No. 25 Women's Soccer Takes on Marquette in BIG EAST Semifinals

Wednesday, November 11

Boyds, Md.

Xavier University

Marquette (BIG EAST Semifinals)

11.10.26 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers and Golden Eagles get underway at 5:00 p.m. on ESPN+

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

BOYDS, Md. - No. 25 Xavier women's soccer opens up post-season play on Wednesday, Nov. 11, taking on Marquette in the BIG EAST Semifinals at the Maryland SportsPlex in Boyds, Md. The top-seeded Musketeers and the No. 4 seed Golden Eagles are set for a 5:00 p.m. start on ESPN+.

Xavier is 13-2-3 overall and on a 14-match unbeaten streak, one off the program record for matches without a loss (15 - set in 2025), after topping Butler, 1-0, in the regular season finale.

The Musketeers went 7-0-3 in BIG EAST play, winning the conference's regular season title outright, the fourth BIG EAST Regular season title for the program since 2019.

Xavier came in at No. 25 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25. The Musketeers were also ranked No. 13 in the most recent RPI ratings (through games on Nov. 9).

GAME DETAILS

vs. No. 4 Marquette
Wednesday, Nov. 11 - 5:00 PM
Boyds, Md. - Maryland SportsPlex

BRACKET

WSOC Bracket

OPPONENT INFO

Marquette earned the No. 4 seed with a 3-2-5 record in BIG EAST play, going 7-3-9 overall during the regular season.
Goalkeeper Mia Hurd earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors, while forward Megan Murray and defender Clare Shea were named to the all-conference third team.
Xavier took a 2-1 win over Marquette in the regular season match-up, with Frances Reuland scoring a pair of goal in the road victory.

ALL-BIG EAST HONORS

After helping Xavier women's soccer to the 2026 BIG EAST Regular Season Championship, Regan Dancer was named the BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, as voted on by the league coaches. Dancer was also an All-BIG EAST First Team selection, joined on the first team by defender Nastassja Garrett and forward Peyton Kohls. Defender Brooklynn Miltenberger and forward Frances Reuland were named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, while midfielders McKinley Berry and Breanna Dardano earned All-BIG EAST Third Team honors.
Regan Dancer, a fifth year from South Lyon, Mich., earned Midfielder of the Year honors and a spot on the All-BIG EAST First Team after collecting 13 points on the season, with 10 of those coming in BIG EAST play, leading the Musketeers in conference action. Dancer has five goals on the year with four coming in BIG EAST play, including the game-winner in the regular season finale at Butler.
Dancer also has three assists on the year, with two coming in conference matches. This is the first postseason award of Dancer's career, and her fourth time earning all-conference, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team in 2025 and 2024, and earning a spot on the All-Freshman Team in 2022.
Nastassja Garrett, a second year from Overland Park, Kansas, earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors after anchoring the Xavier defense, playing a team high 1591 minutes in the regular season for a team that has 10 shutouts on the year. Six of Xavier's shutouts have come against BIG EAST opponents, with Garrett clocking over 890 minutes in conference play for the Musketeers, playing the full time in nine of 10 league matches. Garrett also scored her first career goal in Xavier's 4-3 win over Georgetown. This is the first All-BIG EAST honor of Garrett's career.
Peyton Kohls, a fourth year from Loveland, Ohio, is a All-BIG EAST First Team selection after leading the Musketeers on the year with 18 points, nine coming in conference action. Kohls has a team-high six goals so far this season, with three coming in BIG EAST play, including the game-winner against Creighton. She also matches for team high with six assists, three coming in BIG EAST action. This is the second All-BIG EAST honor of Kohls' career, she was also a 2025 All-BIG EAST Third Team Selection.
Frances Reuland, a first year from Portland, Ore., earned Second Team honors in her rookie year after collecting 16 points for the season, second most on the team, with seven coming in BIG EAST play. Reuland has five goals on the year, with three coming against BIG EAST foes, including the game-winner at Marquette. She also had the game-winning goal at EKU. She matches Kohls for team-high with six assists, picking up one in conference action. This is the first All-BIG EAST honor of Reuland's career.
Brooklynn Miltenberger, a fourth year from Middletown, Ohio, earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors after starting all 17 matches she has played, including all 10 BIG EAST matches, totaling over 1300 minutes, with 847 minutes coming in BIG EAST play. Defensively, she has helped Xavier to 10 shutouts on the season, with six coming in conference action. Offensively, she has four points coming on a goal and two assists in Xavier's win over Creighton. This is the second All-BIG EAST honor of Miltenberger's career, she was also a 2025 All-BIG EAST Third Team selection.
McKinley Berry, a third year from Saginaw, Mich., is a Third Team All-BIG EAST Selection after playing nearly 1,300 minutes on the year, with 793 coming in BIG EAST play, in the Xavier midfield. She has made 13 starts, including all 10 matches in BIG EAST play, and helped Xavier to 10 shutouts overall, with six coming in conference action. She has five points on the year, a career best, scoring a pair of goals, including the game winner against Seton Hall, and dishing out an assist. This is the first All-BIG EAST honor of Berry's career.
Breanna Dardano, a third year from Crestwood, Ky., earned All-BIG EAST Third Team honors after starting in all 18 matches for the Musketeers, clocking over 1,300 minutes total and 781 minutes in conference action, to help Xavier to 10 shutouts on the season, six coming against BIG EAST opponents. On offense, she has a career-best six points, with four points coming in BIG EAST play. She scored her first collegiate goal in the final minute against St. John's to give the Musketeers the 1-0 win. She also has four assists, with a pair coming against BIG EAST opponents. This is the first All-BIG EAST honor of Dardano's career.

