Women's Soccer Hosts No. 12 Georgetown on Thursday Evening

Thursday, October 5

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 PM

Xavier University

Georgetown

Women's Soccer Hosts No. 12 Georgetown on Thursday Evening

10.04.23 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Hoya set for 7 PM start on FS1

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer (9-2-2; 2-0-2 BIG EAST) returns home to host another top-25 opponent, taking on No. 12 Georgetown on Thursday, Oct. 5, at Corcoran Field. The Musketeers and the Hoyas are set for a 7:00 p.m. start on FS1.

The Musketeers are receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll this week after moving to 2-0-2 in BIG EAST play with a 1-0 win over Villanova and a 1-1 draw at Seton Hall last week. Xavier remains ranked in the top 25 by College Soccer News (No. 19) and comes in at 28 in the most recent RPI.

After two weeks of conference play, Xavier currently matches UConn with eight points to sit in second place in the BIG EAST standings, trailing first place Georgetown has 10 points at 3-0-1.

GAME DETAILS

vs. Georgetown
Thursday, Oct. 5 - 7:00 p.m.
Corcoran Field - Cincinnati, Ohio

OPPONENT INFO

The No. 12 Hoyas are 7-1-4 overall, and have been ranked as high as No. 10 during this season, appearing in the USC poll each week this season.
GU opened BIG EAST with wins over DePaul, St. John's and Creighton and playing UConn to a tie to sit at 3-0-1 in conference play, sitting on top of the conference standings with 10 points.
The Hoyas went 15-2-5 last season with an 8-0-2 record in BIG EAST play to win the league's regular season title. The Hoyas, took 1-0 wins over Creighton and Xavier to win the league's tournament title and automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. GU topped Hofstra 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Pitt, 2-1.
The Musketeers are 1-9-2 all-time against Georgetown.
Xavier played the Hoyas to a 0-0 draw in Washington, D.C., in last season's regular season match-up, and fell, 1-0, in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship match.

BIG EAST STANDINGS


SCHOOL	CONF	PTS.	OVERALL	STREAK
Georgetown	3-0-1	10	7-1-4	W1
Xavier	2-0-2	8	9-2-2	T1
UConn	2-0-2	8	5-2-4	T2
Providence	2-0-1	7	7-2-1	W1
Marquette	2-1-1	7	5-5-3	T1
Butler	1-0-2	5	5-4-3	T1
Seton Hall	1-2-1	4	5-5-2	T1
Villanova	1-2	3	4-2-5	L2
St. John's	1-3	3	6-4-2	W1
DePaul	0-3	0	4-5-1	L3
Creighton	0-4	0	2-6-4	L4

XAVIER STATS

Samantha Wiehe added a team-high matching fifth goal, and third game-winner, at DePaul. Combined with three assists, she leads Xavier with 13 points.
Shelby Sallee also has a team-high matching five goals on the season, scoring in four of the last eight matches.
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, giving her six 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 13 starts in-goal, collecting 39 saves with eight goals against, with a GAA stands of 0.62. She has six shutouts on the season.
Maddie Reed has made every start for the Xavier defense, with Natalie Bain making the start in 11 matches and Madison Ayson starting in a pair.
Ella Rogers, Elise Le and Olivia Lawson have each started in all 13 matches for the Musketeers in the midfield, each playing over 775 minutes to help Xavier to six shutouts.
Xavier enters the match with Georgetown with a 22-match unbeaten streak in BIG EAST regular season matches. The streak dates back to September 2021.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier remained unbeaten in BIG EAST action after playing Seton Hall to a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon.
Xavier held a 6-2 advantage on shots in the first 45 minutes, but the game went into halftime still scoreless. In the second half, Seton Hall got on the board first, with SHU's Natalie Tavana scoring her league-high 10th goal of the season less than 10 minutes after the break.
The Musketeers scored the equalizer midway through the second half, with Regan Dancer setting up Sonia Vargas for the goal to tie the match at 1-1. Xavier out-shot the Pirates 7-2 over the final 24 minutes of the match but were unable to find the go-ahead goal, setting the final score at 1-1.
Sonia Vargas' second-half goal was her third of the season, giving her six points.
Regan Dancer picked up an assist on Vargas' equalizer, her third of the season. Combined with two goals, she has seven points.
Xavier finished with a 17-6 advantage on shots overall, but each team had four looks on-frame. Vargas and Natalie Bain each had three shots to lead the Musketeers.
The Musketeers also held a 5-1 advantage on corner kicks for the match.
Maria Galley played the full time in-goal, finishing with three saves and one goal against.
Maddie Reed and Natalie Bain played the full 90 minutes, while Elise Le and Ella Rogers both played over 70 minutes, helping the Xavier defense limit SHU to just six shots.

WEEKLY AWARDS

After helping Xavier stay unbeaten in BIG EAST play, graduate student Madison Ayson was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.
In Xavier's 1-0 win over Villanova last Thursday, Ayson scored the eventual game-winner from in front of the goal off a pass from Kennedy Clark in the 66th minute.
The goal was her second of the season, and first game-winner. She has five points on two goals and an assist.
Ayson, a defender from Rocklin, Calif., also played over 40 minutes in both matches last week, helping limit Villanova to five shots in Xavier's win, and Seton Hall to six shots in the 1-1 draw, keeping Xavier unbeaten in conference play.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier heads back out on the road this weekend, traveling to UConn on Sunday, Oct. 8, set for a 1:00 p.m. start on FloSports.
UConn, which was picked sixth in the BIG EAST preseason poll, is 5-2-4 overall and currently matches Xavier with eight points in BIG EAST play with a 2-0-2 record.
The Huskies opened up non conference play with a pair of wins, over Creighton and St. John's, and played Goergetown and Marquette to scoreless draws.
UConn went 8-6-4 last season with a 4-4-2 record in BIG EAST play to earn the No. 6 seed in the BIG EAST Championship. The Huskies played St. John's to a 1-1 draw in the first round of the league tournament with the Red Storm advancing on PKs.
Xavier is 2-0 all-time against the Huskies.
The Musketeers took the 1-0 win in Cincinnati last season, with Regan Dancer scoring the game winner in the 25^th minute.

2022 SEASON

Xavier, currently receiving votes 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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