Women's Lacrosse Set to Face Oregon in Program Opener

EUGENE, Ore. - Xavier women's lacrosse is slated for nine road games in the inaugural season of the program and will open the 2023 season on the road at Oregon.

Xavier and Oregon are two of 56 Division I programs starting their season on Saturday.

Entering the program's 19th season, the Ducks were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 Preseason Poll. As the Musketeers enter the first season in program history, the BIG EAST Preseason Poll predicted a seventh place finish for the new squad.

GAME INFORMATION

XAVIER MUSKETEERS vs OREGON DUCKS
Saturday, Feb. 11 | 4 p.m. ET | Eugene, Ore. | Pape Field
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=457123
Watch: https://pac-12.com/live/university-oregon-3

ABOUT OREGON

2023 Record: 0-0 (0-0 Pac-12)
2022 Record: 4-14 (1-9 Pac-12)
First Season: 2005 (6-11)
Series History: 0-0
Head Coach: Chelsea Hoffman (5th Season)

SCHEDULE NOTES

• The 2023 women's lacrosse inaugural spring schedule will consist of five home matches and nine road games with a full BIG EAST schedule.

• Xavier women's lacrosse will play teams from seven different conferences in the inaugural season (BIG EAST, Big Ten, PAC-12, Horizon League, Big South, Southern, and Mid-American)

• The Musketeers will also compete against another first year program - the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Both Xavier and Eastern Michigan have spent the last year building programs from the ground up.

• Xavier will participate in BIG EAST play but is ineligible for the conference tournament in the first year of the program. They will be eligible for the tournament in the 2024 spring season.

PROGRAM NOTES

• Head Coach Meg Decker came to Xavier from Hartford where she built the program from the ground up. Prior to Hartford, Decker helped build Virginia Commonwealth University's women's lacrosse program from scratch as an assistant coach and was a student-athlete on the inaugural women's lacrosse team at the United States Naval Academy.

• Assistant Coach Grace Beshlian comes to Xavier from William and Mary where she spent the 2021-22 year as an assistant coach. Prior to William and Mary, Beshlian served as a student assistant coach at UConn in 2021 following her standout playing career for the Huskies from 2016-20.

• Director of Operations Erin Rubright arrived at Xavier following a one year stint as the Temple Football Graduate Assistant for Player Development and Recruiting. Prior to Temple, Rubright worked in the Liberty University Football program as a student worker in recruiting.

• Xavier Lacrosse's inaugural squad consists of three graduate students, four juniors, two sophomores, and 20 freshmen. With transfers from Vermont, Hartford, Walsh, Duquesne, and Winthrop, the coaching staff at Xavier has established a strong foundation to support the large number of freshman.

BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL

BIG EAST Preseason Poll
First Place Votes in ()
Denver (6) 36 pts
Georgetown (1) 29
Connecticut 26
Marquette 21
Villanova 18
Butler 11
Xavier 6

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers will host Detroit Mercy for the program's home opener on February 19 at 2 p.m on Corcoran Field.

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