Women's Soccer Takes 3-0 Win at Cincinnati

Sunday, August 24

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:00 PM

Xavier University

1-2-0, 0-0-0

Cincinnati

1-2-1, 0-0-0

Xavier

Cincinnati

08.24.25 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers get goals from Flick, Bain and Erbach

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer topped crosstown rivals Cincinnati, 3-0, on Sunday evening at Gettler Stadium. The Musketeers moved to 1-2 on the season with the win, while the Bearcats fell to 1-2-1.

Xavier's offense put pressure on the Cincinnati defense in the opening minutes of the match, creating a pair of looks before breaking through for the first goal of the season in the eighth minute, after a shot from Samantha Erbach came off the crossbar to Emma Flick in the box. Flick knocked the ball to the top center of the goal for the 1-0 lead.

Xavier added another goal to the lead in the 20th minute, after Peyton Kohls got a shot, a header, off a free kick from Erbach. After the save bounced off the Cincinnati keeper, Natalie Bain tapped the ball into the bottom left corner to make it a 2-0 Xavier advantage.

The Musketeers added another goal to the lead less than 15 minutes before halftime. After Flick was fouled in the box, Erbach connected on the penalty kick to make it 3-0 with Xavier taking that advantage into the half. The Musketeers held a 17-3 advantage on shots in the first half, with a 9-2 advantage on shots on frame.

The two teams combined for just six shots after the break, with Xavier taking four, with a pair on frame, and Cincinnati held to two. Neither team found the back of the net in the second half, setting the final score at 3-0 in favor of the Musketeers.

Xavier will now open up the home portion of the schedule on Thursday, August 28 against Murray State. The Musketeers and the Racers get underway at 6:30 p.m. at Corcoran Field, with the match live streamed on Xavier+.

Scoring recap

8' | XAVIER | A shot from Samantha Erbach went off the cross bar to Emma Flick, who shot to top center of the goal for the 1-0 lead.

20' | XAVIER | Off a save of a header from Peyton Kohls, Natalie Bain tapped the ball into the lower left corner for the 2-0 lead.

31' | XAVIER | After Emma Flick was fouled in the box, Samantha Erbach connected on a PK to make it a 3-0 lead.

notable

Emma Flick's goal, the game-winner, was her first of the season and the 12th of her college career. She's now up to four game-winners as a Musketeer. Flick led the Musketeers with a career-high matching six shots, with three going on-goal, also matching her career high.
Natalie Bain knocked in her first goal of the season and her seventh as a Musketeer. Bain finished with three shots in 83 minutes of action, leading the Musketeers' field players in minutes played.
Samantha Erbach's goal was her first of the season, and her 12th of her Xavier career. She finished with three shots, with two on-frame. She also picked up an assist on Flick's game-winner.
Xavier finished with a 21-5 advantage on shots overall, including an 11-2 advantage on shots on-goal, and had a 7-2 advantage on corners.
Maria Galley played the full 90 minutes in-goal, collecting two saves and picking up the clean sheet, bringing her school-record career total to 33 shutouts.
Xavier extended its win streak over Cincinnati to three matches and its unbeaten streak to five, now standing at 3-0-2 against the Bearcats since 2015.

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