No. 19 Women's Soccer Hosts St. John's for Senior Day on Sunday

Sunday, October 15

Cincinnati, Ohio

1 PM

Xavier University

St. John's

No. 19 Women's Soccer Hosts St. John's for Senior Day on Sunday

10.14.23 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and St. John's set to get underway at 1 PM on FloSports

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer (10-2-3; 3-0-3 BIG EAST) returns home to host St. John's on Sunday, Oct. 15, at Corcoran Field, set for 1:00 p.m. start on FloSports. The Musketeers will celebrate Senior Day prior to the match.

Xavier will honor 11 student-athletes, Madison Ayson, Grace Blumfledt, Ashley Bowles, Victoria Caparos, Olivia Lawson, Elise Le, Taylor Molli, Jane Olcott, Maddie Reed, Sonia Vargas and Abby Weller, ahead of the game. The Musketeers will also honor senior student manager, Austin Sarns.

After four weeks of conference play, Xavier, which had a bye this week, is 3-0-3 and sits in second place in the league standings with 12 points, trailing first place Georgetown's 15 points at 4-0-2. The Musketeers came in at No. 19 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll, are ranked in the top 25 by College Soccer News (No. 20), and come in at No. 23 in the most recent RPI.

GAME DETAILS

vs. St. John's
Sunday, Oct. 15 - 1:00 p.m. (Senior Day - 12:45 p.m.)
Corcoran Field - Cincinnati, Ohio

OPPONENT INFO

The Red Storm, currently sitting at 8-4- overall, were picked to finish third in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll. SJU is currently 3-3-1 in league play, sitting in fifth place in the standings. St. John's opened up league play with losses to Georgetown, UConn and Seton Hall before picking up back-to-back wins over Villanova and Creighton, played Providence to a draw and picked up a win over Butler.
St. John's went 7-5-7 overall and 4-2-3 in BIG EAST play in 2022, earning the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Red Storm played UConn to a 1-1 draw in the BIG EAST First Round, advancing on PKs. Xavier took the 3-1 win in double overtime in the semifinals.
The Musketeers are 3-7-1 all-time against the Red Storm.
Xavier played the Red Storm to a 0-0 draw in Queens during the 2022 regular season, then topped St. John's 3-1 in double overtime in the Semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship. Emma Flick scored the equalizer in the 79^th minute to force overtime. Molly McLaughlin knocked in the game-winner in the 95^th minute and Chloe Netzel scored the third tally in the 98^th minute.

BIG EAST STANDINGS

SCHOOL	CONF	PTS.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Georgetown	4-0-3	15	8-1-6	.733	W1
Xavier	3-0-3	12	10-2-3	.767	W1
Providence	3-0-3	12	8-2-3	.731	W1
UConn	3-1-2	11	6-3-4	.615	W1
St. John's	3-3-1	10	8-4-3	.633	W1
Seton Hall	2-3-2	8	6-6-3	.500	L1
Marquette	2-3-1	7	5-7-3	.433	L2
Butler	1-2-3	6	5-6-4	.467	L2
Creighton	2-5	6	4-7-4	.400	W2
Villanova	1-4-1	4	4-4-6	.500	L2
DePaul	1-4-1	4	5-6-2	.462	L1

XAVIER STATS

Samantha Wiehe scored her team-high sixth goal, and fourth game-winner, at UConn. Combined with three assists, she leads Xavier with 15 points. Her four game-winners are tied for most in the BIG EAST and 10th in NCAA DI.
Shelby Sallee has five goals on the season for 10 points.
Kennedy Clark has two goals and team-high matching four assists on the season for eight points. Jane Olcott also has a team-high matching four assists.
Sonia Vargas' second half goal at Seton Hall was her third of the season. She also picked up an assist, on Samatha Wiehe's game-winner at UConn, to give her seven points on the year.
Regan Dancer has seven points on two goals and three assists.
Madison Ayson added a second goal against Villanova, now sitting at five points on two goals and an assist.
Emma Flick has a goal and a pair assists for four points while Ella Rogers has three points on a goal and an assist.
Natalie Bain, Tyler Kaseta and Izzie Wallace each have a goal, and four other Musketeers have an assist.
Maria Galley has made all 15 starts in-goal, collecting 45 saves with eight goals against, with a GAA stands of 0.54, which ranks 23rd in NCAA DI. She has eight shutouts on the season, second most in the league and eighth most in the country.
Maddie Reed has made every start for the Xavier defense, with Natalie Bain making the start in 13 matches and Madison Ayson starting in a pair on the Xavier backline.
Jane Olcott, Ella Rogers, Elise Le and Olivia Lawson have each started in all 15 matches for the Musketeers in the midfield, each playing over 915 minutes to help Xavier to eight shutouts.
The win over UConn extended Xavier's unbeaten streak in BIG EAST regular season games to 24 matches, dating back to September 2021.
The Musketeers hit the 10-win mark for the third-straight season and the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Xavier's goal differential of 17 leads the BIG EAST and ranks in the top 50 in NCAA DI.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier took a 1-0 win at UConn on Sunday to stay unbeaten in BIG EAST play.
Xavier took the lead in the 31st minute, with Samantha Wiehe scoring from Sonia Vargas, to take the 1-0 lead into the half. Xavier had a 6-5 advantage on shots in the first 45 minutes, with all six looks on-frame for the Musketeers.
In the second half, UConn held a 7-5 advantage on shots overall looking for the equalizer, but the Musketeers limited the Huskies to just two looks on-goal. Maria Galley collected both to keep the Huskies off the board on the way to the 1-0 Xavier win.
Samantha Wiehe's first half goal was her team-high sixth of the season, and fourth game-winner. Combined with three assist, she leads the team with 15 points.
Sonia Vargas picked up an assist on Wiehe's goal, combining with three goals for seven points on the season.
UConn finished with a 12-11 advantage on shots but the Musketeers had a 10-4 advantage on shots on-goal. The 10 shots on-goal are the most allowed by the Huskies in 2023.
Wiehe lead Xavier with three shots and Jane Olcott had a pair of looks, both on-frame.
Maddie Reed and Natalie Bain played the full time on the Xavier backline, helping limit UConn to just four shots on-goal, the lowest total for the Huskies in BIG EAST action this season.
Maria Galley collected all four shots on-goal for her eighth shutout of the season, matching GU's Allie Auger for the most clean sheets among BIG EAST goalkeepers.

