Women's Soccer Heads to Georgetown to Face No. 18 Hoyas on Thursday

Thursday, October 6

Washington, D.C.

3 PM

Xavier University

Georgetown

Women's Soccer Heads to Georgetown to Face No. 18 Hoyas on Thursday

10.05.22 | Women's Soccer

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By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer (10-2-1; 4-0-0 BIG EAST) heads out on the road to face the No. 18 Georgetown Hoyas on Thursday, Oct. 6 in Washington, D.C. The match-up between Georgetown and Xavier is set for a 3:00 p.m. start on the BEDN on FloSports.

GAME DETAILS

at No. 18 Georgetown
Thursday, October 6 - 3:00 PM
Shaw Field (Washington, D.C.)

BIG EAST STANDINGS


SCHOOL	CONF	OVERALL	STREAK
Xavier	4-0	10-2-1	W6
Georgetown	4-0	8-1-3	W7
Villanova	2-1	3-4-2	W1
Creighton	2-2	6-2-4	W2
UConn	2-2	6-4-1	W1
St. John's	2-2	5-4-3	L1
Marquette	2-2	6-5-1	L2
Butler	1-2	4-6-1	W1
Providence	1-2	3-7-1	L2
DePaul	0-3	2-8	L3
Seton Hall	0-4	4-6-2	L4

OPPONENT INFO

The Hoyas, who currently rank No. 18 in the United Soccer Coaches national poll, were picked to win the BIG EAST in the preseason poll, are 8-1-3 overall and 4-0 in BIG EAST play picking up a 1-0 win over DePaul last Sunday, the seventh-straight win for Georgetown
Preseason All-BIG EAST Gia Vicari leads the Hoyas with 11 points on the season on four goals and three assists.
Henley Tippins leads GU with five goals, coming in just six matches.
The Hoyas also feature Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Julia Leas.
Cara Martin has made nine starts and BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Allie Augur has made three in goal. The pair have combined for a 0.50 GAA with six goals allowed.
Last season the Hoyas went 14-2-6 overall and 7-1-2 in BIG EAST play, earning the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament.
GU won the BIG EAST Tournament title, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they Hoyas advanced to the second round where they fell to College Cup participant Santa Clara.

