Xavier Edges DePaul with Last Minute Goal

Sunday, October 27

Cincinnati, Ohio

12:00 P.M. CT

DePaul University

7-7-3, 4-3-1BIGEAST

Xavier

13-3-2, 6-2BIGEAST

DePaul

Xavier

10/27/2019 2:28:00 PM | WOMEN'S SOCCER

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CHICAGO - A hard fought battle between Xavier and DePaul, two top seeds in the BIG EAST, ended in a 2-1 result in favor of the Musketeers Sunday afternoon by way of a last minute Xavier goal. DePaul moves to 7-7-3 and 4-3-1 overall while Xavier remains at the top of the BIG EAST with a 13-3-2 overall and 6-2 conference record.

While the first half was a defensive stalwart, the Musketeers managed to put themselves on the board just two minutes into halftime. Molly McLaughlin scored off a rebound off the goalpost to give Xavier the go-ahead goal.

In DePaul fashion, the Blue Demons put up a fight and found the equalizer in the 67th minute. Jade Eriksen-Russo caught a pass from Jessica Lazo at the far post to tap it past Olivia Jenkins to even up the score.

67/ | GGOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!! Jade Eriksen-Russo nets the equalizer!!

DePaul 1, Xavier 1#depALLIN 🔵😈⚽️ pic.twitter.com/Mom2lFLBVS
— DePaul Women's Soccer (@DePaulWSOC) October 27, 2019

Both teams spent the rest of the match looking for the equalizer and Xavier found it in the 89th minute with a chip from Jenna Prathapa over Mollie Eriksson's head to take a 2-1 lead and the match.

DePaul was outshot 12-5 by Xavier, each with three shots on goal. The Musketeers also took a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.

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DePaul plays their final match of the regular season versus Marquette on Thursday, Oct. 31 at Wish Field.

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