No. 20 Women's Soccer Returns Home to Host St. John's on Wednesday Evening

Wednesday, October 15

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 PM

Xavier University

St. John's

No. 20 Women's Soccer Returns Home to Host St. John's on Wednesday Evening

10.14.25 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Red Storm set for 6:30 p.m. start on Xavier+

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 20 Xavier women's soccer returns to Corcoran Field on Wednesday, Oct. 15 to host St. John's. The Musketeers and the Red Storm are set to get underway at 6:30 p.m. on Xavier+.

GAME DETAILS

vs. St. John's
Wednesday, Oct. 15 - 6:30 p.m.
Cincinnati, Ohio • Corcoran Field

BIG EAST STANDINGS


SCHOOL	CONF	PTS.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Georgetown	6-0	18	10-2-2	.786	W6
Xavier	5-0-1	16	10-2-2	.786	W4
UConn	3-1-2	11	7-3-3	.654	T1
Marquette	2-0-3	9	6-3-4	.615	T1
Villanova	3-2	9	8-5	.615	W2
Butler	1-2-2	5	4-3-5	.542	L2
Providence	1-2-2	5	4-4-3	.500	T1
Creighton	1-3-2	5	4-7-3	.393	T1
St. John's	0-4-2	2	2-7-4	.308	L3
Seton Hall	0-4-1	1	3-5-5	.423	L2
DePaul	0-4-1	1	3-9-1	.269	L3

BROADCAST INFO

Xavier will broadcast all nine home women's soccer matches on either Xavier+ or ESPN+.
The subscription cost of Xavier+ will be $10 per match or $49 for a fall season pass to watch all 19 home Xavier+ broadcasts (includes men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball). All purchases are subject to the customer's state sales tax.
A subscription to ESPN+ is required to view the four home women's soccer matches aired on ESPN+. An ESPN+ subscription will also include a number of road women's soccer contests (determined by the host institution).

OPPONENT INFO

The Red Storm is 2-7-4 overall and 0-4-2 in BIG EAST matches, playing Providence and Seton Hall to draws and falling to UConn, Marquette, Georgetown and Villanova.
St. John's, which was picked 10th in the league's Preseason Poll, went 6-7-5 overall and 1-6-3 in BIG EAST play, finishing 10^th in the conference.
Xavier took a 3-0 win over the Red Storm last season in Queens, and enter the 2025 match-up on a three-game winning streak and a four-match unbeaten streak against SJU.
The Musketeers are 5-7-1 against St. John's all-time.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier head back out on the road on Saturday, Oct. 18, traveling to Providence for a 6:00 p.m. start.
The Musketeers then return home to close out the regular season with two home matches, starting with Marquette on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Corcoran Field.
Xavier closes out the regular season by hosting Georgetown on Saturday, Nov. 1, set for a 6:30 p.m. start.

WEEKLY AWARDS

Forward Samantha Erbach was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the week after collecting five points on two goals and an assist in Xavier's 5-2 win at Seton Hall on Saturday.
Erbach, a sophomore from Lebanon, Ohio, put the Musketeers in front early, scoring in the eighth minute of the match, helping the Musketeers take a 2-0 lead into the break.
Less than two minutes into the second half, Erbach assisted on Emma Flick's eventual game-winner, her NCAA DI-leading 11th assist of the season, which put Xavier up 3-0. In the 51st minute, Erbach scored her second of the game to push Xavier's lead back to 4-2.
The two-goal match marked her fourth multi-goal game of the season. She has a BIG EAST-leading 31 points, tied for second most in NCAA DI, on 10 goals and 11 assists for the season.

