No. 22 Women's Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak to 11 with Win Over Butler

Saturday, October 4

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 PM

Xavier University

9-2-2, 4-0-1

Butler

4-3-5, 1-2-2

Butler

Xavier

No. 22 Women's Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak to 11 with Win Over Butler

10.04.25 | Women's Soccer

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Reese Slater scores the game-winner in 1-0 victory over Bulldogs

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 22 Xavier remained unbeaten in BIG EAST play and extended its unbeaten streak to 11 matches with a 1-0 win over Butler at Corcoran Field on Saturday night. The Musketeers moved to 9-2-2 overall and 4-0-1 in BIG EAST play.

Xavier struck early, with Reese Slater putting the Musketeers up 1-0 in the first 10 minutes of the match off a pass from Elin Hansson. The Musketeers had a 7-3 advantage on shots, with two shots each for Slater and Emma Flick, in the first half.

In the second half, the Musketeers had a 12-3 advantage on shots, led by three in period for Regan Dancer, with five of those going on goal. All three of Butler's shots were on-goal, with Maria Galley collecting all three, finishing with four saves total for the match for the shutout, Xavier's seventh of the season.

Xavier is next in action on Saturday, Oct. 11, when the Musketeers travel to South Orange, N.J., to take on Seton Hall, set for a 1:00 p.m. start.

SCORING RECAP

9' | XAVIER | In the penalty box, Emma Flick passed to Elin Hansson who brought the ball to the left of the six-yard box. Hansson sent the ball to Reese Slater in front of the goal, where she shot to the lower right corner for the 1-0 lead.

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Reese Slater's goal was her second of the season and her first game-winner as a Musketeer. She has seven points on two goals and three assists for the year.
Elin Hansson picked up her third assist of the season on Slater's goal, combining with 11 goals to give her 25 points.
Xavier finished with a 19-6 advantage on shots, led by four each for Regan Dancer and Emma Flick.
Breanna Dardano, making her first collegiate start, Natalie Bain, Slater and Dancer all played the full 90 minutes.
Maria Galley played the full match in-goal, collecting four saves for her fourth complete shutout and the seventh clean sheet of the season for the Musketeers.
The win over the Bulldogs moved Xavier's unbeaten streak against Butler to five matches, now standing at 4-0-1 against BU since 2021.
The win was Xavier's third straight and extended the Musketeers' unbeaten streak to 11 matches, going 9-0-2 and outscoring opponents 42-6 over that stretch.