Three Goals in the Final 20 Minutes Help Women's Soccer Remain Undefeated

Sunday, August 28

Muncie, Ind.

1 PM

Xavier University

3-0-1, 0-0-0

Ball State

0-2-2, 0-0-0

Xavier

Ball St.

Three Goals in the Final 20 Minutes Help Women's Soccer Remain Undefeated

08.28.22 | Women's Soccer

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McLaughlin, Flick, Dancer and Sroka score in 4-2 win

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

MUNCIE, IND. - After trailing going into the final 25 minutes of the match, Xavier women's soccer scored three times in the final 20 to top Ball State, 4-2, and remain undefeated, moving to 3-0-1 on the season.

The Musketeers held the advantage on offense in the first half, taking four shots on-goal to just one for the Cardinals, but BSU broke through first, scoring in the 30th minute to take a 1-0 lead.

Xavier evened the score up less than 10 minutes later, after a foul in the box led to a PK for Molly McLaughlin, who shot to the lower left for her first goal of the season, sending the game into halftime tied 1-1.

Less than 15 minutes into the second half, Ball State moved back in front on a penalty kick, and held the lead until the 70th minute. After a BSU goal kick, miscommunication on the Cardinal defense brought the BSU keeper off her line. Emma Flick found the ball in the penalty box and shot to the lower right corner to tie the match at 2-2.

Less than five minutes later, Xavier got behind the BSU defense, with Regan Dancer getting the ball into the box, scoring the eventual game-winner for the 3-2 lead. In the final minute, with Ball State pressing for an equalizer, Chloe Netzel found Brooke Sroka in front of the goal, where she finished through contact for the insurance goal.

Xavier finishes up a four-match road stretch in the Chicago area next weekend, starting with Loyola (Ill.) on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Musketeers will also face Northwestern on Sept. 4

SCORING RECAP

30' | BALL STATE | After a Ball State shot went off the post, the Cardinals got the ball back and shot to the open corner to take a 1-0 lead.

38' | XAVIER | Molly McLaughlin took a penalty kick after a foul in the box, shooting to the bottom left corner to tie the match at 1-1.

59' | BALL STATE | The Cardinals retook the lead, 2-1, on a PK.

70' | XAVIER | Emma Flick took advantage of a misplay by the BSU defense, finding the ball in the 18 yard box with an open net to tie the game at 2-2.

75' | XAVIER | After a battle for possession at midfield, the ball was served ahead to Regan Dancer shot from about 12 yards out to the lower right corner to put the Musketeers in front 3-2.

89' | XAVIER | In the closing minute of the game, Chloe Netzel cross from the left side of the field to Brooke Sroka in front of the goal. Sroka tapped the ball in, despite contact from a BSU defender, for the 4-2 lead.

NOTABLE

Molly McLaughlin's goal was her first of the season. She's now 4-4 on PKs for her Xavier career.
Emma Flick's equalizer was her first goal of her collegiate career.
Regan Dancer's goal was her first tally and first game-winner as a Musketeer.
Brooke Sroka's goal was her first of the season and her eighth as a Musketeer.
Chloe Netzel picked up an assist on Sroka's goal, her first point of the season.
BSU finished with an 11-10 advantage on shots, but the Musketeers had a 7-3 advantage on looks on frame. Each team had three corner kicks.
Natalie Bain and Grace Haggerty both played the full 90 minutes on the Xavier backline and Maria Galley played the full time in-goal, picking up her third win of the season.