RV Women's Soccer Tops Butler to Win 2026 BIG EAST Regular Season Championship

Saturday, November 7

Indianapolis, Ind.

7:00 PM

Xavier University

13-2-3, 7-0-3

Butler

7-6-5, 2-4-4

Team	1	2	Final F
Xavier	0	1	1
Butler	0	0	0

11.07.26 | Women's Soccer

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Musketeers earn No. 1 seed in next week's BIG EAST Tournament, held in Boyds, Md.

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

INDIANAPOLIS - Xavier women's soccer clinched the 2026 BIG EAST Regular Season Championship with a 1-0 win over Butler at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl on Saturday evening,

The title marks Xavier's fourth BIG EAST Regular Season Championship, also claiming the title outright in 2019 and 2021, and earning a share of the title in 2023. 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).

The match went into the break scoreless, with Xavier holding a 16-1 overall advantage on shots, and a 4-0 advantage on shots on-goal. Regan Dancer had five shots in the first half to lead the Musketeers.

The scoreless draw held into the final 20 minutes when Dancer broke through, scoring from Peyton Kohls, to give the Musketeers the 1-0 lead.

The Musketeers' defense held Butler to just four shots overall and only one look on-goal, collected by Sami Lipcon, to earn Xavier's 10th clean sheet of the season.

Xavier earned the No. 1 seed to the 2026 BIG EAST Championship in Boyds, Md., and will open up play in the Semifinals against Marquette on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 5:00 p.m.

SCORING RECAP

71' | XAVIER | The ball bounced off a Butler defender to Peyton Kohls who tapped the ball ahead to Regan Dancer who drove just inside the 18-yard box and shot to the upper left corner for the 1-0 lead.

notable

Regan Dancer's goal was her fifth of the season and her first game-winner. Combined with three assists, she has 13 points on the year.
Peyton Kohls picked up her sixth assist of the season on Dancer's goal, combining with six goal to give her a team-high 18 points.
Xavier's 28 shots match the Musketeers' season high and were the most allowed by Butler this season. Dancer led the Musketeers with a career-high matching eight shots.
Nastassja Garrett, Elizabeth Powell, McKinley Berry and Brooklynn Miltenberger played the full 90 minutes, and Breanna Dardano played over 80 minutes as the Musketeer defense held the Bulldogs to a season-low four shots, and matched their season low with just one shot on-goal on the way to Xavier's 10th shutout of the season.
Sami Lipcon collected BU's lone shot on-frame for her fourth complete shutout of the season. She also has a pair of combined shutouts.
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.
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.
The Musketeers extended their unbeaten streak to 14 matches with the win. The program record for matches without a loss is 15, set in 2025.