EAST LANSING, Mich. - No. 22 Xavier women's soccer will take on No. 12 Colorado, a three-seed, in the NCAA Championship Second Round on Thursday, Nov. 20, at the DeMartin Soccer Stadium on the campus of Michigan State.

The winner of Thursday afternoon's match will move on to face the winner of the Thursday evening match between the host Spartans, ranked No. 9 in the most recent USC Top 25 and a two-seed in the tournament, and Wake Forest, a seven-seed, in the third round on Sunday afternoon.

The Musketeers enter the match at 16-3-2 after taking a 2-0 win over Dayton in the NCAA Championship First Round at Corcoran Field on Saturday, Nov. 15. The win marked the first home NCAA win in program history, and the third time the Musketeers have advanced in the tournament.

 
vs. No. 12 Colorado
Thursday, Nov. 20 - 3:00 p.m.
East Lansing, Mich. • DeMartin Soccer Stadium
 

• Colorado enters the match at 16-3-3 on the season, ranked No. 12 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll.
• The Buffaloes earned an at-large bid to the tournament, the program's third-straight appearance, and took a 2-1 double overtime win over Utah Valley in the first round.
• Colorado ranks fifth in the NCAA with 54 total goals, led by Hope Leyba's 21 goals, second most in the country.
• Lebya earned Big 12 Forward of the Year honors, while Jordan Nytes was named Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Year for the third time, two of the Buffaloes' four First Team selection, and nine overall all-conference honors.
• This is the first meeting between the two programs.

  

• Saturday's NCAA First Round win over Dayton marked Xavier's third NCAA win for the program (2019, 2022) and the first home NCAA win in program history. 
• The Musketeer defense ranks 18th in the country for shutout percentage (0.571), only allowing 18 goals on the season.
• Maria Galley matched the single-season record for wins, picking up her 16th of the season against Dayton. Galley already holds program records for career wins (59) as well as complete shutouts for a season (12) and career (40). Her eight complete shutouts this season rank 41st in NCAA DI.
• The Musketeer offense ranks second in the nation in total goals with a program-record 70 for the season, as well as goal differential (52), scoring offense (3.33) and points per game (9.86). 
• Xavier also ranks in the top five in the country for total points at 207 (3rd in NCAA DI), and total assists at 67 (4th in NCAA DI), with both marks going down as school records.
• Samantha Erbach leads the nation in points with 52, second most in program history. Her 18 goals on the season rank fifth in NCAA DI and second in single-season program records, while her school-record 16 assists lead the nation.
• Elin Hansson has 16 goals on the season, ranking eighth in NCAA DI while her 0.660 shot accuracy ranks fourth in the country. She has 37 points on the year, 11th most in the nation.
• Regan Dancer has 10 assists on the year, 15th most in NCAA DI. After scoring her sixth goal of the season against Dayton, she ranks in the top 100 in NCAA for points with 22.

 

