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Men’s soccer sets optimistic goals for 2021

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By Jake Geiger, Staff Writer Despite a 3-7-1 record in a pandemic-necessitated spring season, Xavier men’s soccer Head Coach Andy Fleming said the team still had a good year considering all the challenges brought on by COVID-19.  With last year’s spring season in the rearview, Xavier is looking forward to getting back out there in the fall. “Our performances were good, our metrics were positive, we were disciplined and stayed the course, but our scores weren’t good,” Fleming said about the team last spring.  A couple of overtime losses for the Musketeers and a few positive COVID-19 cases were additional … Continue reading Men’s soccer sets optimistic goals for 2021

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Xavier, FC Cincy faceoff in friendly

By: Brendan Burris ~Staff Writer~ The Xavier men’s soccer team is set to face hometown United Soccer League (USL) team FC Cincinnati in a friendly match as a part of both teams’ preparation for their upcoming seasons. The game will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Xavier Soccer Complex. For the Musketeers, the game will be their second preseason match so far, with four more taking place and the last being April 29. Both Indiana and Louisville, two teams who found themselves consistently in the top-25 in the NCAA rankings last season, are on the list for … Continue reading Xavier, FC Cincy faceoff in friendly

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Jalen Brown drafted by New York City FC

By: Brendan Burris ~Staff Writer~ Clutch crunch-time goals have marked many of the men’s soccer teams’ games over the past few seasons. Now, Brown will take that playmaking ability and eye for the net to the pros. Brown was drafted in the second round (38th overall) in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 13 by New York City Football Club (NYCFC), the MLS team partially owned by both the New York Yankees and Manchester City of the English Premier League. Brown was helped by a strong week at the MLS combine and was lauded by his new team in his … Continue reading Jalen Brown drafted by New York City FC