Xavier University Athletics
Xavier Lacrosse Reveals Inaugural Season Schedule
12.10.22 | Women's Lacrosse
Lacrosse will play five home and nine road games in inaugural season
CINCINNATI - Xavier lacrosse is excited to announce the 2023 inaugural season schedule just two months from the first official game day of the program.
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• The 2023 women's lacrosse inaugural spring schedule will consist of five home matches and nine road games with a full BIG EAST schedule.
• Xavier women's lacrosse will play teams from seven different conferences in the inaugural season (BIG EAST, Big Ten, PAC-12, Horizon League, Big South, Southern, and Mid-American)
• The Musketeers will also compete against another first year program - the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Both Xavier and Eastern Michigan have spent the last year building programs from the ground up.
• Xavier will participate in BIG EAST play but are ineligible for the conference tournament in the first year of the program. They will be eligible for the tournament in the 2024 spring season.
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at OREGON
Feb. 11 | 4 p.m. | Eugene, Oregon
vs DETROIT MERCY*
Feb. 19 | 2 p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
at RADFORD
Feb. 24 | 2 p.m. | Radford, Virginia
at LONGWOOD
Feb. 26 | 12 p.m. | Farmville, Virginia
at PRESBYTERIAN
Mar. 4 | 12 p.m. | Clinton, South Carolina
at WOFFORD
Mar. 7 | 12 p.m. | Spartanburg, South Carolina
vs EASTERN MICHIGAN
Mar. 12 | 2Â p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
at MICHIGAN
Mar. 26 | 1 p.m. | Ann Arbor, Michigan
at BUTLER*
Apr. 1 | 1 p.m. | Indianapolis, Indiana
vs GEORGETOWN*
Apr. 5 | 12 p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
at MARQUETTE*
Apr. 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
vs DENVER*
Apr. 16 | 11 a.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
vs VILLANOVA*
Apr. 19 | 1 p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
at UCONN*
Apr. 29 | 12 p.m. | Storrs, Connecticut
INNERSQUAD
May 5Â | Cincinnati, Ohio
^ denotes HOME OPENER
* denotes BIG EAST game
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• Head Coach Meg Decker came to Xavier from Hartford where she built the program from the ground up. Prior to Hartford, Decker helped build Virginia Commonwealth University's women's lacrosse program from scratch as an assistant coach and was a student-athlete on the inaugural women's lacrosse team at the United States Naval Academy.Â
• Assistant Coach Grace Beshlian comes to Xavier from William and Mary where she spent the 2021-22 year as an assistant coach.  Prior to William and Mary, Beshlian served as a student assistant coach at UConn in 2021 following her standout playing career for the Huskies from 2016-20.
• Director of Operations Erin Rubright arrived at Xavier following a one year stint as the Temple Football Graduate Assistant for Player Development and Recruiting. Prior to Temple, Rubright worked in the Liberty University Football program as a student worker in recruiting. Â
• Xavier Lacrosse's inaugural squad consists of three graduate student, four juniors, one sophomore, and 21 freshmen. With transfers from Vermont, Hartford, Walsh, Duquesne, and Winthrop, the coaching staff at Xavier has established a strong foundation to support the large number of freshman.
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 SCHEDULE NOTES |
• The 2023 women's lacrosse inaugural spring schedule will consist of five home matches and nine road games with a full BIG EAST schedule.
• Xavier women's lacrosse will play teams from seven different conferences in the inaugural season (BIG EAST, Big Ten, PAC-12, Horizon League, Big South, Southern, and Mid-American)
• The Musketeers will also compete against another first year program - the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Both Xavier and Eastern Michigan have spent the last year building programs from the ground up.
• Xavier will participate in BIG EAST play but are ineligible for the conference tournament in the first year of the program. They will be eligible for the tournament in the 2024 spring season.
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 SCHEDULE |
Feb. 11 | 4 p.m. | Eugene, Oregon
Feb. 19 | 2 p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb. 24 | 2 p.m. | Radford, Virginia
Feb. 26 | 12 p.m. | Farmville, Virginia
Mar. 4 | 12 p.m. | Clinton, South Carolina
Mar. 7 | 12 p.m. | Spartanburg, South Carolina
Mar. 12 | 2Â p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 26 | 1 p.m. | Ann Arbor, Michigan
Apr. 1 | 1 p.m. | Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr. 5 | 12 p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr. 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr. 16 | 11 a.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr. 19 | 1 p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr. 29 | 12 p.m. | Storrs, Connecticut
May 5Â | Cincinnati, Ohio
^ denotes HOME OPENER
* denotes BIG EAST game
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 PROGRAM NOTES |
• Head Coach Meg Decker came to Xavier from Hartford where she built the program from the ground up. Prior to Hartford, Decker helped build Virginia Commonwealth University's women's lacrosse program from scratch as an assistant coach and was a student-athlete on the inaugural women's lacrosse team at the United States Naval Academy.Â
• Assistant Coach Grace Beshlian comes to Xavier from William and Mary where she spent the 2021-22 year as an assistant coach.  Prior to William and Mary, Beshlian served as a student assistant coach at UConn in 2021 following her standout playing career for the Huskies from 2016-20.
• Director of Operations Erin Rubright arrived at Xavier following a one year stint as the Temple Football Graduate Assistant for Player Development and Recruiting. Prior to Temple, Rubright worked in the Liberty University Football program as a student worker in recruiting. Â
• Xavier Lacrosse's inaugural squad consists of three graduate student, four juniors, one sophomore, and 21 freshmen. With transfers from Vermont, Hartford, Walsh, Duquesne, and Winthrop, the coaching staff at Xavier has established a strong foundation to support the large number of freshman.
HIGHLIGHTS | Lacrosse at Butler
Saturday, April 26
HIGHLIGHTS | Lacrosse at Vanderbilt
Wednesday, April 23
HIGHLIGHTS | Lacrosse at UConn
Saturday, April 19
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Saturday, April 12