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No. 15 Women's Soccer Plays No. 4 Michigan State to Draw After a Samantha Wiehe PK in the Final Minute
09.01.24 | Women's Soccer
Musketeers pick up program's second result against a top-5 ranked team
EAST LANSING, Mich. - No. 15 Xavier women's soccer used a last-minute penalty kick from Samantha Wiehe to remain unbeaten, playing No. 4 Michigan State to a 2-2 draw on Sunday afternoon to move to 5-0-1 on the season.
The match was scoreless through the first 45 minutes, with Michigan State holding a 5-4 advantage on shots overall, but Xavier holding a 3-1 advantage on shots on-goal, with Samantha Erbach getting a pair of looks on frame in the first half. Maria Galley finished the first half with a save after making a sliding stop to poke the ball away on the Spartan's only shot on-goal.
Xavier came out of the locker room looking for the go-ahead goal, out-shooting Michigan State 6-1 in the first 20 minutes of the half, with four of those looks on frame. In the 64th minute, Samantha Wiehe served the ball into the box from the left side, looking for Elin Hansson in front of the goal, but the ball bounced off a Spartan defender into the net to give Xavier the 1-0 advantage.
The Musketeers took the lead into the final 15 minutes of the match, when Michigan State scored following a corner kick to tie the match at 1-1. Less than five minutes later, Michigan State scored off another corner kick to take the 2-1 lead.
MSU held the lead into the final minute when a Spartan handball in the 18-yard box set the Musketeers up for a penalty kick. Samantha Wiehe took the PK, shooting to the left of the MSU goalkeeper to tie the match at 2-2 with 55 seconds remaining and setting the final result as a draw.
The tie against the No. 4 Spartans marks the second time in program history the Musketeers have earned a result against a Top 5 team, also playing No. 4 Georgetown to a draw in 2018.
Next, Xavier wraps up the five-match road swing on Thursday, Sept. 5, traveling to Valparaiso for an 8:00 p.m. ET match.
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64' | XAVIER | Samantha Wiehe passed into the six-yard box from the left side of the 18-yard box, looking for Elin Hansson in front of the goal. The ball bounced off the head of a MSU defender for own-goal and 1-0 lead.
76' | MICHIGAN STATE | MSU's Bella Najera scored from Justina Gaynor following a corner kick to tie the match at 1-1.
78' | MICHIGAN STATE | Off a corner kick, MSU's Maggie Illig scored from Justina Gaynor to take the 2-1 lead.
90' | XAVIERÂ |Â After a MSU handball in the box, Samantha Wiehe took the PK, shooting to the left of the MSU goalkeeper for the 2-2 draw.
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ÂGallery: (9-1-2024) Women's Soccer at No. 4 Michigan State
The match was scoreless through the first 45 minutes, with Michigan State holding a 5-4 advantage on shots overall, but Xavier holding a 3-1 advantage on shots on-goal, with Samantha Erbach getting a pair of looks on frame in the first half. Maria Galley finished the first half with a save after making a sliding stop to poke the ball away on the Spartan's only shot on-goal.
Xavier came out of the locker room looking for the go-ahead goal, out-shooting Michigan State 6-1 in the first 20 minutes of the half, with four of those looks on frame. In the 64th minute, Samantha Wiehe served the ball into the box from the left side, looking for Elin Hansson in front of the goal, but the ball bounced off a Spartan defender into the net to give Xavier the 1-0 advantage.
The Musketeers took the lead into the final 15 minutes of the match, when Michigan State scored following a corner kick to tie the match at 1-1. Less than five minutes later, Michigan State scored off another corner kick to take the 2-1 lead.
MSU held the lead into the final minute when a Spartan handball in the 18-yard box set the Musketeers up for a penalty kick. Samantha Wiehe took the PK, shooting to the left of the MSU goalkeeper to tie the match at 2-2 with 55 seconds remaining and setting the final result as a draw.
The tie against the No. 4 Spartans marks the second time in program history the Musketeers have earned a result against a Top 5 team, also playing No. 4 Georgetown to a draw in 2018.
Next, Xavier wraps up the five-match road swing on Thursday, Sept. 5, traveling to Valparaiso for an 8:00 p.m. ET match.
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Scoring recap
64' | XAVIER | Samantha Wiehe passed into the six-yard box from the left side of the 18-yard box, looking for Elin Hansson in front of the goal. The ball bounced off the head of a MSU defender for own-goal and 1-0 lead.
76' | MICHIGAN STATE | MSU's Bella Najera scored from Justina Gaynor following a corner kick to tie the match at 1-1.
78' | MICHIGAN STATE | Off a corner kick, MSU's Maggie Illig scored from Justina Gaynor to take the 2-1 lead.
90' | XAVIERÂ |Â After a MSU handball in the box, Samantha Wiehe took the PK, shooting to the left of the MSU goalkeeper for the 2-2 draw.
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notable
- Samantha Wiehe's goal was her second of the season, combined with three assists she now has seven points. She moved to 2-for-2 on PKs this season and 4-for-4 during her time as a Musketeer.
- The Musketeers finished with a 12-11 advantage on shots overall, led by three for Elin Hansson, and a 9-5 advantage on shots on-goal.
- Samantha Erbach and Emma Flick each had two looks on-frame to lead the Musketeers.
- Maria Galley played the full 90 minutes in-goal, collecting three saves to remain unbeaten on the season.
- Maddie Reed, Olivia Lawson and Natalie Bain all played the full 90 minutes to help limit the Spartans to five looks on-frame. Samantha Wiehe and Emma Flick both played over 80 minutes as well.
- The result against the No. 4 Spartans marks the second time in program history that Xavier played a top-5 team to a draw, and the first time the Musketeers picked up a result against a top-5 team on the road. Xavier played No. 4 Georgetown to a 0-0 draw through double overtime on 10/25/2018 at Corcoran Field.
- Xavier remains unbeaten with the draw, continuing the program's best start since 2021, when Xavier went 8-0-1 to start the season.
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Team Stats
XU
MSU
Goals
2
2
Shots
12
11
Shots on Goal
9
5
Saves
3
8
Corners
4
4
Fouls
10
12
Scoring Plays
0
GOAL by XU TEAM.
63:11
Bella Najera (2)
Assisted By: Justina Gaynor , Mackenzie Anthony
GOAL by MSU Najera, Bella Assist by Gaynor, Justina and Anthony, Mackenzie.
75:22
Maggie Illig (1)
Assisted By: Justina Gaynor
GOAL by MSU Illig, Maggie Assist by Gaynor, Justina.
77:33
Samantha Wiehe (1)
XU Samantha Wiehe PENALTY KICK GOAL.
89:09
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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