Women's Soccer Hosts Louisville on Sunday Evening

Sunday, August 20

Cincinnati, Ohio

7:30 PM

Xavier University

Louisville

Women's Soccer Hosts Louisville on Sunday Evening

08.19.23 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Cardinals get underway at 7:30 PM at Corcoran Field

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer (1-0-0) returns to Corcoran Field on Sunday evening, hosting the Louisville Cardinals at 7:30 PM. The match with UofL will be live streamed on FloSports.

The Musketeers, who recieved votes in the USC Preseason Poll, opened up the season with a 2-0 win over Northeastern on Thursday evening.

GAME DETAILS

vs. Louisville
Sunday, August 20 - 7:30 PM
Corcoran Field - Cincinnati

OPPONENT INFO

Louisville opened the season with a 0-0 draw against Indiana State on Thursday night. The Cardinals held a 23-0 shot advantage over the Sycamores but could not break through on goal.
Louisville went 6-8-2 last season with a 3-7 record in ACC play.
The Musketeers are 14-3 all-time against UofL.
Xavier took a 2-1 win over the Cardinals in 2022 in Louisville, with Avery Lockwood tying the match in the 52^nd minute and Simone Rivard-Roberts scoring the game winner in the 76^th minute.

LAST TIME OUT

The Musketeers opened up the 2023-24 Xavier Athletics season with a win, taking down Northeastern, 2-0, at Corcoran Field on Thursday evening.
Xavier took a 1-0 lead about 20 minutes into the match, with Samantha Wiehe scoring from Kennedy Clark and Olivia Lawson, taking the lead into the locker room at halftime.
Clark picked up two more points about 10 minutes into the second half, scoring off an assist from Emma Flick to make it a 2-0 lead.
The Musketeers held the Huskies to five shots total, with just two on frame, and did not allow a NU chance in the first half.
Clark collected three points in her collegiate debut, on a goal and an assist.
Wiehe finished with two points on a goal after leading the Musketeers with three shots, two on frame, in her first game as a Musketeer.
Lawson and Flick each picked up a point on an assist.
Maria Galley picked up the shutout win in-goal, her 12th shutout during her Xavier career.
The Musketeers finished with an 11-5 advantage on shots, 7-2 on shots on-goal, and a 5-2 advantage on corner kicks.
Xavier's win marks the sixth time in Nate Lie's seven years as head coach that the Musketeers opened the season with a win.

2022 SEASON

The Musketeers, who are receiving votes in the USC Preseason Poll, are coming off a 14-4-5 season in 2022, going 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.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier wraps up a three-game home stand to open the season on Thursday, August 24, hosting Illinois at 7:00 PM. The game with the Illini is game two of doubleheader with Xavier men's soccer, which hosts Wright State at 3:00 PM.
The Illini opened the season with a 3-2 win over Loyola Chicago on Thursday.
Illinois went 7-7-4 last season with a 2-5-3 record in Big Ten play.
Xavier is 1-2 all time against the Illini.
The Musketeers last faced Illinois in 2021, taking a 2-1 win in Urbana-Champaign.

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

XAVIER SOCCER ON FLOSPORTS

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