• A pair of Musketeers earned 2025 post-season honors from the BIG EAST Conference, with Natalie Bain repeating as the league's Defensive Player of the Year, and Samantha Erbach named the conference's Co-Midfielder of the Year, as voted on by the league's coaches.
• Nine Musketeers in total were named to All-BIG EAST Teams, with Erbach and Bain joined on the All-BIG EAST First Team by forward Elin Hansson. Regan Dancer and Emma Flick both picked up All-BIG EAST Second Team honors, and four Musketeers, Maria Galley, Peyton Kohls, Brooklynn Miltenberger and Reese Slater, earned All-BIG EAST Third Team selections.
• Natalie Bain, a senior from Alexandria, Ky., earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors for a second-straight season, also earning a spot on the All-BIG EAST First Team. Bain has started in 17 matches for the Musketeers, playing nearly 1,300 minutes to help Xavier to 12 wins in the matches she appeared in during the regular season, including nine shutout victories. Offensively, she has a career-high 10 points on three goals and four assists during the regular season. The 2024 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Bain was selected as the league's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was ranked No. 8 on TopDrawerSoccer's National Top 100 players list ahead of the 2025 season. Bain was also the only collegiate player selected to attend the Provisional U-23 US Women's National Team Roster for the Domestic Training Camp that ran in late October.
• Bain has now earned all-conference honors in all four of her seasons at Xavier, earning All-BIG EAST First Team three times, and picking up All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-Freshman Team honors in 2022.
• Samantha Erbach, a sophomore from Lebanon, Ohio, earned BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and a spot on the all-conference First Team after leading the BIG EAST and ranking among the top players in NCAA DI in offensive output through the regular season. Erbach had 42 points, third most in the country, and her 2.33 points per game also ranked third in NCAA DI. She is the NCAA leader with a school-record 14 assists for the season, and also led the NCAA at 0.78 assists per game through the end of the regular season. Erbach's 14 goals match Elin Hansson for the lead in the BIG EAST and are the ninth most in the NCAA, while her goals per game (0.78) rank 11th in the country.  In BIG EAST play, Erbach has a league-high 24 points on eight goals and eight assists. 
• This is Erbach's second major post-season award of her Xavier career after picking up Freshman of the Year honors in 2024. She was also named to the All-BIG EAST First Team following her freshman season.
• Elin Hansson, a senior from Halmstad, Sweden, was named to the 2025 All-BIG EAST First Team after matching Erbach for the league-lead in goals scored during the regular season. After posting her third hat trick of the season, she has 14 goals for the year, matching Erbach for the lead among BIG EAST players and ninth most in NCAA DI for total goals.
• Combined with four assists, Hansson had 33 points during the regular season, trailing only Erbach among BIG EAST players and ranking 11th among all DI players. She also ranked second in the league and 14th in NCAA DI with 1.83 points per game. Hansson, who was ranked No. 37 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Players list, ranked 12th in the nation in shot accuracy (0.630) through the end of the regular season. This is Hansson's first post-season honor from the BIG EAST. She was named CSC Academic All-District following the 2024 season, and was a two-time SAC Offensive Player of the Year and all-conference selection at Lenoir-Rhyne.
• Regan Dancer, a senior from South Lyon, Mich., picked up All-BIG EAST Second Team honors for a second time in her career after collecting a career-high 16 points during the regular season. Dancer started in all 18 matches for Xavier during the regular season, playing 1,277 minutes for the Musketeers. Her 16 points come on three goals, including the game-winner at Creighton, and a career high 10 assists. Dancer's assist total trailed only Erbach among BIG EAST players and was the 10th most in NCAA DI through the regular season. Eight of her assists came during BIG EAST play, matching for the league-high during conference action. This is the third All-BIG EAST honor of Dancer's career, earning Second Team honors in 2024, and All-Freshman honors in 2022.
• Emma Flick, a senior from Streetsboro, Ohio, earned all-conference Second Team honors for a second-straight year after collecting 18 points during the regular season. Flick started in all 17 matches she played in, totaling over 1,200 minutes. She has a career-high seven goals through the regular season, seventh most among league players. Among her goals were three game-winners, at Cincinnati, against SEMO and at Seton Hall. Flick has also dished out four assists during the regular season season. This is the second all-conference honor of Flick's career, also earning All-BIG EAST Second Team in 2024.
• Maria Galley, a senior from South Windsor, Conn., earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Third Team after making all 18 starts in-goal during the regular season, collecting six complete shutouts, and was a part of all nine of Xavier's shutouts during the regular season. She's allowed only 18 goals in over 1,457 minutes of action and has 13 wins and two draws entering the postseason. Galley had five shutouts in conference play, tied for the second most in league. This is the fourth all-conference selection of Galley's career, earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors in 2024, 2023 and 2022. She was also named to the All-Freshman Team in 2022.
• Peyton Kohls, a redshirt sophomore from Loveland, Ohio, picked up All-BIG EAST Third Team honors after collecting 20 points through the regular season. The forward had a career-best six goals on the year, including the game-winner at DePaul, and has eight assists during the regular season season. Kohls' point total ranked third on the team and sixth in the conference, while her assists ranked fourth in the BIG EAST and 35th in NCAA DI at the end of the regular season. This is the first all-conference selection of Kohls' Xavier career.
• Brooklynn Miltenberger, a junior from Middletown, Ohio, earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Third Team after playing in 17 matches, including making 15 starts, on defense for the Musketeers. Miltenberger played 964 minutes for the Xavier backline that has only allowed 18 goals on the season, and only 13 goals over the last 16 matches. She's helped the Musketeer defense to nine shutouts for the year. This is the first all-conference selection as a Musketeer for Miltenberger.
• Reese Slater, a junior from Northville, Mich., picked up All-BIG EAST Third Team honors from the league coaches. She's played in all 18 matches regular season season, starting in 17, to total over 1,200 minutes in the Xavier midfield, playing the full 90 minutes in three matches. Slater has a career-high 10 points on a pair of goals and six assists, including scoring the game-winner at Butler. Her total assists ranked sixth in the conference and in the top 100 of NCAA DI players. This is the first all-conference selection for Slater during her time at Xavier.

