No. 20 Women's Soccer Falls to Providence

Sunday, October 20

Cincinnati, Ohio

1:00 PM

Xavier University

13-2-2, 6-1-1BE

Providence

6-8-1, 3-4-0BE

Providence

Xavier

10.20.24 | Women's Soccer

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Samantha Erbach scores her ninth goal of the season in the first half

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 20 Xavier women's soccer fell, 2-1, to Providence on Sunday afternoon at Corcoran Field. The Musketeers moved to 13-2-2 overall and 6-1-1 in BIG EAST play.

Xavier took the early lead, with Samantha Erbach scoring off the pass from Samantha Wiehe in the eight minute to give the Musketeers the 1-0 advantage. The Musketeer took the lead into the break, holding a 6-1 advantage on shots, with Maria Galley collecting the lone Friar shot for a save.

The Musketeers played a player down for most of the second half after a red card less than 10 minutes into the second half. Providence tied the match in the 70th minute on a penalty kick, then took a 2-1 lead less than three minutes later on goal from Marryn Gruhn.

After Providence took the lead, Xavier had a 5-0 advantage on shots over the final 17 minutes, but were unable to score the equalizer, setting the final score at 2-1 in favor of Providence.The loss is the Musketeers' first setback in regular season BIG EAST play since 2021.

Next weekend, Xavier will head to Milwaukee, Wisc., on Sunday, October 27, to face Marquette, set for a 2:00 PM ET start on FloSports.

Scoring recap

8' | XAVIER | Samantha Wiehe fed the ball ahead to Samantha Erbach at the edge of the 18-yard box. Erbach shot ot the lower right corner for the 1-0 lead.

70' | PROVIDENCE | PC's Ella McBride tied the match at 1-1 on a PK.

73' | PROVIDENCE | PC's Marryn Gruhn scored off the assist from Victoria Bunz to give the Friars a 2-1 lead.

notable

Samantha Erbach's first half goal was her ninth of the season, matching for team-high. Combined with four assists, she has 22 points.
Samantha Wiehe picked up her seventh assist of the season on Erbach's goal, combining with nine goals for a team-leading 25 points.
The Musketeers finished with a 15-4 advantage on shots, led by six for Erbach and four for Elin Hansson.
Natalie Bain and Zoé Van de Cloot played the full match for the Xavier defense and Maria Galley played the full 90 minutes in-goal, finishing with a save.
Xavier's unbeaten streak in BIG EAST regular season ended at 35 matches, stretching back over three years to September 2021.
Xavier remains at 19 points in the BIG EAST standings, now tied for first after Georgetown picked up three points with a win on Sunday.