No. 23 Women's Soccer Set to Host SEMO on Wednesday Evening

Wednesday, September 17

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 PM

Xavier University

SEMO

No. 23 Women's Soccer Set to Host SEMO on Wednesday Evening

09.16.25 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Redhawks get underway at 6:30 p.m. on Xavier+

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 23 Xavier women's soccer returns home on Wednesday, Sept. 17, to host Southeast Missouri State at Corcoran Field. The Musketeers and the Redhawks get underway at 6:30 p.m. on Xavier+.

GAME DETAILS

vs. SEMO
Thursday, Sept. 17 - 6:30 p.m.
Corcoran Field • Cincinnati, Ohio

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 Redhawks are 0-8 on the season, and have faced Evansville, Belmont, Southern Illinois, Missouri State, North Alabama, Indiana State, Murray State and Kansas City.
The Hawks went 3-11-3 overall and 2-4-3 in OVC play, taking a 2-1 win in the First Round of the OVC tournament before falling to Lindenwood.
The two programs have face each other once before, a 3-2 win for SEMO in Cape Girardeau, Mo., in Sept. 2004.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The Musketeers head to Chicago to open up BIG EAST play, taking on DePaul on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Xavier remains on the road for its next match, traveling to UConn to take on the Huskies on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7:00 p.m.

WEEKLY AWARDS

After helping Xavier women's soccer take a 2-0 win over Chattanooga, a pair of Musketeers, midfielder Chelsea Loeser and defender Brooklynn Miltenberger, were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, the league office announce on Monday.
Loeser, a sophomore from Mission Viejo, Calif., scored the game-winner in the first half of Xavier's win over Chattanooga, extending Xavier's unbeaten streak to five matches. The goal was her third of the season, and her second game-winner, giving her six points on the season.
Miltenberger, a junior from Middletown, Ohio, played 46 minutes on the back line of Xavier's win over Chattanooga, helping the Musketeers pick up their third shutout of the season. Xavier finished with a 25-3 advantage on shots overall, a season low for the Mocs, and a 7-2 advantage on shots on-frame.

XAVIER NOTABLES

The Musketeers moved back into the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, coming in at No. 23 after receiving votes last week. Xavier currently stands at 4-2-1 after extending its unbeaten streak to five matches with a 2-0 win over Chattanooga on Thursday.
Xavier has gone 4-0-1 over the past five matches, outscoring opponents 20-4 over that stretch.
Xavier's offense leads the BIG EAST and ranks in the Top 15 in NCAA DI in scoring offense (2.86 – 13^th in DI) and points per game (8.14 – 14^th in DI). The Musketeers also lead the league and rank in the Top 50 in the NCAA in total goals (20 – 28^th in DI), total points (57 – 30^th in DI) and goal differential (11 – 37^th in DI).
Elin Hansson's second-half goal against Chattanooga was her team-high seventh of the season, giving her a team-high 14 points. She's now scored in four-straight matches. Her total goals lead the BIG EAST and rank No. 8 in NCAA DI, and her goals per game (1.00) lead the league and rank No. 4 in NCAA DI. She also leads the conference in points per game (2.00 - 14th in DI) and total points (14 - 33rd in DI).
Samantha Erbach has 11 points on three goals and a team-high five assists for the season. Her assist total leads the BIG EAST and ranks No. 14 in NCAA DI, and her assists per game (0.71) lead the conference and ranked No. 12 in NCAA DI. Erbach is also 2-2 on PKs for the season, one of 30 players with two or more made PKs on the season.
Xavier has seven different goal scorers so far this season, with four, Hansson, Erbach, Emma Flick and Chelsea Loeser, knocking in multiple goals.
Seven Musketeers have also dished out assists.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier extended its unbeaten streak to five matches with a 2-0 win over Chattanooga at Corcoran Field on Thursday evening.
The Musketeers got on the board in the 21st minute, when Chelsea Loeser scored from Samantha Erbach to give Xavier the 1-0 lead. Xavier had a 10-1 advantage on shots in the first half, and a 3-1 advantage on looks on goal. Regan Dancer led the Musketeers with four first half-shots.
Less than five minutes into the second half, Elin Hansson scored for a fourth-straight match, off a pass from Reese Slater, to make it a 2-0 Xavier lead.
The Musketeers limited the Mocs to just two shots in the second half, out-shooting UTC 15-2 in the second period. Maria Galley collected Chattanooga's lone shot on goal after halftime for the shutout, Xavier's third of the season.
Chelsea Loeser's first half goal was her third of the season and her second game-winner. She has six points on the season.
Elin Hansson's second half goal was her team-high seventh of the season, giving her a team-high 14 points. She's now scored in four-straight matches.
Samantha Erbach picked up an assist on Loeser's game-winner, her team-leading fifth of the season. Combined with three goals, she has 11 points.
Reese Slater picked up her second assist of the season on Hansson's goal.
Xavier finished with a 25-3 advantage on shots overall and a 7-2 advantage on shots on-frame. Regan Dancer finished with a team-high five shots and Cameron Goddard had four.
Maria Galley made the start in-goal, playing over 78 minutes and collecting two saves for the partial shutout. Taylor Thomas played the final 12 minutes to help the Musketeers keep the clean sheet intact.

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 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