No. 22 Women's Soccer Head to Creighton for Wednesday Evening Match

Wednesday, October 1

Omaha, Neb.

8:00 PM ET

Xavier University

Creighton

No. 22 Women's Soccer Head to Creighton for Wednesday Evening Match

09.30.25 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Bluejays set for 8:00 p.m. start on ESPN+

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 22 Xavier women's soccer heads to Omaha, Neb., to face Creighton on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The Musketeers and the Bluejays are set to get underway at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

GAME DETAILS

at Creighton
Wednesday, Oct. 1 - 8:00 p.m. ET
Omaha, Neb. • Morrison Stadium

OPPONENT INFO

Creighton is 4-5-2 overall and tied for fourth in the BIG EAST at 1-1-1 in conference play, taking a win over 1-0 win over Villanova, playing Marquette to a 1-1 draw and falling 3-1 to Georgetown.
The Bluejays, who were picked fifth in the league's preseason poll, went 8-7-2 overall and 5-4-1 in BIG EAST play, finishing fourth in the league standings.
Creighton hosted UConn in BIG EAST Championship First Round, falling 2-0, to the Huskies.
The Musketeers topped the Bluejays, 2-1, in last season's match in Cincinnati, marking Xavier's fourth-straight win over CU.
Xavier is 11-5 all time against the Bluejays.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The Musketeers return home on Saturday, Oct. 4 to host Butler, set for a 6:30 p.m. start at Corcoran Field.
Xavier travels to South Orange, N.J., on Saturday, Oct. 11, to take on Seton Hall, set for a 1:00 p.m. start.

WEEKLY AWARDS

Elin Hansson picked up her second BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season after scoring three goals to help No. 24 Xavier women's soccer remain unbeaten in BIG EAST play.
Hansson, a senior forward from Halmstad, Sweden, had a team-high matching three shots, including two on frame, as Xavier played UConn to a 1-1 draw last Wednesday.
In Xavier's 9-0 win over Villanova on Saturday, Hansson matched her season high with six points on three goals after posting her second hat trick of the year. She now leads the BIG EAST and ranks second in NCAA DI with 11 goals on the season, and coupled with a pair of assists, has 24 points for the year. Hansson's first goal of the day also marked her second game-winner of the season.
Xavier's nine goals against the Wildcats were the most goals in a game since 1992, when Xavier took a 10-0 win over Loyola Chicago. The nine-goal margin of victory also matches that game as the largest for the Musketeers since 1992.

