Big East Conference

#BEfútbol Minute – Three Games Highlight BEDN Weekend Schedule

9/27/2019 1:10:25 PM

Men's Soccer Notes - 9.26.19 (PDF)
 
NEW YORK –  BIG EAST men’s soccer action kicks off into the second week with St. John’s, Georgetown, Creighton and Providence in the lead with three points each. DePaul and Villanova go into the weekend with one point after a scoreless draw in last Friday’s opener.
 
Three game will be on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi, Marquette at Xavier, Providence at Georgetown and Villanova at Creighton.  All three games on BEDN can be viewed on Caffeine TV, Twitter via the @BIGEASTChamps handle and the BIG EAST YouTube channels. Direct Links can be found below.
   
What To Expect In Week 2
St. John’s and Georgetown both suffered their first losses of the season this week, both in double overtime road contests against fellow ranked foes. The Red Storm and the Hoyas will look to get back in the win column with games at Butler and against Providence, respectively.
 
Butler will be a tough opponent for St. John’s. The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-1 win over No. 5 Indiana, their in-state rival. No. 9 St. John’s will be the third ranked opponent Butler will face in a row. Butler lost 3-0 to Georgetown last Saturday in the league-opener. The Red Storm defeated Xavier, 3-1, with a come-from-behind victory over the ranked Musketeers (19).  St. John’s won last season’s meeting, 2-0 in Queens and holds a 7-2-1 series advantage. Butler hosts St. John’s on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.
 
Georgetown leads the all-time series against Providence, 16-13-3. Last season, the Hoyas won 2-1 in Friartown. Providence is on the best streak among the 10 league teams having won its last four games, including a 1-0 win on Wednesday night over Brown. The Hoyas defeated Butler 3-0 to open league play, while Providence defeated Seton Hall 1-0. The Friars-Hoyas contest will air on BEDN at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday.
 
Xavier hosts Marquette in the first match of the weekend, Friday at 7 p.m. ET on BEDN. The Musketeers bounced back from a two-game losing streak (Memphis, St. John’s) with a 1-0 win at IUPUI on Tuesday night. Marquette also got back in the win column with a win at Wisconsin, 2-0, on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles lost 1-0 to Creighton to open league play. Marquette leads the all-time series 6-3-1, including a win last season, 2-1, in Milwaulkee. The Golden Eagles also knocked the Musketeers out of the tournament on Nov. 3, 2018. The match ended in a 2-2 tie in double overtime before the Golden Eagles advanced, 7-6, on PKs.
 
Seton Hall hosts DePaul at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the first game at the newly-renovated Owen T. Carroll Field. To commemorate the opening, the first 50 fans in attendance will receive a Seton Hall soccer scarf, the first 100 a stress ball. Seton Hall is coming off a 4-1 rout of NJIT on Tuesday. Camil Koreichi scored a pair of goals. DePaul defeated Oakland on the road 1-0. DePaul and Villanova played to a scoreless draw to open BIG EAST play last week, while Seton Hall lost to Providence 1-0. DePaul leads the all-time series 5-2-2. Last season, the teams played to a 1-1 draw in Chicago.
 
Creighton hosts Villanova in the Saturday nightcap, 8 p.m. ET on BEDN. The Bluejays are riding a three-game winning streak with wins over Nebraska-Omaha (2-1), Marquette (1-0) and Tulsa (4-3, 2OT).  Villanova is coming off a 1-0 win over George Washington on Tuesday to get back into the W column after a 0-2-1 series of games.  The win over George Washington marked Villanova’s sixth shutout of the season. Creighton leads the all-time series against Villanova 4-2-0. Last season, the Bluejays earned a 1-0 victory at Villanova with a game winner from Luke Haakenson in the 69th minute.
 
Midweek Roundup
BIG EAST teams went 8-2-0 this week with three double overtime contests, eight one-goal games and five winning shutouts. Butler highlighted the week with a 2-1 victory over in-state rival and fifth-ranked Indiana at home. Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton, DePaul and Marquette each earned victories. No. 2 Georgetown suffered its first loss of the season on a golden goal situation in double overtime at No. 17 Louisville. On Monday, No. 9 St. John’s lost in double overtime at then-No. 25 Maryland on a Terp golden goal in the 108th minute. The loss snapped a school-record seven-game winning streak to start the season for St. John’s.
 
Providence ended the week with a 1-0 win over cross-town rival Brown. Friar Ramzi Qawasmy scored the game-winner in the 77th minute.
 
After Georgetown’s loss on Tuesday to Louisville, and St. John’s loss at Maryland on Monday, also in double overtime, only eight teams remain unbeaten in Division1: Cal State Fullerton (7-0), Clemson (8-0), Saint Mary’s (7-0), SMU (7-0), Missouri State (6-0), Stanford (7-0), Navy (8-0) and Virginia (7-0).
 
Upcoming #BEfútbol Schedule
Friday, Sept. 27
MARQUETTE at RV XAVIER, 7 p.m. (BEDN – Caffeine | YouTube)
Saturday, Sept. 28
PROVIDENCE at No. 2 GEORGETOWN, 1 p.m. (BEDN – Caffeine | YouTube)
DEPAUL at SETON HALL, 6 p.m.
No. 9 ST. JOHN’S at BUTLER, 7 p.m.
VILLANOVA at RV CREIGHTON, 8 p.m. (BEDN – Caffeine | YouTube)
 
All times listed are Eastern.