2026 Season NOTES

Xavier clinched the 2026 BIG EAST Regular Season Championship with a 1-0 win at Butler in the regular season finale.
The title marks Xavier's fourth BIG EAST Regular Season Championship, winning outright in 2019 and 2021, and earning co-Champs in 2023. The Musketeers have also won four conference tournament titles, including the 2025 and 2019 BIG EAST titles, and the 2000 and 1998 Atlantic 10 titles.
The Musketeers wrapped up the regular season 13-2-3 overall, and went unbeaten in BIG EAST play at 7-0-3, the third time Xavier has gone unbeaten in conference play in program history (2022, 2023).
The win extended Xavier's unbeaten streak to 14 matches, one match from tying the program record for consecutive games without a loss (15 - set in 2025).
Katy Etelman is the first coach in program history to win a conference title in their first season at the helm.
Xavier earned the No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Championship, earning its sixth-straight bid to the four-team tournament held at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.

WEE

After helping Xavier to a shutout win at Butler to clinch the BIG EAST Regular Season Title, Sami Lipcon was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Regan Dancer also earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Lipcon collected BU's lone shot on-frame in Xavier's 1-0 win over the Bulldogs, clinching her fourth complete shutout of the season. She also has a pair of combined shutouts.
Dancer scored the game-winner in the 71st minute against Butler, her fifth of the season and her first game-winner. Combined with three assists, she has 13 points on the year. Dancer had a career-high matching eight shots as Xavier posted 28 looks, the most allowed by Butler's defense this season.

HEAD COACH KATY ETELMAN

The 2026 season marks the first season at the helm for head coach Katy Etelman, who joined the Xavier staff in 2021. Etelman became the program's 10th head coach in February, following Dean Ward's departure to Iowa, after serving as associate head coach since 2023.
During her time as a Xavier assistant, Etelman helped lead the Musketeers to 75 wins, two BIG EAST Regular Season Championships, a BIG EAST Tournament title, and four bids to the NCAA Championships in the last five seasons. Xavier's 75 wins are the seventh most in Division I over that span.
In the last two seasons, as part of Ward's staff, Etelman helped lead the Musketeers to 31 wins, the most wins in a two-year period in program history. During that time, Xavier earned four All-American honors, five BIG EAST postseason awards, and 15 total All-BIG EAST selections
Etelman added Cory Herchenroeder to her staff as associate head coach. Herchenroeder came to Xavier from Missouri State where he joined the staff as an assistant coach in 2022 and was promoted to associate head coach in August of 2023.
Mikayla Krzeczowski also joined Etelman's staff as assistant coach with goalkeeper oversight. Krzeczowski, one of the top goalkeepers in NCAA DI history, came to Xavier from Appalachian State where she had served as part of the women's soccer staff since January 2022.

PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST HONORS

Forward Peyton Kohls was named the Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the league coaches. Kohls was also a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, and was joined on the preseason all-conference squad by defender Brooklynn Miltenberger.
Kohls, a redshirt junior from Loveland, Ohio, started in all 22 matches for the Musketeers in 2025, collecting a career-best 20 points on six goals on and eight assists for the season. Her assist total ranked fourth in the BIG EAST and 35th in NCAA DI at the conclusion of the regular season. She started in all 10 matches in BIG EAST play last season finishing conference action with 10 points on three goals, including the game winner at DePaul, and four assists.
Kohls recorded her first collegiate goal and had a pair of assists in Xavier's 5-2 win over No. 17 Michigan State. She also posted her first career multi-goal game in Xavier's 6-0 win over Southeast Missouri State, also picking up an assist against SEMO for a career-high five points.
Kohls earned a spot on the 2025 All-BIG EAST Third Team and was named CSC Academic All-District following the season.
Miltenberger, a senior from Middletown, Ohio, played in 17 matches in 2025, making 15 starts for a Musketeer defense that only allowed 22 goals and had 12 shutouts on the season. She played in nine matches in BIG EAST play, starting in eight, with the Musketeers going 8-0-1, collecting five shutouts, and only allowing five goals in the conference matches in which she played.
For the season, Miltenberger played 964 minutes for the Xavier backline, playing the full 90 minutes in three matches before her season ended due to injury.
Miltenberger earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Third Team following the season.