XAVIER NOTES

Molly McLaughlin scored her fourth goal of the season in Xavier's 2-0 win over Seton Hall, on a penalty kick, making her 3-3 on PKs for the season and 6-6 for her career. Her three made PKs for the season ties for second most in NCAA DI.
McLaughlin's four goals combined with a pair of assists brings her season total to a team-high 10 points with two game-winning goals.
Emma Flick has eight point on three goals and two assist after picking up a point on the assist to Regan Dancer for the game-winner against Seton Hall.
Chloe Netzel's goal against Bowling Green was her third of the season and her second game-winner matching for second-most goals on the team (3) and third-most points (7).
Regan Dancer scored her second goal of the season, both game-winners, in the match against Seton Hall. She has five points on two goals and an assist.
Natalie Bain picked up five points in the opening weekend of BIG EAST play, scoring the eventual game-winner in the 23rd minute at Butler, scoring the first goal in the 2-1 win over DePaul and then assisting on Emma Marcus' game-winner.
Rachel Dewey picked up a point on an assist for the third straight match after dishing out the helper to Molly McLaughlin against Villanova. She now has four points on a team-high four assists.
Brooke Sroka scored Xavier's first goal, an equalizer, in the first half of the Musketeers' 4-1 win over Lipscomb, her second of the season to bring her total to four points. She also scored in Xavier's 4-2 win over Ball State, knocking in an insurance goal in the final minute of the game.
Simone Rivard-Roberts also has two goals on the season, both game-winners. Rivard-Roberts scored her first goal as a Musketeer in the season opener against Western Kentucky, in her first appearance after dealing with injuries in her first two seasons at Xavier.
Avery Lockwood picked up her second assist of the season on Chloe Netzel's game-winner against Loyola, bringing her season total to four points. Lockwood, a transfer from Indiana, scored the equalizer in the eventual 2-1 win over Louisville, and picked up an assist on Regan Dancer's game-winner at Ball State.
Ella Rogers picked up an assist on Chloe Netzel's goal against Lipscomb to bring her season total to three points. She also scored in the first 10 minutes of the Saint Louis match, her first goal of the season.
Emma Marcus became the 10th Musketeer to score in 2022, notching the game-winner in Xavier's 2-1 win over DePaul shortly after halftime.
Elise Le and Grace Blumfeldt each have a point on an assist.
Freshman Maria Galley has made all 13 starts in-goal, collecting 32 saves, with a .762 save percentage, with 10 goals against for a GAA of 0.77. Her record stands at 10-2-1 with seven shutouts.
Natalie Bain has played over 1,100 minutes on the Xavier backline in 13 starts so far in her freshman season. Maddie Reed has made 12 starts at center back while Grace Haggerty started the BSU game. Olivia Lawson and Elise Le have started more than 10 matches at outside back, while Molly McLaughlin and Ella Rogers have started each match in the midfield.
Nationally, Xavier remained in the "Receiving Votes" category of the USC national poll.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier women's soccer earned a sixth-straight win, moving to 4-0 in BIG EAST play, after topping Seton Hall 2-0 at Corcoran Field on Sunday afternoon.
Xavier took a one-goal lead into halftime after Emma Flick crossed to Regan Dancer for the eventual game-winning goal. Molly McLaughlin added an insurance goal in the second half on a penalty kick to give the Musketeers the two goal advantage. The XU defense picked up a second-straight shutout, its seventh of the season, limiting the Pirates to just four shots overall and only three on-frame.
Regan Dancer's first half goal was her second of the season, both game-winners. She now has five points on two goals and an assist.
Molly McLaughlin scored her team-high fourth goal of the season on the penalty kick, making her 3-3 on PKs for the season and 6-6 for her Xavier career. She has a team-high 10 points on four goals and two assists.
Emma Flick picked up an assist on Dancer's game-winner, her second of the season. She now has eight points on three goals and two assist for her rookie campaign.
Xavier finished with a 29-4 advantage on shots and a 16-3 advantage on shots on-goal. McLaughlin's five shots led Xavier and Dancer and Chloe Netzel each had four.
The Musketeer defense picked up its second straight shutout, and seventh overall. Xavier did not allow a SHU shot in the first half. Maddie Reed and Natalie Bain anchored the backline, playing the full 90 minutes.
Maria Galley picked up her 10th win and seventh clean sheet in-goal, collecting three saves.

WEEKLY AWARDS

After picking up a pair of shutout wins last week to move to 4-0 in BIG EAST play, a pair of Musketeers, Molly McLaughlin and Regan Dancer, were honored by the BIG EAST Conference. McLaughlin, a midfielder, was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week while Dancer, a forward, was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
McLaughlin, a graduate student from Granger, Ind., led Xavier last week with four points on two goals. Against Villanova, McLaughlin used a header to finish a Rachel Dewey free kick, shooting to the lower right corner for the game-winner in Xavier's 1-0 win. Against Seton Hall, McLaughlin scored her team-high fourth goal of the season on a second-half penalty kick, putting Xavier ahead 2-0. She's 3-3 on PKs for the season and 6-6 for her Xavier career, and has a team-high 10 points on four goals and two assists. McLaughlin also earned a spot on the National Teams of the Week from NCAA Soccer, Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News.
Dancer, who is originally from South Lyon, Mich., scored the game-winner in Xavier's 2-0 win over Seton Hall, tapping in a cross from Emma Flick in the first half. The freshman forward had four total shots (two on goal) in the match against the Pirates and had a .500 shot on goal percentage. This was Dancer's second game-winning goal of the season with the first coming on Aug. 28 at Ball State. She now has five points on two goals and an assist.

MCLAUGHLIN ON HERMANN LIST

Women's soccer graduate student Molly McLaughlin was among the 61 NCAA Women's Division I college soccer players named to the 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch List by United Soccer Coaches.
McLaughlin, a midfielder from Granger, Ind., is coming off her third all-conference season as a Musketeer, earning a spot on the 2021 All-BIG EAST First Team and the USC All-East Region First Team, as well BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honors. She was voted to the 2022 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team by the league's coaches.
Last season, McLaughlin totaled 1,664 minutes in the midfield for the Musketeers, helping Xavier to a school-record 16 regular season wins and 10 shutouts. McLaughlin finished with three goals on the season, a pair coming in BIG EAST play, with one game-winner, against Marquette.
The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.

