Xavier University Athletics
Thursday, August 15
Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM
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Women's Soccer Opens Season with 4-2 Win Over Milwaukee
08.15.24 | Women's Soccer
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer opened up Dean Ward's tenure as head coach with a 4-2 win over Milwaukee at Corcoran Field on Thursday evening.
Xavier took the lead early, with Regan Dancer scoring from Elin Hansson and Samantha Wiehe to lead 1-0 in the first 10 minutes. Samantha Wiehe connected on a penalty kick in the 15th minute, remaining perfect on PKs for her Xavier career, to make it a 2-0 Xavier advantage.
Milwaukee responded less than five minutes later to cut the lead back to 2-1, but Olivia Lawson scored her second goal as a Musketeer in the final minutes of the first half to send Xavier to the break with a 3-1 lead.
Midway through the second half, Olivia Baca's first collegiate goal, assisted by Peyton Kohls, extended the Musketeer lead to three, 4-1, which held into the final 10 minutes of the game. The Panthers found the back of the net in the 84th minute to set the final score at 4-2 in favor of the Musketeers.
The Musketeers return to Corcoran Field on Sunday, August 18, to host Michigan, set for a 5:00 p.m. start.
9' | XAVIER | Regan Dancer scored from Elin Hansson and Samantha Wiehe for the 1-0 lead.
15' | XAVIER | Samantha Wiehe scored on a PK to make it a 2-0 Xavier lead.
19' | MILWAUKEE | Emily Petring scored from Sophia Anuat and Kayla Rollins to cut Xavier's lead to 2-1.
44' | XAVIER | Olivia Lawson scored off a deflection to extend Xavier's lead to 3-1.
73' | XAVIER | Olivia Baca scored from Peyton Kohls to give Xavier the 4-1 lead.
84' | MILWAUKEE | Elizabeth Reece scored to set final score at 4-2 in favor of Xavier.
Women's Soccer vs. Milwaukee by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Xavier took the lead early, with Regan Dancer scoring from Elin Hansson and Samantha Wiehe to lead 1-0 in the first 10 minutes. Samantha Wiehe connected on a penalty kick in the 15th minute, remaining perfect on PKs for her Xavier career, to make it a 2-0 Xavier advantage.
Milwaukee responded less than five minutes later to cut the lead back to 2-1, but Olivia Lawson scored her second goal as a Musketeer in the final minutes of the first half to send Xavier to the break with a 3-1 lead.
Midway through the second half, Olivia Baca's first collegiate goal, assisted by Peyton Kohls, extended the Musketeer lead to three, 4-1, which held into the final 10 minutes of the game. The Panthers found the back of the net in the 84th minute to set the final score at 4-2 in favor of the Musketeers.
The Musketeers return to Corcoran Field on Sunday, August 18, to host Michigan, set for a 5:00 p.m. start.
Scoring recap
9' | XAVIER | Regan Dancer scored from Elin Hansson and Samantha Wiehe for the 1-0 lead.
15' | XAVIER | Samantha Wiehe scored on a PK to make it a 2-0 Xavier lead.
19' | MILWAUKEE | Emily Petring scored from Sophia Anuat and Kayla Rollins to cut Xavier's lead to 2-1.
44' | XAVIER | Olivia Lawson scored off a deflection to extend Xavier's lead to 3-1.
73' | XAVIER | Olivia Baca scored from Peyton Kohls to give Xavier the 4-1 lead.
84' | MILWAUKEE | Elizabeth Reece scored to set final score at 4-2 in favor of Xavier.
notable
- Samantha Wiehe finished with three points, knocking a penalty kick and assisting on Regan Dancer's goal. She's now 3-3 on penalty kicks during her time at Xavier.
- Regan Dancer scored her sixth goal as a Musketeer to finish with two points.
- Olivia Lawson finished with two points after scoring her second goal as a Musketeer, her first game-winner.
- Olivia Baca added an insurance goal in the second half, her first collegiate score, to finish with two points.
- Peyton Kohls collected the first point of her collegiate career, assisting on Baca's goal.
- Elin Hansson finished with a point, her first as Musketeer, on an assist on Dancer's goal.
- Xavier finished with a 19-4 advantage on shots, led by three each for Hansson, Dancer and Kohls.
- The Musketeers also finished with a 6-3 advantage on corner kicks.
- Natalie Bain, McKinley Berry, Maddie Reed and Samantha Wiehe each played over 75 minutes, helping limit the Panthers to three shots on goal.
- Maria Galley picked up the win in-goal, her 29th career wins in-frame, tying Toni Bizzarro for the school record for career wins.
- The win marks the first victory as Xavier head coach for Dean Ward.
- The win over Milwaukee is Xavier's fourth-straight season-opening victory, and marks the eighth win in the season opener in the last nine seasons.
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Women's Soccer vs. Milwaukee by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Team Stats
MKE
XAV
Goals
2
4
Shots
4
19
Shots on Goal
3
6
Saves
2
1
Corners
3
6
Fouls
7
13
Scoring Plays
Dancer, Regan (1)
Assisted By: Hansson, Elin , Wiehe, Samantha
Run of play in open field
8:10
Wiehe, Samantha (1)
XAV Wiehe, Samantha PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 1 for season.
14:16
Petring, Emily (1)
Assisted By: Anuat, Sophia , Rollins, Kayla
GOAL by MKE Petring, Emily, Assist by Anuat, Sophia and Rollins, Kayla, goal number 1 for season.
18:51
Lawson, Olivia (1)
Off deflection
43:50
Baca, Olivia (1)
Assisted By: Kohls, Peyton
GOAL by XAV Baca, Olivia, Assist by Kohls, Peyton, goal number 1 for season.
72:19
Reece, Elizabeth (1)
GOAL by MKE Reece, Elizabeth, goal number 1 for season.
83:08
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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