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Women’s soccer picks up fifth win

By: Luke Feliciano ~Guest Writer~ The women’s soccer team had a strong performance in match play last week, collecting two wins and a loss. The victories included a thrilling last- second victory against Northern Kentucky and a close game against Youngstown State, improving the team’s record to 5-2-1. The Musketeers trailed the Norse 1-0 at halftime after an early goal in the 19th minute on Sept. 6. During the second half, the momentum would shift the opposite direction. Five minutes into the second half, junior forward Kenadie Carlson had the equalizing goal, her first of the season. The goal was assisted … Continue reading Women’s soccer picks up fifth win

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Women’s soccer tops Purple Aces

By: Josh Bozzick ~Staff Writer~ The Xavier women’s soccer team opened the new season last week with a 2-0 win over Evansville. The victory was the second straight win for Xavier, which defeated the Purple Aces last year 3-2 in overtime. Senior defender Courtney Kobashigawa scored in the 29th minute. It was the first goal of her college career and came off an assist from junior forward Kenadie Carlson. Sophomore Emily Calvani passed to Carlson out of the corner kick set piece. In the 34th minute, junior midfielder Maddie Tierney scored a second goal for Xavier. This time it came … Continue reading Women’s soccer tops Purple Aces

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Xavier soccer splits conference openers

By: Brent Raines ~Sports Editor~ The men’s and women’s soccer teams kicked off conference play last weekend, as the teams split their opening games against DePaul. Men’s soccer was victorious, with senior forward Calum Latham’s golden goal breaking a scoreless 105 minutes of play. The women’s team was less successful, falling 4-0 to the defending conference champions. Both games kicked off at 2 p.m. Sept. 26, with the men’s game taking place in Chicago and the women’s at the Xavier Soccer Complex. Despite the scoreless regulation period and extra time, the men’s game had plenty of action. Xavier fired more … Continue reading Xavier soccer splits conference openers