2021 SEASON

The Musketeers finished the 2021 season at 16-3-1 overall, setting a new school record for regular season wins (16). The Musketeers went undefeated in the non-conference portion of the home schedule, winning seven straight matches to open the season and playing Bowling Green to a draw to move into conference play at 7-0-1.
Xavier went 9-1 in conference play, winning program's second BIG EAST Regular Season Championship and earning the opportunity to host the league Semifinals and Finals at Corcoran Field.
The Musketeers earned a program-best ranking in both the United Soccer Coaches Poll (No. 11) and the RPI (No. 7) last season.
Last season, Xavier earned the program's first at-large bid and home match in the NCAA Tournament.

THE MUSKETEERS

The Musketeers return 23 letter-winners from last fall, including All-BIG EAST First Team honoree Molly McLaughlin, BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Ella Rogers, and All-Freshmen Team members Chloe Netzel and Shelby Sallee.
Xavier's returners account for over 80 percent of Xavier's goals last season, including Xavier's top six goal scorers in Netzel (6), Emma Marcus (4), Sallee (4), Rogers (4), McLaughlin (3) and Mathilde Rasmussen (3).
Netzel led the Musketeers last season with 14 points total, Marcus and Salle each added 11 for the Musketeers.
The Musketeers adds 13 newcomers, including four transfers and a nine-person freshman class.
Xavier enters the season ranked No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason poll after finishing last season at No. 19, and also open up the 2022 season ranked No. 21 by Top Drawer Soccer.
Xavier was selected to finish second in the BIG EAST Coaches poll, collecting a pair of first place votes.
All-conference honorees Molly McLaughlin and Ella Rogers were named Preseason All-BIG EAST by the league coaches.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier return home to host UConn on Sunday, Oct. 9, set for a 1:00 p.m. start.
The Huskies, who were picked sixth in the BIG EAST preseason poll, enter the match at 6-4-1 overall and 2-2 in BIG EAST play with a bye on Thursday.
UConn has picked up 2-1 wins over Creighton and Marquette, and fell 1-0 to both St. John's and Georgetown.
Jada Konte has 11 points on four goals and thee assists to lead the Huskies. Abbey Jones has 10 points on three goals and a team-high four assists.
Maddie Carroll also has three goals and eight other Huskies have tallied at least once.
Four Huskies goalkeepers have played at least a half with Kaitlyn Mahoney and Adyson Duran playing the bulk of the time. Mahoney has made seven starts, collecting 23 saves with six goals against and has a record of 4-2-1. Duran has made three starts, collecting 14 saves with three goals against, with a record of 1-2-0.
Xavier is 1-0 all-time against the Huskies, with the first match-up coming last season.
In the 2021 match, Xavier took the 1-0 win in Storrs, Conn., getting the game-winning goal from Sonia Vargas in the first 10 minutes. The match clinched the BIG EAST regular season title for the Musketeers.

BIG EAST COACHES POLL

BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll
(First-place votes)
1.       Georgetown          98 (8)
2.       Xavier 91 (2)
3.       Butler                     83 (1)
4.       Providence            69
5.       St. John's               59
6.       Connecticut           57
7.       Creighton               43
8.       Marquette             42
9.       DePaul                    31
10.     Villanova                22
11.     Seton Hall              10

BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, R-Sr., F

BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., M

BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Aliyah Diagne, Butler, R-Jr., D
Katie Soderstrom, Butler, R-Sr., F*
Jaydah Bedoya, Connecticut, Jr., F
Aida Kardovic, Creighton, Sr., M*
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., M*
Gia Vicari, Georgetown, Jr., F
Meg Hughes, Providence, Jr., F
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Sr., M
Molly McLaughlin, Xavier, Grad., M
Ella Rogers, Xavier, So., M
*unanimous selection

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