WEEKLY AWARDS

A pair of Musketeers, Maddie Reed and Maria Galley, earned BIG EAST weekly honor after helping keep Xavier undefeated in BIG EAST play last week. Reed was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, while Galley earned Goalkeeper of the Week after helping Xavier to a 0-0 draw against Georgetown and a 1-0 win at UConn to move the Musketeers to 3-0-3 in conference play. Additionally, midfielder Samantha Wiehe earned a spot on the Weekly Honor Roll.
Reed, a senior from Louisville, Ky., played the full time in both matches last week to help Xavier to a pair of shutouts. Against Georgetown, she played 90 minutes helped hold the Hoyas scoreless, limiting GU to season lows in shots (7) and shots on-goal (2). She also played the full time against UConn, helping limit the Huskies to just four shots on-goal, the lowest total for the Huskies in BIG EAST action this season.
Galley, a sophomore from South Windsor, Conn., collected six saves for a pair of shutouts last week. Against the Hoyas, she saved both GU shots on-goal to earn her seventh shutout of the season. Against UConn, she collected all four shots on-goal for her eighth shutout of the season, which are the fifth most clean sheets in the nation and tied for most among BIG EAST goalkeepers. This is Galley's third BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honor of the season.
Wiehe, a junior from Northfield Ohio, earned a Weekly Honor Roll nod after scoring the game-winner in the 31st minute against UConn, off a pass from Sonia Vargas, helping Xavier pick up its 10th win of the season. The goal was goal was her team-high sixth of the season, and fourth game-winner. Combined with three assists, she leads the team with 15 points.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier starts a two-game road trip on Thursday, October 19, when the Musketeers head to Rhode Island to take on the Providence Friars at 6:00 PM on FloSports.
PC is 8-2-3 overall and 3-0-3 in BIG EAST play. The Friars, who were picked seventh in the BIG EAST preseason poll, are currently tied with Xavier for second place, with wins over Seton Hall, Creighton and Marquette, and draws with Butler, DePaul and St. John's. Providence will play at Georgetown on Sunday.
The Friars went 4-9-5 last season, with a 2-4-4 record in BIG EAST play.
The Musketeers are 5-4-1 all-time against PC and enter 2023 with a five-match unbeaten streak in the series.
Xavier played the Friars to a 0-0 draw in Cincinnati last season.

2022 SEASON

Xavier, currently ranked No. 19 in the USC poll, is coming off a 14-4-5 season in 2022.
The Musketeers went 6-0-4 in BIG EAST play to finish second in the league standings, marking the first unbeaten conference slate in program history.
Xavier earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship for a second-straight season, the program's fifth NCAA bid overall.
In the NCAA Tournament, Xavier advanced for the second time in program history with a 4-1 double overtime win at Tennessee in the first round.

THE MUSKETEERS

The Musketeers return 19 letterwinners in all from last season, and added a pair of transfers in addition to a 10-person freshman class for the 2023 season.
Xavier returns a trio of all-conference honorees from last season, with goalkeeper Maria Galley and defender Natalie Bain earning All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-Freshman Team honors, and forward Regan Dancer picking up a nod to the All-Freshman squad.
Bain and junior midfielder Ella Rogers were selected to the 2023 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.

BIG EAST COACHES POLL

BIG EAST Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes)
1. Georgetown 100 (10)
2. Xavier             89 (1)
3. St. John's       73
4. Butler             69
5. Creighton       67
6. UConn            63
7. Providence    47
8. Marquette     34
9. Villanova        33
10. DePaul         16
11. Seton Hall    14

Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Abby Isger, Butler, R-Sr., F

Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Grad., D*

Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Grad., GK*

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Abby Isger, Butler, R-Sr., F
Talia Sommer, Butler, So., F/M
Chioma Okafor, UConn, So., F
Lara Kazandjan, Creighton, Sr., M
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Grad., GK*
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Grad., D*
Eliza Turner, Georgetown, Jr., M
Meg Hughes, Providence, Sr., F
Jessica Garziano, St. John's, Grad., F
Natalie Bain, Xavier, So., D
Ella Rogers, Xavier, Jr., M
*unanimous selection

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