Elin Hansson Posts Hat Trick as Xavier Takes 5-2 Win Over No. 17 Michigan State

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Elin Hansson Posts Hat Trick as Xavier Takes 5-2 Win Over No. 17 Michigan State

08.31.25 | Women's Soccer

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Hansson, Peyton Kohls and Emma Flick score to power Musketeers past Spartans

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - A three-goal day for Elin Hansson and goals from Peyton Kohls and Emma Flick lead Xavier women's soccer to a 5-2 win over No. 17 Michigan State on Sunday afternoon at Corcoran Field. The Musketeers moved to 3-2-0 on the season, while Michigan State moved to 3-1-2.

The Musketeers got on the board quickly, with Peyton Kohls putting the Musketeers up less than two minutes into the match, off passes from Regan Dancer and Samantha Erbach. Michigan State countered immediately, evening the score at 1-1 less than a minute later.

Xavier moved back in front less than 10 minutes later, with Emma Flick scoring off a pass from Kohls to put Xavier in front, 2-1, and Elin Hansson made it a 3-1 advantage less than 20 minutes into the match with the eventual game-winner.

Hansson added two more goals on headers in the first half, scoring from Kohls in the 26th minute and from Natalie Bain in the 30th minute to give Xavier the 5-1 advantage going into halftime.

The Musketeers have scored multiple goals in the first 35 minutes of each of the the last three matches, out-scoring opponents 12-1 in the first half during that stretch.

Michigan State responded coming out of the half, getting two looks on frame in the first three minutes after halftime, finding the back of the net on in the 48th minute to cut the lead to 5-2. After the Spartans cut the lead to three, the Musketeer defense limited MSU to just three more shots the rest of the way, not allowing a look on-goal in the final 30 minutes, to secure the Top-25 victory.

Xavier now heads out on the road for another Big Ten match-up, heading to Bloomington, Ind., to face Indiana on Thursday, Sept. 4. The Musketeers and the Hoosiers get underway at 8:00 p.m. on Big Ten Network Plus.

Scoring recap

2' | XAVIER | Regan Dancer brought the ball up the left side of the field, cross to Samantha Erbach in the box. Erbach tapped the ball back to Peyton Kohls who shot to the center of the goal from the right side for the 1-0 lead.

3' | MSU | Shortly after Xavier took the 1-0 lead, MSU's Kennedy Bell scored to tie it at 1-1.

12' | XAVIER | After Regan Dancer caused an MSU turnover in Xavier's attacking third, Peyton Kohls crossed from near the right side line to Emma Flick in the center of the box. Flick shot to the lower right corner for the 2-1 lead.

19' | XAVIER | Giulia Giovinazzi knocked the ball from MSU's attacking third to the other side of the field where Elin Hansson drove past a pair of MSU defenders, shooting from the right side of the box to the left corner to make it a 3-1 Xavier lead.

26' | XAVIER | Peyton Kohls served the ball to Elin Hansson in front of the goal. Hansson used a header to shoot to the right corner for the 4-1 lead.

30' | XAVIER | Off an Emma Flick corner kick, Natalie Bain, at the far post, tapped the ball back in front of the net to Elin Hansson, who finished with a header for the 5-1 lead.

48' | MSU | Shortly after halftime, MSU's Shelby Vaughn scored from Emerson Sargeant to set the final score at 5-2

notable

Elin Hansson posted the first hat trick of her collegiate career, also marking the most goals in a game for a Musketeer since Samantha Dewey's four-goal performance against Murray State on August 22, 2019. Her first tally, in the 26th minute, is her first game-winner at Xavier.
Hansson leads the Musketeers with five goals on the season, and has a team-high matching 10 points after posting a career-high six against the Spartans.
Peyton Kohls' goal in the opening minutes was her first as a Musketeer. Kohls also dished out a pair of assists to give her a career-high four points for the game. She has five points for the season.
Emma Flick scored her third goal of the season, giving her six points on the year, third most on the team.
Samantha Erbach picked up an assist on Kohls' goal in the opening minutes, her team-high fourth helper of the season. Combined with three goals, Erbach matches Hansson for team-high with 10 points.
Regan Dancer also had an assist on Kohls' goal, her second of the season.
Natalie Bain dished out an assist on Hansson' third goal, giving her three for the season. Combined with a goal, she has five points.
Xavier finished with a 19-12 advantage on shots, led by four each for Kohls and Flick.
Maria Galley played the full time in-goal, matching her season high with six saves on the way to the win.
Bain, Erbach and Brooklynn Miltenberger also played the full 90 minutes.
Xavier's five goals are the most allowed by Michigan State since the COVID-shortened season in spring 2021, a 7-3 loss to Michigan.
The Musketeers' five goals and 19 shots are the most allowed by the Spartans this season.
The win over the Spartans marks Xavier's first Top-25 Win since topping No. 23 Saint Louis, 1-0, on August 31, 2023.