Samantha Erbach Posts Hat Trick in No. 23 Women's Soccer's 6-0 Win Over SEMO

Wednesday, September 17

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 PM

Xavier University

5-2-1, 0-0-0

SEMO

0-9-0, 0-0-0

Southeast Mo. St.

Xavier

Samantha Erbach and Peyton Kohls vs SEMO

Samantha Erbach Posts Hat Trick in No. 23 Women's Soccer's 6-0 Win Over SEMO

09.17.25 | Women's Soccer

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Emma Flick scores the game-winner in opening minutes; Peyton Kohls scores a pair

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Samantha Erbach finished with a hat trick, Peyton Kohls scored a pair and Emma Flick had the game-winner as No. 23 Xavier women's soccer took a 6-0 win over SEMO at Corcoran Field on Wednesday evening. Xavier extended its unbeaten streak to six matches, and wrapped up non-conference play at 5-2-1.

Xavier took the lead in the first five minutes of the match, with Emma Flick scoring from Peyton Kohls and Elin Hansson. Kohls made it a 2-0 lead in the 20th minute after getting the ball from Samantha Erbach and driving past the Redhawk defense. Erbach extended the lead to 3-0 with a shot from the corner of the box in the 26th minute.

The Musketeers had a 21-0 advantage on shots in the first half, with 11 of those looks going on frame. Flick, Erbach and Natalie Bain each had three shots overall and two on-goal in the first 45 minutes.

Kohls added her second tally of the night shortly after halftime, scoring off the pass from Hansson to make it a 4-0 lead. Erbach scored her second goal of the game, off a pass from Sara Parker, to make it a five-goal advantage, and then added a third tally off a pass from Presley Pennekamp in the 74th minute to set the final score at 6-0 in favor of the Musketeers.

Xavier finished with 37 shots overall and 21 shots on-goal, both season highs, while the Musketeer defense held SEMO to just two shots, a season-low for a Xavier opponent.

The Musketeers now head to Chicago to open up BIG EAST play, taking on DePaul on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 2:00 p.m. ET.

SCORING RECAP

5' | XAVIER | Peyton Kohls served the ball from the right side of the field to Elin Hansson in the six yard box. Hansson tapped it to Emma Flick in front of the goal, where Flick shot to the center of the net for the 1-0 lead.

20' | XAVIER | Samantha Erbach served the ball to Peyton Kohls on the right side. Kohls drove into the box past three SEMO defenders, shooting to the left corner for the 2-0 lead.

26' | XAVIER | Breanna Dardano served the ball from the outside the top of the box on the left side of the field, with the ball bouncing to Samantha Erbach on the right side. Erbach shot from the edge of the box for the 3-0 lead.

51' | XAVIER | Elin Hansson dribbled the ball into the box from the right side, tapping the ball to Peyton Kohls who shot to the left corner to make it a 4-0 lead.

69' | XAVIER | From the top of the 18-yard box, Sara Parker passed to Samantha Erbach on the edge of the six-yard box. Erbach shot from the left side to the lower right corner for the 5-0 lead.

74' | XAVIER | Presley Pennekamp brought the ball up the right side of the field, driving into the box and crossing to Samantha Erbach in front of the goal. Erbach knocked it into the left corner for the 6-0 lead.

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Samantha Erbach finished with a career-best seven points for the game after posting her first collegiate hat trick, and picking up an assist on Peyton Kohls' first-half goal. She leads the Musketeers with 18 points on the season on six goals and six assists. Her hat trick marks her second-multi goal game of the season and third as a Musketeer, and matches Elin Hansson's three-goal outing against Michigan State earlier this season for the most goals by a Musketeer in a match since Samantha Dewey's four-goal performance against Murray State on August 22, 2019.
Peyton Kohls finished with a career-high five points a pair of goals and and an assist on Emma Flick's game-winner. The two-goal outing also marked her first multi-goal game as a Musketeer. She has 10 points on three goals and four assists for the season.
Emma Flick's goal was her fourth of the season and second game-winner. Combined with an assist, she has nine points for the campaign.
Elin Hansson finished with a pair of assists, helping on Flick's game-winner and Kohls' second-half goal. Combined with seven goals on the season, she has 16 points.
Sara Parker picked up an assist on Erbach's second goal, her second helper of the season.
Presley Pennekamp had her first collegiate assist on Erbach's third goal.
Xavier's defense held the Redhawks to a just a pair of shots, a season-low for a Xavier opponent and matching SEMO's season low. The Musketeer defense has not allowed a goal in over 200 minutes of game time.
Maria Galley made the start in goal, playing 45 minutes. Taylor Thomas played the second half, collecting a pair of saves to preserve the shutout, Xavier's fourth of the season.
Xavier has gone 5-0-1 over the past six matches, outscoring opponents 26-4 over that stretch.