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Xavier University
6-2-1, 1-0-0
DePaul
3-6-0, 0-1-0
No. 23 Xavier Opens up BIG EAST Play with Win at DePaul
09.20.25 | Women's Soccer
Kohls, Slater, Hansson score for the Musketeers; Xavier defense limits Blue Demons to one shot on-goal
CHICAGO - No. 23 Xavier women's soccer opened up BIG EAST play with a 3-0 win over DePaul on Saturday afternoon at Wish Field. Xavier extends its win streak to three and unbeaten streak to seven, now standing at 6-2-1 (1-0-0 BIG EAST).
After the start of the match was delayed approximately 50 minutes due to weather, Xavier took the lead in opening minutes off a goal from Peyton Kohls, who has scored back-to-back matches. Reese Slater added another tally less than five minutes later to give Xavier a 2-0 just over 10 minutes into the match.
In the first half, Xavier out-shot the Blue Demons 18-1, led by four shots each for Kohls and Samantha Erbach. The Musketeer defense did not allow a DePaul shot on-goal in the first 45 minutes, with Xavier taking the 2-0 lead into the break.
Less than 10 minute into the second half, Elin Hansson added to her team-high goal total, scoring from Emma Flick, to make it a 3-0 Musketeer lead.
Xavier finished with a 21 shots in the second half, creating 13 corner kicks after the break, while the Musketeer defense limited DePaul to just one shot after halftime on the way to the 3-0 shutout win.
7' | XAVIER | Peyton Kohls shot to the top right of the goal off her left foot for the 1-0 lead.
11' | XAVIER | Reese Slater scored in the top right of the goal off her left foot
55' | XAVIER | Elin Hansson scored to the bottom left of the goal off the pass from Emma Flick
- Peyton Kohls scored her fourth goal of the season, and her first collegiate game-winner. Combined with four assists, she has 12 points for the season.
- Reese Slater's first-half goal marked her first as a Musketeer. She has four points on the season on today's goal and a pair of assists.
- Elin Hansson's goal brings her BIG EAST-leading goal total to eight for the season. Combined with a pair of assists, she matches Samantha Erbach for team-high with 18 points.
- Emma Flick picked up her second assist of the season on Hansson's goal, combining with four goals to give her 10 points.
- The Musketeers had a season-high 39 shots, led by nine for Samantha Erbach, with 10 Xavier looks going on-frame. Xavier's shots and shots on-goal are both the most allowed by the DePaul defense this season.
- Xavier's defense held DePaul to just two shots overall and just one look on-frame, a season-low for a Xavier opponent. Both marks are season lows for the Blue Demons.
- Maria Galley played the full 90 minute in-goal, collecting a save to pick up the win and her second complete shutout of the season.
- The Musketeers picked up their fifth shutout of the season, and third-straight clean sheet, not allowing a goal in the last 297 minutes of action.
- Xavier has gone 6-0-1 over the past seven matches, outscoring opponents 29-4 over that stretch.
- The result stretches Xavier's win streak against the Blue Demons to eight matches, and the Musketeers' unbeaten streak against DePaul to 11 matches.
- The Musketeers have now won each of their last six BIG EAST openers.
Team Stats
Peyton Kohls (4)
GOAL by XAV Kohls, Peyton.
06:49
Reese Slater (1)
GOAL by XAV Slater, Reese.
10:05
Elin Hansson (8)
Assisted By: Emma Flick
GOAL by XAV Hansson, Elin Assist by Flick, Emma.
54:59
