Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, August 30
Louisville, Ky.
7 p.m.
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Bellarmine
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Men's Soccer Falls at Bellarmine
08.30.25 | Men's Soccer
Xavier held a 21-9 advantage in shots on Saturday night
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Xavier men's soccer dropped a 3-1 match at Bellarmine on Saturday night at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium.
The Musketeers moved to 1-1 on the year, while the Knights improve to 1-1-1.
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12' | XU |Â Cooper Forcellini (unassisted)
47' | BEL | Cade Morgan (unassisted)
50' | BEL |Â Tate McCrery (Nick Harshaw, Jackson Marks)
74' | BEL | Rhys Davies (penalty kick)
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The Musketeers moved to 1-1 on the year, while the Knights improve to 1-1-1.
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SCORING RECAP
12' | XU |Â Cooper Forcellini (unassisted)
47' | BEL | Cade Morgan (unassisted)
50' | BEL |Â Tate McCrery (Nick Harshaw, Jackson Marks)
74' | BEL | Rhys Davies (penalty kick)
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NOTABLES
- Cooper Forcellini scored his fifth career goal on Saturday night. He now has 14 career points (five goals, four assists). Forcellini leads the team in goals this season with two.
- Xavier held a 21-9 advantage in shots and took five more shots on goal (10-5) than the Knights.
- A total of 12 Musketeers took a shot. Cristiano Fitzgerald, Cooper Forcellini and Nathan Trickett paced Xavier with three shots each.
- Jonny Mennell (1-1) took the loss in goal. He made two saves.
- Bellarmine took two more corner kicks (5-3) than Xavier. The Musketeers committed five more fouls (10-5) and had two more cards issued (3-1).
- Xavier played a man down the final 19 minutes of the match as Jabari De Coteau received a red card.
- The loss snapped a three-game winning streak in the series for Xavier. The Musketeers are now 7-2-1 all-time vs the Knights.
UP NEXT
- Xavier plays host to Big Ten member Northwestern on Saturday, Sept. 6. First touch is set for 6:30 p.m. from Corcoran Field with the game being aired on ESPN+.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Team Stats
XAV
BELL
Goals
1
3
Shots
21
9
Shots on Goal
10
5
Saves
2
9
Corners
3
5
Fouls
10
5
Scoring Plays
Cooper Forcellini (2)
GOAL by XAV Forcellini, Cooper.
12:21
Cade Morgan (1)
GOAL by BELL Morgan, Cade.
46:35
Tate McCrery (1)
Assisted By: Nick Harshaw , Jackson Marks
GOAL by BELL McCrery, Tate Assist by Harshaw, Nick and Marks, Jackson.
49:59
Rhys Davies
BELL Rhys Davies PENALTY KICK GOAL.
74:23
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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