Women's Soccer Falls to UConn, Finish Runners-Up at BIG EAST Championships

Sunday, November 10

Boyds, Md. (Maryland SoccerPlex)

11:00 AM

Xavier University

15-4-2, 7-2-1

UConn (BIG EAST Championship)

13-4-4, 4-3-3

UConn

Xavier

Women's Soccer Falls to UConn, Finish Runners-Up at BIG EAST Championships

11.10.24 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers await NCAA Championship Selection show on Monday at 4 PM

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

BOYDS, Md. - Xavier women's soccer finished runners-up at the 2024 BIG EAST Championship after falling 2-1 to UConn in double overtime in the Championship match at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md. on Sunday. The Musketeers moved to 15-4-2 on the season.

Xavier took had a 12-1 advantage on shots in the first half, including a 6-0 advantage on shots on-goal, breaking through in the 21st minute when Regan Dancer set up Samantha Wiehe for her 10th goal of the season, giving the Musketeers the 1-0 advantage going into the half.

Shortly after the half, UConn scored to tie the match at 1-1, and the draw held through the end of regulation. Each team had a pair of shots in the first overtime, but were unable to break the tie, sending the match to a second-overtime. In the second OT, each team had one look going into the final two minutes of the match, before UConn found the back of the net in the 109th minute for the golden goal, taking the 2-1 win.

Following the match, three Musketeers, Natalie Bain, Zoé Van de Cloot and Samantha Wiehe, were named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.

The Musketeers now await the 2024 NCAA Championship selection show, which is set for Monday, Nov. 11 at 4:00 p.m. on NCAA.com.

Scoring recap

21' | XAVIER | With the UConn goalkeeper off her line, Regan Dancer tapped the ball back to Samantha Wiehe from in front of the goal. Wiehe shot from the right side to the far post to put the Musketeers in front 1-0.

51' | UCONN | UConn's Laci Lewis scored off the assist from Naia Ocio to tie the match at 1-1.

109' | UCONN | UConn's Alayna Taylor scored from Chioma Okafor for the golden goal, taking the 2-1 win.

notable

Samantha Wiehe's goal was her 10th of the season, combining with a team-high matching eight assists to give her a team-leading 28 points.
Regan Dancer picked up her second assist of the season on Wiehe's goal, giving her 14 points total on six goals and two assists.
The Musketeers finished with a 25-13 advantage on shots overall and an 8-4 advantage on shots on-goal.
Regan Dancer had a career-high eight shots for the day. Samantha Erbach finished with six and Samantha Wiehe had five shots, with four going on frame.
Natalie Bain, Zoé Van de Cloot, Olivia Lawson, McKinley Berry and Samantha Wiehe played the full 109 minutes, limiting the Huskies to just two shots on goal in regulation and only four shots on frame overall.
Maria Galley played the full time in-goal, finishing with a pair of saves.
Natalie Bain played the full time in both tournament matches, totaling 199 minutes for the Xavier defense to help the Musketeers to a shutout against DePaul, earning a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.
Zoé Van de Cloot played 190 minutes through two matches for the Musketeers' defense through the tournament, picking up All-Tournament honors.
Samantha Wiehe earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team after collecting three points on a goal and an assist during the tournament. She played a total of 184 minutes through the two matches.