Musketeers Drop NCAA Tournament Opener vs Kentucky

Thursday, November 16

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

9-4-6

Kentucky

8-7-4

Kentucky

Xavier

Musketeers Drop NCAA Tournament Opener vs Kentucky

11.17.23 | Men's Soccer

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Xavier fell, 2-0, on Thursday night at Corcoran Field

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI, Ohio - Xavier men's soccer dropped 2-0 match vs Kentucky on Thursday night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Corcoran Field.

Xavier finishes the year with a 9-4-6 on the year, while the Wildcats improve to 8-7-4.

SCORING RECAP

25' | Ben Damge (Josh Gordon)
68' | Ben Damge ( Marqes Muir)

NOTABLE

• Jonny Mennell (9-4-6) took the loss in goal and made two saves, increasing his season total to 63 saves. Xavier only allowed multiple goals in a match three times this season.

• Jonny Mennell finished the year with a 0.83 goals against average, ranking fourth in single-season school history. His nine shutouts ranks tied for second in single-season school history.

• Xavier finished the year with a 5-1-5 record. The Musketeers posted a 0.45 goals average in the span with seven shutouts and only five goals allowed.

• When Ben Damge scored the first goal of the match in the 25th minute, it snapped a streak of 461 minutes for the Musketeers without allowing a goal (last allowed a goal at Villanova on Oct. 21).

• Kentucky held an 8-7 advantage in shots and took four more shots on goal (6-2). Xavier took two more corner kicks (3-1) than the Wildcats and committed one more foul (13-12).

• Guilherme Vivaldini led the Musketeers with three shots (one on goal). Four other Musketeers recorded a shot in the match.

• Xavier moves to 3-5 all-time in NCAA Tournament matches.

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