Saturday, March 4
Clinton, S.C.
12 p.m.
Xavier University
at
Presbyterian
Women's Lacrosse Set to Face Presbyterian
03.02.23 | Women's Lacrosse
First draw set for 12 p.m.
CLINTON, S.C. - Xavier women's lacrosse continues in road play on Saturday, March 4 at Presbyterian. The matchup will be the Musketeers' fourth road game of their inaugural season.
Xavier is entering the game on a two-game win streak, while Presbyterian is coming off a loss.
Entering the program's 16th season, the Blue Hose were picked 10th in the Big South Conference Preseason Coaches' 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.
In their inaugural season in 2008, Presbyterian posted a 2-2 record. In 2010, the team joined the National Lacrosse Conference and was a member until the conference disbanded in 2012 and immediately joined the Big South in 2013. Â
Since joining the Big South, the Blue Hose earned three consecutive appearances in the conference tournament from 2014-16. In 2014 they fell in the quarterfinals to High Point and in both 2015 and 2016, they dropped the quarterfinals to Winthrop. The program has seen six head coaches and earned it's best season in 2021 where the program posted a 4-10 (1-5 Big South) record.
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XAVIER MUSKETEERSÂ vs PRESBYTERIAN BLUE HOSE
  Saturday, Mar. 4 | 12 p.m. ET | Clinton, S.C.
  Live Stats: bit.ly/3SK7iIj
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2023 Record: 1-2 (0-0 Big South)
2022 Record: 2-15 (0-9 Big South)
First Season: 2008 (2-2)
Series History: 0-0
Head Coach:Â Eric Clakeley (4th Season)
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• 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.
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• 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.Â
• 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. Â
• 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.
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• The Musketeers will continue playing in South Carolina on Tuesday, March 7 at Wofford at 12 p.m.Â
Xavier is entering the game on a two-game win streak, while Presbyterian is coming off a loss.
Entering the program's 16th season, the Blue Hose were picked 10th in the Big South Conference Preseason Coaches' 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.
In their inaugural season in 2008, Presbyterian posted a 2-2 record. In 2010, the team joined the National Lacrosse Conference and was a member until the conference disbanded in 2012 and immediately joined the Big South in 2013. Â
Since joining the Big South, the Blue Hose earned three consecutive appearances in the conference tournament from 2014-16. In 2014 they fell in the quarterfinals to High Point and in both 2015 and 2016, they dropped the quarterfinals to Winthrop. The program has seen six head coaches and earned it's best season in 2021 where the program posted a 4-10 (1-5 Big South) record.
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 GAME INFORMATION |
XAVIER MUSKETEERSÂ vs PRESBYTERIAN BLUE HOSE
  Saturday, Mar. 4 | 12 p.m. ET | Clinton, S.C.
  Live Stats: bit.ly/3SK7iIj
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 ABOUT PRESBYTERIAN |
2022 Record: 2-15 (0-9 Big South)
First Season: 2008 (2-2)
Series History: 0-0
Head Coach:Â Eric Clakeley (4th Season)
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 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.
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 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.Â
• 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. Â
• 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.
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 BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL |
| Denver (6) | 36 points |
| Georgetown (1) | 29 |
| UConn | 26 |
| Marquette | 21 |
| Villanova | 18 |
| Butler | 11 |
| Xavier | 6 |
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 UP NEXT |
• The Musketeers will continue playing in South Carolina on Tuesday, March 7 at Wofford at 12 p.m.Â
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