No. 24 Women's Hosts Ohio on Sunday Evening

Sunday, August 21

Cincinnati, Ohio

7:30 PM

Xavier University

Ohio

08.20.22 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and the Bobcats face off at 7:30 p.m. at Corcoran Field

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 24 Xavier women's soccer (1-0) returns to Corcoran Field on Sunday evening, hosting the Ohio Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Xavier's match with Ohio will be streamed through FloSports.

GAME DETAILS

vs. Ohio (0-1-0)
Sunday, August 21 - 7:30 PM
Corcoran Field - Cincinnati

OPPONENT INFO

The Bobcats enter the match at 0-1 after falling 2-1 at Duquense in the season opener on Thursday. Carsyn Prigge scored the goal for Ohio.
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.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier up the 2022-23 Xavier Athletics season with a win, topping Western Kentucky 1-0 on Thursday evening at Corcoran Field.
In the first half, Xavier's offense put pressure on the Hilltoppers, holding an 8-2 advantage on shots but the score sat at 0-0 until final minute of the half, when Grace Blumfeldt found Simone Rivard-Roberts for the lead. Xavier continued its offensive advantage in the second half, outshooting WKU 5-2 in the second period and holding a 6-1 advantage on corner kicks overall.
Simone Rivard-Roberts' game-winner was her first goal as a Musketeer, in her first appearance for Xavier.
Grace Blumfeldt picked up an assist on the game-winner, her first point since the 2020 season after missing last season due to injury.
Maria Galley made her collegiate debut in-goal, collecting four saves and the shutout win.
Freshman Regan Dancer led the Musketeers with three shots as Xavier finished with a 13-4 advantage on shots overall.
Xavier's win marks the fifth time in Nate Lie's six years as head coach that the Musketeers opened the season with a win.

MCLAUGHLIN ON HERMANN WATCH 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

Following the match with Ohio, Xavier heads out on the road for four-straight road matches, starting with Louisville on Thursday, August 25.
The Cardinals went 7-7-2 overall in 2021, with a 3-6-1 record in the ACC.
Xavier is 13-3 all-time against Louisville, in a series that dates back to 1986.
The Cardinals took the last match-up, 2-1, played in August 2018 in Louisville.
After the match with UofL, Xavier travels to Muncie, Ind., to face Ball State on Sunday, August 28.

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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