NEW YORK – The opening weekend of conference play for BIG EAST women’s soccer teams wrapped up on Sunday as a trio of teams claimed shutout victories. No. 12 Georgetown, Butler and Villanova all picked up clean sheets, joining Creighton and Providence who also picked up three points apiece in shutout fashion in their league lid lifters. All 10 teams take the pitch on Thursday for Week 2 of BIG EAST play, with all five matches streaming on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi.
#12 Georgetown 3, Marquette 0
The 12
th-ranked Hoyas extended their winning streak to five games and stretched their shutout streak to three by topping visiting Marquette 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. Amanda Carolan scored twice for GU while Julia Leas provided what would prove to be the game winner in the 16
th minute. Maddy Henry was tested often for the Golden Eagles (3-7-0, 0-1-0 BIG EAST), making 11 saves as Georgetown (7-2-1, 1-0-0) outshot Marquette 20-5. Anna Leat had three saves in the win.
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Butler 3, Seton Hall 0
The Bulldogs (6-3-1, 1-0-0) were firing on all cylinders, outshooting The Hall 26-9 as a trio of Butler players scored in Sunday’s road victory. Macy Miller was credited with the game winner, coming just 2:46 into the contest, before Katie Soderstrom and Payton Black added insurance goals. Stephanie Rodriguez made two saves to earn the clean sheet. Rookie goalkeeper Harpa Johannsdottir made six saves for the Pirates (1-6-1, 0-1-0), while Atley Fortney took a team-best three shots.
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Villanova 1, Xavier 0
The visiting Musketeers pressed early and often but it was the home Wildcats (5-3-2, 1-0-0) that broke through in the 57
th minute as Brice McInroy scored the unassisted game winner. Rebecca Gartner made five saves to pick up the shutout victory as Xavier outshot Villanova 16-5 and held a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks. McInroy took a team-high three shots, while Samantha Dewey led the Musketeers (7-2-2, 0-1-0) with seven strikes, including a pair of dangerous shots in a frenzied 63
rd minute.
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Upcoming Schedule
Thursday
Butler at DePaul, 4 p.m.*^
#12 Georgetown at Villanova, 4 p.m.*^
Seton Hall at St. John’s, 7 p.m.*^
Creighton at RV Xavier, 7 p.m.*^
Providence at Marquette, 8 p.m.*^
Sunday
#12 Georgetown at Providence, 1 p.m.*
Seton Hall at RV Xavier, 1 p.m.*^
Villanova at Butler, 1 p.m.*
St. John’s at DePaul, 2 p.m.*^
Creighton at Marquette, 2 p.m.*
All times Eastern
*BIG EAST contest
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