Musketeers Fall in BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals vs Creighton

Saturday, November 5

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

9-2-7

No. 6 seed Creighton

7-4-6

Creighton

Xavier

Musketeers Fall in BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals vs Creighton

11.05.22 | Men's Soccer

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Xavier moves to 9-2-7 on the year

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 3 seed Xavier men's soccer fell in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals to No. 6 seed Creighton, 2-1, on Saturday night at Corcoran Field.

The Musketeers dropped to 9-2-7 on the year, while the Bluejays improved to 7-4-6.

SCORING RECAP

34' | CU | Giorgio Probo (penalty kick)
64' | XU | Fabrizio Bernal de la Garza (Ernest Mensah Jr.)
65' | CU | Duncan McGuire (Dominic Briggs)

NOTABLE

• Fabrizio Bernal de la Garza scored his team leading fourth goal of the season in the 64th minute. He now has a team-leading nine points (four goals, one assist).

• Ernest Mensah Jr. was credited with an assist on the goal from Fabrizio Bernal de la Garza. The freshman now has two assists on the year.

• Xavier took seven more shots (13-6) than Creighton, including four more shots on goal (7-3). The Musketeers committed one more foul (11-10) than the Bluejays and took one more corner kick (2-1).

• Fabrizio Bernal de la Garza took a match-high five shots (three on goal). Cameron Phillips added two shots (one on goal).

• Cole Jensen (9-2-7) took the loss in goal for the Musketeers. He made one save in the match.

• Xavier moved to 3-6-2 all-time in BIG EAST Tournament matches and 2-3-1 in the quarterfinals. The Musketeers moved to 0-2 when playing the Bluejays in the BIG EAST Tournament.

UP NEXT

•The complete 48-team field (NCAA Tournament) will be released at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 14, during a selection show on NCAA.com.

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