No. 21 Women's Soccer Plays UConn to a 1-1 Draw

Thursday, September 26

Cincinnati, Ohio

7:00 PM

Xavier University

1-0-18-1-2; BE

Connecticut

0-0-26-1-3; BE

UConn

Xavier

No. 21 Women's Soccer Plays UConn to a 1-1 Draw

09.26.24 | Women's Soccer

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Erbach scores her fourth of the season; Galley sets career high with nine saves

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 21 Xavier women's soccer remains unbeaten in BIG EAST action, playing UConn to a 1-1 draw at Corcoran Field on Thursday evening. The Musketeers are 8-1-2 overall and 1-0-1 in BIG EAST play, extending the Musketeers unbeaten streak in BIG EAST regular season matches to 30.

The two teams were scoreless in the first half, with the Huskies taking a 7-4 advantage on shots overall and 2-1 advantage on shots on-frame into the locker room at halftime.

After the break, both teams came out looking for the go-ahead goal, with each team taking four shots in the first 20 minutes of the half. The Musketeers broke through in the 66th minute, after Samantha Erbach scored on an empty net to give Xavier the 1-0 lead.

The Musketeers held the lead into the final 10 minutes but in the 83rd minute a foul on the edge of the box gave the Huskies a PK, tying the match at 1-1.

Following UConn's equalizer, Xavier created five more opportunities looking for the game-winner but were unable to find the back of the net, setting the final score at 1-1.

Maria Galley set a new career-high for saves with nine overall and seven coming after halftime.
Xavier heads out for its first BIG EAST road match this weekend, taking on the Villanova Wildcats in Villanova, Pa., on Sunday, September 29, at 1:00 PM

Scoring recap

66' | XAVIER | McKinley Berry cleared the ball from UConn's attacking third to around midfield. Samantha Erbach caught up with the UConn defenders, who played the ball back to the goalkeeper. Erbach intercepted a pass at the edge of the 18 yard box, shooting on an empty goal for the 1-0 lead.

83' | UCONN | UConn's Chioma Okafor tied the match on a PK, 1-1.

notable

Samantha Erbach's goal was her fourth of the season, combining with a pair of assists to give her 10 points.
UConn finished with a 18-15 advantage on shots overall, with both team taking 11 shots in the second half.
Regan Dancer led the Musketeers with four shots and Samantha Wiehe and Emma Flick each had three.
Maria Galley played the full time in goal, collecting nine saves, a new career high. Her previous career high was eight, set during a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh on 9/7/2023.
Wiehe, Flick, McKinley Berry, Natalie Bain and Maddie Reed played the full 90 minutes as well.
Xavier's unbeaten streak in BIG EAST regular season play now stands at 30 matches, stretching back over three years to September 2021.