XAVIER NOTABLES

The Musketeers won their fourth straight and extended their unbeaten streak to 12 matches with the victory at Seton Hall, going 10-0-2 during that stretch.
Xavier hit the 10-win threshold for the seventh time in the last eight seasons, only missing the 10-win mark in the abbreviated 2020 season (played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19).
Six matches into the the 10-match BIG EAST schedule, Xavier is 5-0-1 in conference play, currently standing in second place with 16 points, trailing only first place Georgetown (6-0-0) with 18 points. The two teams will face each other in the regular season finale on Saturday. Nov. 1, at Corcoran Field.
The Musketeers remained at No. 20 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 this week, and moved up to No. 20 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll after picking up a fourth-straight win last week.
Xavier has seven shutouts on the season, with the Musketeers' shutout percentage of 0.500 ranking third in the BIG EAST and 46th in NCAA DI.
The Musketeers are 10-0-2 over the past 12 matches, outscoring opponents 47-8 over that stretch.
The Xavier offense leads the BIG EAST and ranks in the top three in the country in goal differential (34 – 2nd in DI), total goals (47 – 2nd in DI), scoring offense (3.36 – 3rd in DI), total points (138 – 3rd in DI), points per game (9.86 – 3rd in DI)
Xavier also ranks in the top five in the country and leads the conference in total assists (44 – 5th in DI) and assists per game (3.14 – 6th in DI).
Samantha Erbach leads the Musketeers and the BIG EAST with 31 points on 10 goals and 11 assists, the second-most points among NCAA DI players. She ranks third in NCAA DI at 2.21 points per game.
Erbach's total goals trail only Elin Hansson among BIG EAST players and ranks 12th in NCAA DI, while her goals per game (0.71) rank 18th in NCAA DI.
Erbach, who was ranked No. 12 on Top Drawer Soccer's Midseason Top 100 Players list, leads the nation with 11 assists on the season and ranks second in NCAA DI with 0.79 assists per game.
After posting her second hat trick of the season against Villanova, Elin Hansson now has a BIG EAST-leading 11 goals for the year, the fifth most in NCAA DI. Hansson, who was ranked No. 37 in Top Drawer Soccer's Midseason Top 100 Players list, also leads the conference in goals per game (0.79), sixth-most in the country, and ranks second in the nation in shot accuracy (0.697).
Combined with four assists, Hansson has 26 points on the season, trailing only Samantha Erbach among BIG EAST players and ranking eighth among all DI players. She also ranks second in the league and ninth in NCAA DI with 1.86 points per game.
Xavier has 11 different goal scorers so far this season, with nine, Hansson, Erbach, Emma Flick, Peyton Kohls, Chelsea Loeser, Reese Sochacki, Natalie Bain, Regan Dancer and Reese Slater, knocking in multiple goals.
Eleven Musketeers have also dished out assists.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier extended its win streak to 12 matches and picked up the 10th win of the season after topping Seton Hall, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field.
Samantha Erbach scored from Regan Dancer and Peyton Kohls in the eighth minute to put the Musketeers in front, 1-0, and less than two minutes later Dancer added a goal of her own, off assists from Emma Flick and Reese Slater, to make it a 2-0 Xavier lead less than 10 minutes into the match.
Xavier had an 8-0 advantage on shots in the first half, with six of those going on-goal. Samantha Erbach led the Musketeers with five first-half shots, two going on-frame, and the Musketeers took the 2-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half, Flick scored what would be the eventual game-winner less than a minute into the period, off assists from Elin Hansson and Erbach, to give Xavier a 3-0 lead.
In the 47th minute, Seton Hall's first shot of the day found the back of the net to cut Xavier's lead to 3-1, and the Pirates connected on a penalty kick less than two minutes later to cut the Musketeers' lead to 3-2 less than five minutes into the second half.
In the 51st minute, Erbach scored her second of the game, off Kohls' second assist of the day, to push Xavier's lead back to 4-2. Natalie Bain struck less than two minutes later to extend the Musketeers' lead back out to three, setting the final score at 5-2 in favor of the Musketeers.
Samantha Erbach collected five points on a pair of goals and an assist, marking her fourth multi-goal game of the season. She now has a team-high 31 points on 10 goals and an NCAA-leading 11 assists for the season.
Emma Flick finished with three points on a goal and assist, marking her fifth goal of the season and third game-winner. Her assist on Regan Dancer's goal was her fourth of the season, giving her 14 points.
Regan Dancer finished with a goal and an assist, her third tally and fifth helper of the season. She has 11 points for the year.
Natalie Bain's second-half goal was her third of the season, combining with three assists so far this season to give her nine points.
Peyton Kohls had a pair of assists, giving her six for the season. Combined with five goal, she has 16 points.
Elin Hansson picked up her fourth assist of the season. Combined with 11 goals, she has 26 points for the year.
Reese Slater dished out her fourth assist of the year, combining with a pair of goals for eight points.
Xavier finished with a 20-4 advantage on shots, limiting Seton Hall to just three looks on-goal.
Maria Galley made the start in goal, playing 61 minutes. Taylor Thomas played the final 29 minutes, collecting a save.

