#BEfútbol Minute – St. John’s Remains At The Top, Fleming Becomes XU’s All-Time Wins Leader
NEW YORK – No. 10 St. John’s kept its league winning streak alive as the Red Storm once again recorded a 4-0 victory over a BIG EAST men’s soccer opponent. This time it was Villanova on the receiving end of the offensive barrage.
The Johnnies improved to 4-0-0 in BIG EAST play for the first time since 2003, a season that saw the Red Storm reach the national title game. Overall, St. John's moved to 11-1-0, marking the first time the Johnnies have won 11 of their opening 12 decisions since 1993, a season that began with a 21-game unbeaten streak. Last week, St. John’s defeated Marquette by the same score.
No. 12 Georgetown (9-1-1, 3-0-1) also remains unbeaten after a two-goal shutout victory over Seton Hall (5-5-0, 2-2-0) on Friday afternoon. Both Hoyas goals were scored by Achara. The Hoyas have 10 points in the standings to hold on to second place. Providence, Creighton and Seton Hall are currently locked in a three-way tie for third with 2-2 records.
Xavier (5-5-1, 1-3-0) picked up its first win in conference play, snapping a three-game losing skid with a 1-0 win over Creighton (6-4-1, 2-2-0) at home. Villanova (7-4-1, 1-2-1) and Butler are tied with four points at 1-2-1 in league play. The Bulldogs are 6-4-1 overall and played DePaul (4-5-3, 0-1-3) to a 2-2 double overtime draw.
BIG EAST teams are back in action with non-league action this week. No. 12 Georgetown plays at local rival No. 25 Maryland on Monday night on FS1. So far this season, BIG EAST teams are 0-2 against the defending national champion Terps.
Xavier Head Coach Andy Fleming Becomes Musketeers’ All-Time Wins Leader
With the win over Creighton on Friday night, Xavier head coach Andy Fleming picked win No. 103 at Xavier. Fleming surpassed Jack Hermans (
102-154-18) who coached at Xavier from 1991-2004. Fleming’s record is
103-60-30 in 10 years with the Musketeers.
Weekend Recaps – 10.13
No. 12 GEORGETOWN 2, SETON HALL 0
No. 12 Georgetown used a pair of unassisted goals from senior Achara to down the Seton Hall Pirates 2-0 on Friday afternoon at Shaw Field. The Hoyas outshot the Pirates 7-1 in the first half and each keeper had one save apiece. Georgetown held the first-half advantage in corner kicks 5-3. The Hoyas put one on the board in the 50th minute as a shot by Jack Beer was saved by Nota, but the rebound went to Achara who sent it back in for the goal. Minutes later, Achara and freshman Dante Polvara had chances as Nota was again forced to make a huge save. In the final minute of action, a keeper clear was intercepted by Achara who scored on the open net to give the Hoyas the 2-0 victory. The Hoyas outshot the Pirates 26-4 with 10 shots on goal to The Hall's two. Pirate keeper Andreas Nota made eight saves.
XAVIER 1, CREIGHTON 0
Xavier’s Samson Sergi scored on a penalty kick for the lone goal of the match. Teammate Karsen Henderlong was fouled inside the box on the previous play to set up the penalty kick. Through 11 matches, the Musketeers have not allowed a goal in the first half. XU keeper Matthew Rosenberg (5-5-1) posted his fourth shutout of the season, increasing his career total to 12. He made four saves between the pipes on Friday night. Creighton had 10 more shots (17-7) than the Musketeers. Both teams had four corner kicks and Xavier committed one more foul (14-13) than the Bluejays.
No. 10 ST. JOHN’s 4, VILLANOVA 0
Coming into Saturday's match at Belson Stadium, Villanova had surrendered just three goals in 1,021 minutes of action in 2019. No. 10 St. John's needed just 79 minutes to more than double that total, as the Red Storm remained perfect in BIG EAST play with 4-0 win over the Wildcats. SJU’s Einar Lye recorded his second multi-goal outing of the season for St. John's, adding insurance tallies in the 65th and 79th minutes to help put away the game. Skage Simonsen netted the game-winner, heading home a corner kick in the 35th minute to give St. John's an early edge that it would not relinquish. Tani Oluwaseyi had two assists. Luka Gavran and Jan Hoffelner combined to record the team's eighth shutout of the season. Gavran, who played the final 45 minutes, made two of the team's three saves. The third belonged to a field player, as Duarte turned aside a shot on the goal line in the second half to help preserve the clean sheet. Villanova keeper Carson Williams, who entered the contest ranked second nationally in save percentage (.921) and third in goals against average (0.26) made five saves on the evening.
PROVIDENCE 2, MARQUETTE 0
Providence took down Marquette, 2-0, on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. Davis Smith scored his third goal of the season and Esben Wolf tallied his first career goal. Marquette keeper Cedrik Stern (1-2-0) made nine saves. Providence keeper Austin Aviza made one save. Providence had 11 shots on goal to Marquette’s 1. Overall, the Friars sent 25 shots toward the Golden Eagle net. Marquette just had two. The Friar goals were scored in the 40th (Smith) and 58th (Wolf).
BUTLER 2, DEPAUL 2 (2OT)
Butler and DePaul played 110 minutes Saturday night, ending the BIG EAST contest in a 2-2 draw. With Butler leading 2-1 in the 90th minute, the Bulldogs were called for a foul just inside the box that resulted in a penalty kick. The conversion by Max De Bruijne knotted the match at 2-2, which is how it ended after 20 extra minutes. The Bulldogs erased a 1-0 halftime deficit with goals in the 49th and 78th minutes. The first goal was a blast from 20 yards out off the right foot of senior Derek Sutton. The second tally was a header by Jared Timmer off a corner kick served up by Jack Haywood. DePaul's 1-0 first half lead came off a left-footed shot by Jake Fuderer in the 19th minute. It came off a free kick from 25 yards away. Each team had a goal disallowed due to offsides calls. Butler looked to score in the eighth minute after a flurry of five passes within the box, but the goal was pulled off the board with an offsides call. DePaul's attempt at taking a 2-1 lead in the 67th minute was also disallowed. Timmer saw his first action of 2019 after working back from a preseason injury. He logged the start, played 72 minutes and scored Butler's second goal.
#BEfutbol Weekend Results
Friday, Oct. 11
No. 12 GEORGETOWN 2, SETON HALL 0
XAVIER 1, RV CREIGHTON 0
Saturday, Oct. 12
No. 10 ST. JOHN’S 4, VILLANOVA 0
PROVIDENCE 2, MARQUETTE 0
BUTLER 2, DEPAUL 2 (2OT)
#BEfutbol Upcoming Schedule
Monday, Oct. 14
No. 12 GEORGETOWN at No. 25 Maryland, 7 p.m. (FS1)
Tuesday, Oct. 15
BUTLER at Lipscomb, 5 p.m.
VILLANOVA at La Salle, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
SETON HALL at Hofstra, 7 p.m.
All times listed are Eastern.