is set for 7 p.m. from Corcoran Field.

THE MATCHUP VS ST. JOHN'S

XAVIER MUSKETEERS (6-1, 0-0) vs ST. JOHN'S RED STORM (4-2, 0-0)
Game Info - Saturday, Sept. 18 - 7 p.m. ET - Corcoran Field (1,000)
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ABOUT ST. JOHN'S

2021 (Fall) Record: 4-2 (0-0 BIG EAST)
2021 (Spring) Record: 5-5 (3-5 BIG EAST)
Series History: Tied, 3-3-2
Last Meeting: SJU 3, XU 1 (Sept. 20, 2019 - Queens, N.Y.)

NOTABLES
• St. John's has won three straight matches, most recently coming off a 1-0 win vs Columbia in Queens, N.Y. The Red Storm have only played one road matches this season, a 2-1 loss at No. 6 Clemson on Aug. 26.
• The Red Storm were picked to finish sixth in the Preseason BIG EAST Coaches' Poll after posting a 5-5 (3-5 BIG EAST) record last season.
• Xavier and St. John's are both tied for third in the BIG EAST in goals this season (9). The Red Storm also rank third in total shots (87) and fifth in goals against average (0.83).

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier is coming off a 1-0 win at Robert Morris on Sept. 15 to wrap up non-conference action.

• Justus Kauppinen scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, his third career goal in a Xavier uniform and first game-winning goal. The Virginia Tech transfer now has five career goals.

• Xavier has scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute for the second time in as many matches. Felix Boe-Tangen scored in the 87th minute on Sunday, Sept. 12 to lead the Musketeers to a 1-0 win over Northwestern.

• Xavier has scored six of its nine goals this season in the second half. The Musketeers also have one overtime goal.

• Matthew Rosenberg (6-1) only faced one shot in the match and zero shots on goal. The senior goalkeeper posted his 20th career shutout (and fourth shutout of the season). He now has a 0.43 goals against average through six matches.

SERIES HISTORY

• The series between the two schools is tied, 3-3-2. The Musketeers are 2-0-1 vs the Red Storm at Corcoran Field.

• The Red Storm won the last meeting between the two teams, 3-1, in Queens, N.Y. on Sept. 20, 2019. St. John's was ranked No. 9 nationally and Xavier was ranked No. 19.

• Xavier and St. John's played to a 1-1 tie on Sept. 21, 2018 in the last meeting between the two squads in Cincinnati.

NOTABLES

• Xavier has scored nine goals this season, with Jerome Jolly and Karsen Henderlong pacing the squad with three goals each. The two players are tied for first in the BIG EAST in goals this season.

• Defensively, Xavier has only allowed three goals in seven matches. Goalkeeper Matthew Rosenberg has posted a 0.43 goals against average this season with four shutouts. Rosenberg ranks third in the BIG EAST in goals against average.

• Xavier ranks third in the BIG EAST in fewest goals allowed (3) and goals against average (0.43).

• Xavier has not allowed a goal in 283:33 minutes. The last goal the Musketeer defense allowed was in the ninth minute at No. 1 Indiana on Sept. 6.

• Xavier is 5-3 in BIG EAST openers since joining the conference in 2013.

BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS

• Taylor Crull was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday, Sept. 13. He earns the honors for the first time this season.

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

SCHEDULE NOTES

• Xavier plays four of its first six matches at home.

• 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 are playing seven non-conference opponents, including three matches vs Big Ten members: Ohio State, Indiana and Northwestern. Xavier will take on 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 115-71-32 (.600) 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 27-12-5 (.670) at home since the start of the 2016 season.

• Xavier is 66-25-10 (.703) at Corcoran Field since Andy Fleming took over the program in 2010.

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