No. 24 Women's Soccer Kicks Off the 2022-23 Xavier Athletics Season Against WKU

Thursday, August 18

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 PM

Xavier University

Western Kentucky

No. 24 Women's Soccer Kicks Off the 2022-23 Xavier Athletics Season Against WKU

08.17.22 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers host Hilltoppers on Thursday at 6 PM at Corcoran Field

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 24 Xavier women's soccer opens up the Fall 2022 schedule for Xavier Athletics on Thursday, August 18, hosting the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Corcoran Field at 6:00 p.m. Xavier's match with WKU will be streamed through FloSports.

GAME DETAILS

vs. Western Kentucky
Thursday, August 18 - 6:00 PM
Corcoran Field - Cincinnati

OPPONENT INFO

The match with Xavier is the season opener for Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers played a pair of exhibitions, with both finishing in draws, playing Murray State to a 0-0 score and Austin Peay to a 2-2 tie.
In 2021, WKU finished the season with a 10-5-1 overall record and a 5-2-1 league record for a second-place finish in Conference USA's East division.
WKU returns All-Conference picks in defender Lyric Schmidt and forward Katie Erwin.
Xavier is 0-1 all-time against the Hilltoppers, with the lone match-up coming in August 2012 in Muncie, Ind., a 3-0 win for WKU.

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 remains at home for its second match, hosting the Ohio Bobcats on Sunday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m.
The Bobcats went 11-5-3 overall last season, with a 7-1-3 record in MAC play, finishing second in the league.
OU returns All-MAC first team goalkeeper Sam Wexell, and second team selections midfielder Haley Miller and forward Abby Townsend.
Xavier is 7-2 all-time against Ohio, and enters this season's contest with a two-match win streak over the Bobcats, last facing them in 2017 when the Musketeers took a 2-1 win in double overtime at Corcoran Field.
Following the match with Ohio, Xavier heads out on the road for four-straight road matches, starting with Louisville on August 25.

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

XAVIER SOCCER ON FLOSPORTS

Fans can sign up now to watch Xavier Athletics on FloSports! Men's and women's soccer and volleyball will debut this fall on the streaming platform, while women's basketball and baseball will be available later this academic year.
Xavier will broadcast every home soccer and volleyball match that isn't produced by the BIG EAST Digital Network. Both broadcasts will be available for fans to watch on FloSports.

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