BAIN NAMED PRESEASON BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Reigning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Natalie Bain, was selected as the 2025 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches, the conference announced on Tuesday, August 12. Bain also has been named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch list, the United Soccer Coaches Defenders to Watch list, and came in at No. 8 on Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason Players to Watch list.
Bain, who came in at No. 62 in Top Drawer Soccer's Midseason Top 100 Players list, has started in all 14 matches so far for the Musketeers, helping Xavier to 10 wins and seven shutouts, and helping the Xavier defense limit opponents to just 13 goals on the season.
On offense, Bain set a new career high with nine points, on three goals and a career-best three assists.
Bain earned 2024 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year after starting in all 21 matches last season, helping the Musketeer defense limit opposing teams to just 18 goals overall and just seven in BIG EAST play. Bain led the Musketeers' field players in minutes played at 1,845 and played the full time in 16 matches, including nine of 10 BIG EAST games. The native of Alexandria, Ky., helped Xavier's defense to 10 shutouts on the season.
On offense, Bain had a career-high three goals, and combined with an assist, finished the season with a career-best seven points in 2024. Among her goals were the game-winner in Xavier's 8-0 win at Valpo, one of two goals for the game, marking her first multi-goal game as a Musketeer.
In addition to earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Bain was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection for a second straight year, also earning Preseason Defensive Player of the Year ahead of the season.
Bain, a 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist, also earned a spot on the USC All-America Second Team, becoming the first Musketeer in program history to earn USC All-American honors twice in her career.

RETURNING MUSKETEERS

Xavier returns 14 letterwinners, including seven starters, from 2024's 15-win team. The Musketeer returnees accounted for over 60 percent of Xavier's 51 goals scored last season, the most goals scored by the program since 1984.
Among the returnees are 2025 All-BIG EAST Preseason selections Natalie Bain, Samantha Erbach and Regan Dancer.
Erbach, the 2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team selection, was named to the USC Forwards to Watch list and came in at No. 51 on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Players to Watch list. Erbach started in all 21 matches for the Musketeers during her rookie season. She wrapped up last season with a team-high 11 goals and dished out five assists to finish with 27 points, second most on the team. Among her goals were a team-best four game-winning goals, including the game-winners in the Musketeers' win at Butler and in the win over DePaul in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
Dancer, a 2024 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, started in all 21 matches for the Musketeers in 2024, finishing the season with a career-high 14 points on a career-high six goals and two assists, matching for third most goals on the team and fourth most points. Among her goals were three game-winners, including at BIG EAST opponents Villanova and Marquette, tying for third in the BIG EAST for game-winning goals.
2024 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection Emma Flick, who was named to USC's Midfielders to Watch list, started all 21 matches for the Musketeers. She collected a career-high 20 points on six goals and a team high-matching eight assists, setting new career-highs for goals and assists. Among her six goals were three game-winners, tying her for third in the BIG EAST for game-winning goals last season. Flick's eight assists were tied for first in the BIG EAST and tied for 64th in NCAA DI following the 2024 season.
Senior goalkeeper Maria Galley was also a 2024 All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection after starting in all 21 matches in-goal for the Musketeers, finishing the campaign with 15 wins, the second most in a single season in school history. Galley's 15 wins in 2024 give her a school-record 43 wins for her Xavier career. Galley collected 51 saves and finished with nine complete shutouts, giving her a school-record 32 shutouts as a Musketeer. She ranked No.1 in the BIG EAST and 26^th in NCAA DI for shutouts following the 2024 season.

2024 SEASON

The 2024 Musketeers posted a 15-4-2 overall record, the third most wins in program history, in Dean Ward's first season as head coach.
In conference action, Xavier posted a 7-2-1 record in BIG EAST play, earning the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Championship.
The 2024 Musketeers also earned the highest-ranked road result in program history, at 2-2 draw at No. 4 Michigan State.
On offense, the Musketeers finished the season with 51 goals, the second most in program history and the most by a Xavier team since the 1984 season, and collected 139 points, the most by the Musketeers in over three decades.
The Musketeer defense collected 10 shutouts, only allowing 18 goals on the season.
Following the season, three Musketeers earned BIG EAST awards, with Natalie Bain being named Defender of the Year, Samantha Wiehe earning Midfielder of the Year, and Samantha Erbach picking up Freshman of the Year honors.
Bain and Wiehe were both named USC Second Team All-American, marking the first time in program history that two Musketeers earned All-America honors.

BIG EAST COACHES POLL

BIG EAST Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes)
1. Georgetown - 100 (10)
2. Xavier - 87 (1)
3. UConn - 86
4. Butler - 72
5. Creighton - 64
6. Providence - 53
7. DePaul - 39
8. Villanova - 33
9. Marquette - 28
10. St. John's - 25
11. Seton Hall - 18

Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Sr., F

Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Natalie Bain, Xavier, Sr., D

Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Cara Martin, Georgetown, Sr., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Amelie Darey, Butler, Sr., D
Talia Sommer, Butler, Sr., F/M
Maja Lardner, Georgetown, Gr., F
Cara Martin, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Natalie Means, Georgetown, Sr., F
Ella McBride, Providence, Sr., D
Anaya Johnson, UConn, Jr., M
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Sr., F
Natalie Bain, Xavier, Sr., D
Regan Dancer, Xavier, Sr., M
Samantha Erbach, Xavier, Sr., F