Women's Soccer Plays Butler to 1-1 Draw to Open BIG EAST Play

Thursday, September 21

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 PM

Xavier University

7-2-1, 0-0-1BIGEAST

Butler

4-4-2, 0-0-1BIGEAST

Butler

Xavier

Women's Soccer Plays Butler to 1-1 Draw to Open BIG EAST Play

09.21.23 | Women's Soccer

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Emma Flick scores her first goal of the season in 16th minute

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer opened up BIG EAST play with a 1-1 draw at Corcoran Field on Thursday evening, moving to 7-2-1 on the season.

Xavier took the lead in the 16th minute on a goal from Emma Flick, scoring off a corner kick from Samantha Wiehe. The Musketeer took the 1-0 lead into halftime, leading the Bulldogs 11-2 on shots in the first 45 minutes.

Butler's Alexei Wittaker scored to tie the match early in the second half. The Bulldogs finished the second half with a 7-3 advantage on shots, but neither team was able to find the go-ahead goal in the final 40 minutes, setting the final score at 1-1.

Xavier finished with a 14-9 advantage on shots overall, but the Bulldogs finished with a 4-2 advantage on shots on goal. Maria Galley collected three saves to keep the score tied.

Xavier heads out on the road to face DePaul on Sunday afternoon, with the match with the Blue Demons set for a 2:00 p.m. ET start on FloSports.

SCORING RECAP

16' | XAVIER | Samantha Wiehe served the ball into the box on a corner kick from the left side of the field. The ball bounced off the BU goalkeeper's hands, and Emma Flick tapped it in from right in front of the goal for the 1-0 lead.

51' | BUTLER | BU's Alexei Wittaker scored from Anna Schroeder to tie the match at 1-1.

NOTABLE

Emma Flick's first half goal was her first of the season. Combined with a pair of assists, she has four points.
Samantha Wiehe picked up an assist on Flick's goal, her third helper of the season. With four goals, she has a team-high 11 points for the season.
Xavier finished with 14 shots, with five from Wiehe and three from Kennedy Clark.
Maria Galley collected three saves with one goal against.
Natalie Bain and Maddie Reed played the full 90 minutes for the Xavier defense.
The match extends Xavier's unbeaten streak in regular season BIG EAST matches to 19 games, a streak stretching back to September 2021.