Women's Soccer Picks Up Road Win at Eastern Kentucky

Thursday, September 17

Richmond, Ky.

4:00 PM

Xavier University

5-2-0, 0-0-0

Eastern Kentucky

4-4-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Xavier	1	1	2
Eastern Ky.	0	0	0

Xavier women's soccer tops Dayton, 4-0, at Corcoran Field.

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Women's Soccer Picks Up Road Win at Eastern Kentucky

09.17.26 | Women's Soccer

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Reuland scores game-winner in 10th minute, Kohls adds insurance goal in second half

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

RICHMOND, Ky. - Xavier women's soccer picked up a third-straight victory on Thursday afternoon, topping Eastern Kentucky, 2-0, at the EKU Soccer Complex to move to 5-2 on the season.

Frances Reuland's second goal of the season gave Xavier the lead in the first 10 minutes of the match, with the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week getting the ball just inside the post off a save to get the Musketeers on the board.

Xavier limited EKU to just two shots, and only one look on-goal, in the first half while the Musketeers had 14 opportunities, including seven on-frame, before halftime. Reuland led the Musketeers with five first-half shots, with four looks going on-goal.

Off assists from Breanna Dardano and Reuland, Peyton Kohls found the back of the net in the 59th minutes, her third goal of the season, to make it a 2-0 advantage for the Musketeers.

Xavier's defense limited the Colonels to just two second-half shots, not allowing a look on frame after halftime, to hold EKU to a season-low matching one shot on-goal for the match. The lone shot on-goal was collected by Sami Lipcon in-frame for Xavier's third clean sheet of the season.

Next up, Xavier travels to Southern Indiana on Sunday, Sept. 20, for the final match before BIG EAST play. The Musketeers and the Screaming Eagles are set for a 2:00 p.m. ET start on ESPN+.

SCORING RECAP

10' | XAVIER | Following a free kick from outside the box, Frances Reuland found the ball off the rebound of her own shot, sneaking it just inside the right post for the 1-0 lead.

59' | XAVIER | Breanna Dardano intercepted an EKU goal kick around midfield, heading the ball to Frances Reuland just outside the box. Reuland found Peyton Kohls on left side of the field, and Kohls brought the ball into the left side of the box, shooting to the right corner for the 2-0 lead.

notable

Frances Reuland finished with three points on a goal and an assist. The goal, her second of the season, is her first collegiate game-winner. Her assist on Kohls' goal was her team-high fourth of the season, giving her eight points on the year to match Brooklyn O'Brien for second most on the team.
Peyton Kohls knocked in her third goal of the season in the second half, combining with three assists to give her a team-high nine points for the year.
Breanna Dardano picked up her second assist of the season on Kohls' second-half goal.
Xavier finished with season-highs for shots (28) and shots on-goal (11). Reuland and Kohls each had five shots to lead the Musketeers, with four of Reuland's looks going on-goal.
Nastassja Garrett, Elizabeth Powell and Brooklynn Miltenberger all played over 75 minutes for the Xavier defense to limit EKU to just four shots, with just one look on-frame, a season-low for the Colonels. Breanna Dardano also played 83 minutes in the Xavier midfield, helping Xavier to its third shutout of the season.
Sami Lipcon played the full 90 minutes in-goal for the Musketeers, collecting EKU's lone shot on-goal for her second complete shutout of the season.
The win over the Colonels is Xavier's first road win of the season.