No. 15 Women's Soccer Takes 8-0 Win at Valpo

Thursday, September 5

Valparaiso, Ind.

8:00 PM

Xavier University

Valparaiso

09.05.24 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers post most goals, largest margin of victory since 1992

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

VALPARAISO, Ind. - No. 15 Xavier women's soccer used a historic night on offense and lock-down defense to remain unbeaten on the season, taking an 8-0 win over Valparaiso to move to 6-0-1 on Thursday evening.

The Musketeers struck early, with Natalie Bain scoring her first goal of the season, the eventual game winner, on a header off a corner kick from Samantha Wiehe less than five minutes into the game.

Xavier made it a 2-0 lead on another set piece, with McKinley Berry scoring off the corner kick from Emma Flick in the 16th minute. Another goal from Bain, again off a corner kick from Flick, less than five minutes later made it a 3-0 Xavier lead midway through the first half.

The Musketeers continued to stretch the lead in the first half, with Samantha Erbach scoring in the 23rd minute, Olivia Baca adding a goal in the 30th minute and Olivia Lawson scoring in the 38th minute to make it a 6-0 Xavier lead at the half. The six first half goals were the most goals scored in a game since the Musketeers took a 6-2 win over Temple on September 30, 2005.

The Musketeers continued to add to its goal total in the second half, with Regan Dancer scoring from Erbach for the 7-0 lead, the first time Xavier scored seven goals in a game since taking a 7-2 win over Rhode Island on Oct. 17, 1997.

Emma Flick made it an 8-0 advantage less than five minutes later, off a pass from Elin Hansson, the first time Xavier's has scored eight or more goals in a game since Oct. 16 1992, when Xavier took a 10-0 win over Loyola Chicago.

The Xavier defense limited the Beacons to just one shot, a season low for a Musketeer opponent and the lowest shot total for an opponent since 2019, and did not allow an attempt in the second half. Maria Galley collected the one Valpo look for a save and Xavier picked up its third shutout of the season.

Xavier now returns home, hosting Cincinnati at Corcoran Field on Sunday, Sept. 8. The Musketeers and the Bearcats are set to get underway at 7:00 p.m.

Scoring recap

5' | XAVIER | Samantha Wiehe served the ball on a corner kick, Natalie Bain finished with a header for the 1-0 lead.

16' | XAVIER | McKinley Berry used a header to score off a corner kick from Emma Flick for the 2-0 advantage.

21' | XAVIER | Natalie Bain again used a header, off a corner kick from Emma Flick for the 3-0 Xavier lead.

23' | XAVIER | Samantha Erbach found the ball in the 18-yard box, shooting from the right side to the left corner for the 4-0 lead.

30' | XAVIER | Olivia Baca got the ball outside the 18-yard box, firing from the edge of the box for the 5-0 lead

38' | XAVIER | Olivia Baca caused a Valpo turnover in the 18-yard box, finding Olivia Lawson who shot to the upper right corner for the 6-0 lead.

59' | XAVIER | Samantha Erbach crossed from the right side to Regan Dancer in front of the goal, shooting for the 7-0 advantage.

62' | XAVIER | After a Regan Dancer shot was deflected, Elin Hansson found the ball on left side of the net, finding Emma Flick who shot low to make it a 8-0 Xavier advantage.

notable

Natalie Bain's fifth minute goal was her first of the season, and her first game-winner of 2024. She finished with four points on two goals after scoring again in the first half, her first multi-goal game as a Musketeer.
Emma Flick added her fourth goal of the season, as well as a pair of assists, to finish the game with four points. She now leads the Musketeers with 13 points for the season on a team-high matching four goals and a team-leading five assists.
Samantha Erbach scored her second goal of the season, and picked up an assist on Regan Dancer's goal to give her five points for her freshman campaign.
McKinley Berry scored her first collegiate goal in the first half.
Olivia Baca scored her third goal of the season to give her six points.
Olivia Lawson's first half tally was her team-high matching fourth of the season. Combined with an assist, she has nine points.
Regan Dancer scored her team-high matching fourth goal of the season, giving her eight points for 2024.
Samantha Wiehe picked up an assist on Bain's game-winner, off a corner kick, her fourth of the season. She has two goals as well to give her eight points.
Elin Hansson dished out her third assist of the season, on Flick's goal. Combined with a goal she has five points for 2024.
Xavier's eight goals are the most since 1992, when Xavier took a 10-0 win over Loyola Chicago. The eight-goal margin of victory is also the largest since that match.
The Musketeers finished with 35 shots, the third most in a single game in program history, with 19 of those coming on frame.
Xavier defense held Valpo to just one shot, collected for a save by Maria Galley at the 5:48 mark in the first half, holding the Beacons without a look for over 80 minutes on the way to the shutout.
Galley and Taylor Thomas each played 45 minutes in-frame, picking up Xavier's third shutout of the season.
The one shot for the Beacons is the fewest by an opponent since the 2019 season, when the Musketeers defense held three opponents to just one shot.