No. 21 Women's Soccer Set to Host Bellarmine on Sunday Afternoon

Sunday, September 10

Cincinnati, Ohio

1 PM

Xavier University

Bellarmine

No. 21 Women's Soccer Set to Host Bellarmine on Sunday Afternoon

09.08.23 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Knights set to get underway at 1:00 p.m.

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 21 Xavier women's soccer (5-1-0) remains at home this weekend, hosting Bellarmine on Sunday, Sept. 10. The Musketeers and the Knights get underway at 1:00 p.m. on FloSports.

The Musketeers picked up a second-straight Top 25 win on Thursday evening with a 2-1 victory over No. 22 Pitt. Xavier moved up in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 this week, coming in at No. 21 after taking a 1-0 win at No. 23 Saint Louis last week. Xavier is ranked in the top 25 in the Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News polls as well.

GAME DETAILS

vs. Bellarmine
Sunday, Sept 10 - 1:00 p.m.
Corcoran Field - Cincinnati, Ohio

OPPONENT INFO

The Knights are 3-1-2 on the season, picking up wins over UIndy, Evansville and Chicago State and also played NKU and Morehead to a draw. Bellarmine's lone setback came against IUPUI.
Bellarmine went 1-7-9 overall and 1-4-5 in ASun play last season.
Xavier is 1-0 against the Knights, taking a 1-0 win in the Spring of 2021.

WEEKLY AWARDS

After setting a new career-best for saves in Xavier's top-25 road win, goalkeeper Maria Galley was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time this season.
Galley, a sophomore from South Windsor, Conn., collected eight saves in-goal in Xavier's 1-0 win at No. 23 Saint Louis, on the way to her fourth win and third shutout of the season. Her previous career-high was six, set twice in 2022, at Northwestern and in Xavier's NCAA Tournament win at Tennessee.
Midfielder Samantha Wiehe also earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Wiehe, a junior from Northfield, Ohio, scored the game-winning goal on a PK in Xavier's 1-0 road win at No. 23 Saint Louis. The goal was her third of the season, and second game-winner. She added to her team-high point total, now with seven on a team-high three goals and an assist.

LAST TIME OUT

No. 21 Xavier women's soccer picked up a second-straight Top 25 win, taking down No. 22 Pitt, 2-1, at Corcoran Field on Thursday evening, moving the Musketeers to 5-1 on the season.
The match was scoreless into the final 15 minutes of the first half, when Shelby Sallee found the ball off a rebound from the Pitt goalkeeper, sending her second shot to the back of the net to give Xavier the 1-0 lead at the half.
Sallee struck again midway through the second half, scoring off an Elise Le free kick that bounced off a defender to put Xavier ahead 2-0.
The Panthers struck in the final 10 minutes, with Mackenzie Evers finishing a ball served over the Xavier defense, to cut the lead to 2-1, but Pitt was unable to score the equalizer in the final minutes of the match to set the final score at 2-1.
Shelby Sallee finished with four points on two goals, including the game-winner, after scoring her first of the season in the first half.
Elise Le picked up an assist on Sallee's game-winner in the second half.
Xavier finished with a 16-13 advantage on shots, but each team had nine looks on frame. Sallee led Xavier with five shots, all on-goal.
Maria Galley matched her career high from the Saint Louis match with eight saves, with one goal against.
Maddie Reed and Natalie Bain played the full 90 minutes on the Xavier backline.
The win over Pitt was Xavier's second straight victory over a top-25 opponent after topping No. 23 Saint Louis last week.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier heads to Texas for a pair of matches next week, starting with Lamar on Thursday, September 14, set for an 8:00 PM ET start.
Lamar is 3-2-1 on the season, with wins over Sam Houston, Tarleton State and Southern.
The Cardinals went 15-2-2 overall in 2022, with a 10-1-1 record in Southland Conference play, winning the league's regular season title. Lamar took wins over Houston Christian and Texas A&M – Commerce to win the Southland's Tournament title and automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
The Cardinals fell to No. 8 LSU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
This is the first match-up between the two programs.

2022 SEASON

Xavier, which is currently ranked No. 21 in the USC Preseason Poll, is coming off a 14-4-5 season in 2022.
The Musketeers went 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.

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

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