"I thought we got outplayed and out-muscled," Head Coach Stacy Strauss said. "We looked tentative and slow and disorganized."
The Musketeers got on the board after 33 minutes of scoreless soccer for the only goal they would need. On a Xavier corner kick, Allison Osborne headed in the cross from Amber Silvis for the 1-0 lead. Silvis earned the assist on the goal, which eventually stood for the game winner.
Nine minutes later, the Musketeers took a two-goal lead when Brittany Green found the back of the net. The goal came on Xavier's 12th unanswered shot attempt and was unassisted. Green's tally came on a shot outside the box that went over freshman keeper Jess MacLean (
Xavier put things away in the 54th minute when Alison Osborne made it a 3-0 game. Osborne took a pass from Carissa Gilbert and snuck it past MacLean off a corner kick. The goal was the second of the evening off a corner for Xavier. The Musketeers finished the scoring with an Angie Scarlato goal in the 74th minute for the 4-0 outcome.
The Bobcats got into a little more of an offensive rhythm in the second half, totaling seven shots in the half. The Musketeers, however, recorded nine shots of their own in the second half and finished with a 23-9 advantage in the category. Xavier also held a large advantage in corner kicks by a total of seven to one.
"We did look to play a little big quicker (in the second half)," Strauss said.
MacLean played the entire contest in goal for the Bobcats, allowing the four goals and making seven saves. Kelly Farrell played all but five minutes in net for Xavier, recording five saves without allowing a goal. Horvath led all Bobcats with three shots. Freshman Jasmine Merith (
