Oct. 14, 2007

Final Stats

Pittsburgh, Pa. -

The Xavier University women's soccer team suffered its third straight loss on Sunday, falling at Duquesne 4-0. The shutout defeat drops XU to 2-4-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference and 3-11-1 overall, while DU raises its records to 4-2 in the Atlantic 10 and 7-5 overall.

Today's match was a lot closer than the final margin, especially in a hard-fought scoreless first half.  The Musketeers actually outshot the Dukes 14-13 for the game and each team had five shots on goal. Unfortunately for the visitors, four of Duquesne's five shots on goal resulted in goals scored.

After a scoreless first half, Duquesne's offense came alive in the second half. Shannon Rengers scored at 46:01, a goal that proved to be the game-winner. The Dukes struck again five minutes later with an insurance goal from Audra Mathews at 51:31. Duquesne added two more scores, one at 63:58 and one at 84:39, to account for the final margin.

Duquesne goalkeeper Gabby Morrin earned a shutout while recording five saves.

Xavier closes out the home portion of the schedule next weekend when it hosts Charlotte on Friday night at 7 p.m. and Saint Louis next Sunday at 1 p.m. on "Senior Day."