No. 17 Women's Soccer Falls to Georgetown, Finishes Runners-Up at BIG EAST Championship

Sunday, November 5

Boyds, Md.

1:30 PM

Xavier University

14-3-4, 6-0-4

Georgetown (Championship)

12-1-7, 6-0-4

Georgetown

Xavier

No. 17 Women's Soccer Falls to Georgetown, Finishes Runners-Up at BIG EAST Championship

11.05.23 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers find out NCAA Championship draw during Selection show on Monday at 4 PM

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

BOYDS, Md. - No. 17 Xavier women's soccer fell to Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship match, 2-0, at the Maryland SoccerPlex on Sunday afternoon.

The Hoyas took the early lead, scoring in the first 15 minutes to take a 1-0 lead. Xavier held a 9-2 advantage on shots in the first 45 minutes, and a 4-1 advantage on shots on-goal, but were unable to score the equalizer before the break to go into the halftime down 1-0.

Georgetown added another tally about 20 minutes into the second half, and held the Musketeers off the board from the remainder of the match to take the 2-0 win.

Following the tournament, a trio of Musketeers, Sonia Vargas, Shelby Sallee and Natalie Bain, were named to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team.

The Musketeers await the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, set form Monday, Nov. 6 at 4:00 p.m., streamed on NCAA.com.

SCORING RECAP

13' | GEORGETOWN | GU's Allie Winstanley scored from Emma Davis and Eliza Turner to go up 1-0.

62' | GEORGETOWN | GU's Maja Lardner scored from Allie Winstanley and Eliza Turner to extend the lead to 2-0.

NOTABLE

Xavier finished with a 14-5 advantage on shots, and 7-3 advantage on shots on-goal.
Four Musketeers recorded a pair of shots, with Regan Dancer finishing with a pair of shots on-goal.
The Hoyas' two goals mark only the second time Xavier has allowed multiple goals in a game this season.
Georgetown's first half goal ended a seven-match shutout streak, clocking nearly 680 minutes straight without allowing a goal.
The loss ends a 12-match unbeaten streak for the Musketeers.
Sonia Vargas earned All-Tournament Team honors after finishing with two points after scoring the game-winner against Providence.
Shelby Sallee also earned All-Tournament Team after scoring the insurance goal in Xavier's 2-0 win over the Friars.
Natalie Bain was named to the All-Tournament Team after playing the full time in both matches on the Musketeer defense.