Men's Soccer Ends Non-Conference Action with Road Loss at Cleveland State

Tuesday, October 8

Cleveland, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

4-4-4, 1-1-1

Cleveland State

3-5-3, 0-3-1

Xavier

Cleveland St.

Men's Soccer Ends Non-Conference Action with Road Loss at Cleveland State

10.08.24 | Men's Soccer

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Nathan Trickett scored his second goal of the season on Tuesday night

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CLEVELAND - Xavier men's soccer ended non-conference action with a 3-1 loss at Cleveland State on Tuesday night. The Musketeers moved to 4-4-4, while the Vikings improved to 3-5-3.

Xavier returns to BIG EAST action on Saturday, Oct. 12 vs Creighton. First touch is set for 7 p.m. from Corcoran Field.

SCORING RECAP

0' | XU | Nathan Trickett (Michael Rogalski)
16' | CSU | Matteo Correia (Josip Rimac, Bojan Kolevski)
64' | CSU | Matteo Correia (Tom Mertz)
82' | CSU | Caleb Trowbridge (unassisted)

NOTABLES

Nathan Trickett's goal only 22 seconds into the match is the fastest goal for Xavier since Taylor Rhinehart scored in the third minute vs Cal State Fullerton on Aug. 25, 2024. Trickett now has two goals on the year and three goals in his career.
The Xavier goal snapped a two-match streak without a goal. The Musketeers previous last goal was on Sept. 24 vs Evansville (W, 2-0).
Matteo Correia's goal is the first non-penalty kick goal allowed by the Xavier defense since the 77th minute at No. 21 Ohio State on Sept. 8, 2024. It was only the third, first-half goal allowed by the Xavier defense this season and the first since Sept. 8 at No. 21 Ohio State.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak in the series for the Musketeers.
Xavier allowed multiple goals in a match for only the third time this season. The three goals is the most allowed since Sept. 8 at No. 21 Ohio State (L, 3-1).
The Musketeers took 17 more shots (23-6) than the Vikings, including five more shots on goal (8-3). The 23 shots is a season high for Xavier and the team's ninth match of the season with 10 or more shots.
Xavier took three more corner kicks (4-1) than Cleveland State. The Vikings committed one more foul (9-8) than Xavier.
Guilherme Vivaldini paced 12 Musketeers who took a shot in the match with a game-high six shots (one on goal). Nathan Trickett added five shots (three on goal). Cooper Forcellini added two shots on goal.
Jonny Mennell (4-4-4) took the loss in goal. He allowed three goals and did not make any saves in 90 minutes of action. He now has a 0.92 goals against average on the year with 30 saves and six shutouts.