The 2026 Roster

Xavier returns 18 letterwinners from the 2025 squad that finished 16-4-2, winning the BIG EAST Tournament Championship and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
The returning Musketeers include a trio of all-conference performers from 2025, preseason all-conference selections Peyton Kohls and Brooklynn Miltenberger, as well as Regan Dancer, who recently re-joined the roster for a fifth year.
The Musketeers returning account for 75 points on 24 goals and 27 assists in last season's record-setting offense.
Xavier brings in four transfers, Sami Lipcon (UCF), Fiona Skwierawski (Kansas), Alivia Stott (Tennessee) and Abby Unkraut (Georgia) and added seven freshmen to the roster.
The Musketeers come from 14 different states as well as New Zealand: Ohio (8), Michigan (4), California (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), North Carolina (2), Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin.
Five Musketeers are originally from the Greater Cincinnati area, Peyton Kohls (Loveland, Ohio), Brooklynn Miltenberger (Middletown, Ohio), Gianna Mlynek (Anderson Township, Ohio), Presley Pennekamp (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Abby Unkraut (Burlington, Ky.).

2025 SEASON NOTES

Xavier is coming off a 2025 season where the Musketeers won the program's second BIG EAST Championship title, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
The Musketeers earned a home match in the NCAA Tournament, hosting Dayton in the first round. Xavier's 2-0 win over the Flyers was the first home NCAA Tournament win in program history, and marked the third time Xavier advanced in the tournament.
The 2025 Musketeers also set a new program record with a 15-match unbeaten streak, going 13-0-2 during that stretch, and the Musketeer offense set a new single season program records with 71 goals, 210 points and 68 assists.
Xavier set new program records for goals (71), assists (68) and points (210) during the 2025 campaign.The previous records for goals (67) and points (165) had stood since the first year of the program in 1984. The prior assists record (47) was from 1997.
The Musketeers finished with 16 wins, tied for second most in program history.
Following the season, two players, Natalie Bain and Samantha Erbach, were named All-Americans, the second time in program history multiple Musketeers earned All-American honors.
Nine Musketeers earned All-BIG EAST honorees, the most in program history.

BIG EAST COACHES POLL

BIG EAST Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes)
1. Georgetown, 98 (8)
2. UConn, 89 (2)
3. Xavier, 78 (1)
4. Creighton, 73
5. Villanova, 66
6. Providence, 60
7. Marquette, 40
8. Butler, 39
9. St. John's, 28
10. DePaul, 19
11. Seton Hall, 15

Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Peyton Kohls, Xavier, Sr., F

Preseason BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Lizzie Heller, Georgetown, Jr., M

Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Kaya Hanson, Georgetown, Sr., D

Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Hannah Dickinson, Villanova, Sr., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team *
Jocelyn Leigh, Marquette, Jr., F
Courtnee Pickles, Providence, So., F
Se-Hanna Mars, UConn, R-So., F
Avrie Nelsen, Villanova, So., F
Peyton Kohls, Xavier, Sr., F ^
Chloe Brecht, Butler, Jr., M
Lizzie Heller, Georgetown, Jr., M
Thaea Mouratidis, Providence, Gr., M
Anaya Johnson, UConn, Sr., M ^
Gabby Koluch, Villanova, Sr., M
Kaya Hanson, Georgetown, Sr., D
Brooklynn Miltenberger, Xavier, Sr., D
Hannah Dickinson, Villanova, Sr., GK

^ unanimous selection
* Due to a tie in voting, there are 13 members on the preseason team

XAVIER HOME BROADCAST INFO

Xavier Athletics announced that 21 fall home sporting events will be broadcast live via Xavier+. The men's and women's soccer and volleyball broadcasts will be available through a subscription on GoXavier.com.
All 32 home fall sporting events for men's and women's soccer and volleyball will be broadcast on either ESPN+ or Xavier+.
The subscription cost of Xavier+ will be $10 per event or $145 for a fall season pass to watch all 21 home events. All purchases are subject to the customer's state sales tax.
A subscription to ESPN+ is required to view the 11 home men's and women's soccer and volleyball broadcasts. An ESPN+ subscription will also include a number of road men's and women's soccer and volleyball contests (determined by the host institution).
A detailed broadcasting list of each home and away men's and women's soccer and volleyball contest is available on the sport specific schedule pages at GoXavier.com.
Four women's soccer matches will be available on XAVIER+ with the remaining games being streamed on ESPN+.