XAVIER NOTABLES

Xavier currently stands at 7-2-2 overall and 2-0-1 in BIG EAST play, extending its unbeaten streak to nine matches with a 9-0 win over Villanova.
The Musketeers moved up to No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 this week, after coming in at No. 24 last week, and entered the Top Drawer Soccer poll at No. 25 after going 1-0-1 last week.
Xavier has six shutouts on the season, with the Musketeers' shutout percentage of 0.545 leads the BIG EAST and ranks 30^th in NCAA DI.
The Musketeers are 7-0-2 over the past nine matches, outscoring opponents 39-5 over that stretch, with the Musketeer offense leading the BIG EAST and ranking in the top five in the country in total goals (39 – 3rd in DI), goal differential (29 – 3rd in DI), total points (112 – 3rd in DI), scoring offense (3.55 – 4th in DI) and points per game (10.18 – 5th in DI).
The Musketeers also lead the conference and rank in the top 10 in the country for total assists (34 – 6th in DI) and assists per game (3.09 – 6th in DI).
Samantha Erbach leads the Musketeers and the BIG EAST with 25 points, on eight goals and nine assists, third most points among NCAA DI players. She ranks third in NCAA DI at 2.27 points per game.
Erbach's total goals trail only Elin Hansson among BIG EAST players and ranks 15th in NCAA DI, while her goals per game (0.73) ranks 18th in NCAA DI. She's tied for the NCAA lead with nine assists on the season and ranks third in NCAA DI with 0.82 assists per game.
After posting her second hat trick of the season against Villanova, Elin Hansson now has a BIG EAST leading 11 goals for the year, second most in NCAA DI. She also leads the conference in goals per game (1.00), ranking third in the country, and lead the nation in shot accuracy (0.786).
Combined with a pair of assists Hansson has 24 points on the season, trailing on Samantha Erbach among BIG EAST players and the fifth-most among all DI players. She also ranks second in the league and fourth in NCAA DI with 2.18 points per game.
Xavier has 11 different goal scorers so far this season, with six, Hansson, Erbach, Emma Flick, Peyton Kohls, Chelsea Loeser and Reese Sochacki, knocking in multiple goals.
Eleven Musketeers have also dished out assists.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier celebrated Senior Day with a 9-0 win over Villanova at Corcoran Field. The Musketeers finished with the most goals in three decades after Elin Hansson posted her second hat trick of the season, Samantha Erbach scored a pair, and Brooklyn O'Brien, Regan Dancer, Sara Parker and Reese Sochacki added goals for the Musketeers. Xavier extended its unbeaten streak to nine, now standing at 7-2-2, with a 2-0-1 record in BIG EAST play.
Elin Hansson knocked in her first of the game, the eventual game-winner, off an assist from Samantha Erbach, to give Xavier the 1-0 lead in the 11th minute. Hansson added another tally in the 35th minute, off passes from Presley Pennekamp and Samantha Erbach to make it a 2-0 Musketeer lead going into halftime. Xavier had a 9-2 advantage on shots in the first half, with Samantha Erbach leading the Musketeers with four looks.
Shortly after halftime Hansson notched another goal, off an assist from Emma Flick, to post her second hat trick of the season and make it a 3-0 lead.
Samantha Erbach made it a 4-0 Xavier lead, scoring after causing a Villanova turnover. Brooklyn O'Brien scored her first goal as a Musketeer, off a corner kick from Tuva Hodne, to make it a 5-0 Xavier lead in the 69th minute.
Erbach struck again in the 74th minute, scoring off an assist from Regan Dancer to make it a 6-0 Musketeer advantage. Less than two minutes later, Alexis Morrison found Dancer in front of the goal, were the senior used a header to make it a 7-0 lead.
Sara Parker's first collegiate goal came in the 83rd minute, off assists from Tuva Hodne and Samantha Erbach, to make it an 8-0 advantage for the Musketeers. Reese Sochacki capped off the scoring in the 87th minute, scoring the ninth goal of the day, the most for the Musketeers in over 30 years, and setting the final score at 9-0.
Hansson matched her season high with six points on three goals after posting her second hat trick of the year. She leads the BIG EAST with 11 goals on the season, and coupled with a pair of assists, has 24 points for the year. Hansson's first goal of the day was her second game-winner of the season.
Samantha Erbach matched her season-high with seven points on two goals and three assists, marking her third multi-goal game of the season. For the year, she has eight goals and a team-high nine assists, leading the Musketeers with 25 points.
Regan Dancer finished with three points after scoring her first of the season and dishing out an assist. She now has six points for the season on a goal and four assists.
Sara Parker scored her first collegiate goal in the second half. Combined with a pair of assists, she has four points.
Reese Sochacki scored her second goal of the season, giving her four points for her freshman season.
Brooklyn O'Brien's second-half goal marked her first tally as a Musketeer.
Tuva Hodne added a pair of assists. Emma Flick picked up an assist, her third of the season. Combined with four goals, she has 11 points. Alexis Morrison picked up her first assist of the season on Regan Dancer's goal.Presley Pennekamp picked up an assist, her second of the season.
Xavier's defense held Villanova to a season-low four shots, with just two looks going on-goal, on the way to picking up a sixth shutout of the season.
Maria Galley played the full 90 minutes in goal, collecting a pair of saves for her third complete shutout.
Xavier's nine goals are the most goals in a game since 1992, when Xavier took a 10-0 win over Loyola Chicago. The nine-goal margin of victory also matches that game as the largest since 1992.
The Musketeers' nine goals are the most allowed by the Wildcats in the last decade.

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