Goals From Lockwood, Rivard-Roberts Give Musketeers 2-1 Win at Louisville

Thursday, August 25

Louisville, Ky.

7:30 PM

Xavier University

2-0-1, 0-0-0

Louisville

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Xavier

Louisville

Goals From Lockwood, Rivard-Roberts Give Musketeers 2-1 Win at Louisville

08.25.22 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers erase 1-0 halftime deficit to remain undefeated at 2-0-1

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Xavier women's soccer remained undefeated to open the season, using a pair of second-half goals to erase a halftime deficit and take the 2-1 win over Louisville and move to 2-0-1 on the season on Thursday evening.

The Cardinals were the aggressors on offensive in the first half, holding a 7-2 lead on shots in the first 45 minutes, including a look off a free kick that put Louisville up in the 25th minute, sending Xavier into the locker room trailing 1-0.

The Musketeers came out of the half on the offensive attack, taking four shots in the first minutes of the half, with Avery Lockwood finding the back of the net with a header, off a Rachel Dewey corner, to tie the game at 1-1 in the 52nd minute.

The match remained tied until the 76th minute when Maddie Reed found Simone Rivard-Roberts who drove to the edge of the box and shot a rocket to the upper left corner to give the Musketeers the 2-1 lead, which held for the final 14 minutes.

Xavier remains on the road for its next match, traveling to Muncie, Ind., to face Ball State on Sunday, August 28 at 1:00 p.m.

SCORING RECAP

25' | LOUISVILLE | Following a foul just outside the top of the box, UofL's Maisie Whitsett took the free kick, shooting to the lower right corner to put the Cardinals up 1-0.

52' | XAVIER | Off a corner kick from Rachel Dewey on the right side, Avery Lockwood got her head on the ball in the middle of the box, shooting to the left side to tie the game 1-1.

76' | XAVIER | Maddie Reed found Simone Rivard-Roberts on the right side in the middle third of the field. Rivard-Roberts brought the ball up the sideline, dribbled to just outside the box and shot from the right side to the far post for the 2-1 lead.

NOTABLE

Avery Lockwood's game-tying goal in the 52nd minute was her first tally as a Musketeer.
Simone Rivard-Roberts' goal was her second of the season, both game-winners. She now has a team-high four points on the season.
Rachel Dewey picked up her first point of the season on an assist on Lockwood's goal.
Louisville finished with a 12-9 advantage on shots overall but each team had six looks on-frame.
Xavier had a 5-3 advantage on corners.
Maria Galley picked up her second win of the season, allowing one goal but collecting five saves to keep the Cardinals off the board in the second half.
Xavier moves to 14-3 all-time against Louisville, but the win marked the first victory over the Cardinals since 2005, and the first in Louisville since 1996.