Men's Soccer Tops Titans, 4-1, on Sunday Night

Sunday, August 25

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

1-0-1

Cal State Fullerton

0-2-0

Cal State Fullerton

Xavier

Men's Soccer Tops Titans, 4-1, on Sunday Night

08.25.24 | Men's Soccer

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Xavier moves to 1-0-1 on the season following the victory

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's soccer topped Cal State Fullerton, 4-1, on Sunday night at Corcoran Field. The Musketeers improved to 1-0-1 on the year, while the Titans dropped to 0-2.

Xavier continues its five-match homestand on Thursday, Aug. 29 vs No. 8 Marshall. First touch is set for 7 p.m. from Corcoran Field.

SCORING RECAP

3' | XU | Taylor Rhinehart (Michael Rogalski)
24' | XU | Ernest Mensah Jr. (Michael Rogalski)
26' | XU | Matthew Senanou (George Waites)
81' | CSF | Jose de la Torre (Jonathan Grado, Roberto Ordonez)
82' | XU | Mason Cooper (Guilherme Vivaldini)

NOTABLES

Xavier scored three, first-half goals for the first time since Feb. 28, 2021. The Musketeers scored seven, first-half goals vs Chicago State en route to a 10-0 victory.
The Musketeers scored four goals vs the Titans on Sunday night, the first time Xavier has scored four goals in a match since Oct. 28, 2023 (W, 4-0 at UConn).
Taylor Rhinehart scored his first goal of the season in the third minute, the quickest Xavier goal since Oct. 30, 2021 at UConn (Bryce Curran scored with 4:44 on the clock). The senior forward now has five career goals.
Ernest Mensah Jr. scored his first career goal in the 24th minute. The junior defender now has five career points (one goal, three assists).
Michael Rogalski had two assists in the win, increasing his career total to six. The senior defender now has nine career points (one goal, seven assists).
Matthew Senanou scored his second career goal, while George Waites picked up his fifth career assist. Guilherme Vivaldini recorded his third career assist.
Xavier took three more shots (15-12) than the Titans and committed four fewer fouls (23-19). Cal State Fullerton had one more shot on goal (9-8) and took two more corner kicks (7-5) than the Musketeers. The Titans also had one more yellow card (3-2) than Xavier.
Freshman Mason Cooper, in his Musketeer debut, paced the squad with three shots (two on goal). He logged 11 minutes of action off the bench.
Nine different Musketeers took a shot in the match. A total of 23 Musketeers saw action in the match.
Jonny Mennell (1-0-1) made seven saves the match, matching his career high (also has seven vs No. 3 Georgetown on Nov. 12, 2023). He has now a career record of 10-4-7 in goal with a 0.81 goals against average and 71 saves.