    

• Defender Natalie Bain was named to the Provisional U-23 Women's National Team Roster for the upcoming Domestic Training Camp. She was the only collegiate student-athlete among the 24 players who have been called up to the U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team training camp outside of Philadelphia, Pa. that ran from Oct. 20-28.
• From Oct. 20-23, the camp ran concurrently with the U.S. Women's National Team's time in Philadelphia so U.S. head coach Emma Hayes and her staff could observe trainings. The U-23s also attended the USA vs. Portugal match on Oct. 23 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. The U-23s stayed in Philadelphia area to train after the USWNT left for Connecticut and then Kansas City to finish its October slate of matches.
• Bain, a senior from Alexandria, Ky., has started in 20 matches for the Musketeers this season, playing over 1,556 minutes to help Xavier to 15 wins, including 12 shutout victories, in games she appeared in. Bain has helped the Xavier defense limit opponents to just 12 goals over the last 18 matches she played in, with the Musketeers going unbeaten through that stretch. Offensively, she has a career-high 10 points on three goals and four assists so far in 2025.
• For her career, Bain has played in 80 matches for the Musketeers, starting in all 84. She has totaled over 7,200 minutes for the Xavier backline, helping the Musketeer defense to 46 shutouts during her time at Xavier.
• This was Bain's first call up to the U.S. Women's National Team. The reigning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Bain was selected as the league's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was ranked No. 8 on TopDrawerSoccer's National Top 100 players list ahead of the 2025 season. Bain, who was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist in 2024, was also named to the Preseason Watch List for the 2025 season.
• Bain became the first Musketeer in program history to earn USC All-American honors twice in her career after being named to the USC All-America Second Team following the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
• Bain has also earned All-BIG EAST honors following each of her three seasons at Xavier, picking up All-Freshman Team and Second Team accolades in 2022, and First Team honors in 2023 and 2024.

 

• Xavier advanced to the NCAA Championship Second Round for the third time in program history after taking a 2-0 win over Dayton on Saturday evening at Corcoran Field. The Musketeers moved to 16-3-2 on the season with the win.
• The match was scoreless through the first half, with Xavier leading 6-4 on shots overall, but the Flyers holding a 4-3 advantage on shots on-goal. Samantha Erbach led the Musketeers with two first-half shots.
• Less than 10 minutes into the second half, Regan Dancer put the Musketeers in front, scoring the eventual game-winner off an assist from Erbach in the 53rd minute.
• Elin Hansson made it a 2-0 lead less than two minutes later, using a header off an Erbach corner kick to add the insurance goal.
• The Musketeer defense held the Flyers without a shot on goal in the second half to help keep the shutout intact, Xavier's 12th clean sheet of the season.
• Regan Dancer scored her sixth goal of the season, matching her career high, and her second game-winner. Combined with 10 assists, she has 22 points on the season, adding to the senior's career-high point total for the year.
• Elin Hansson's goal was her 16th of the season, tied for eighth most in the country (as of 11/15). Combined with five assists, she has 37 points, tied for 11th most in NCAA DI (as of 11/15).
• Samantha Erbach added a pair of assists to her NCAA leading and school-record assist total, now standing at 16. Combined with her team-high 18 points, she leads NCAA DI with 52 points (as of 11/15).
• Xavier finished with a 17-9 advantage on shots, and a 9-4 advantage on shots on-goal.
• Maria Galley played the full time in goal, collecting three saves for her eighth complete shutout and her 16th win, matching the school single-season record for wins.
• In addition to Dancer, Erbach and Galley playing the full time, Natalie Bain and Emma Flick played the full 90 minutes, helping the Xavier defense to its 12th shutout of the season.
• Xavier's win ended a 14-match unbeaten streak for Dayton.

 

• Xavier returned 14 letterwinners, including seven starters, from 2024's 15-win team. The Musketeer returnees accounted for over 60 percent of Xavier's 51 goals scored last season, the most goals scored by the program since 1984.
• Among the returnees are 2025 All-BIG EAST Preseason selections Natalie Bain, Samantha Erbach and Regan Dancer.
• Erbach, the 2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team selection, was named to the USC Forwards to Watch list and came in at No. 51 on the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Players to Watch list. Erbach started in all 21 matches for the Musketeers during her rookie season. She wrapped up last season with a team-high 11 goals and dished out five assists to finish with 27 points, second most on the team. Among her goals were a team-best four game-winning goals, including the game-winners in the Musketeers' win at Butler and in the win over DePaul in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
• Dancer, a 2024 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, started in all 21 matches for the Musketeers in 2024, finishing the season with a career-high 14 points on a career-high six goals and two assists, matching for third most goals on the team and fourth most points. Among her goals were three game-winners, including at BIG EAST opponents Villanova and Marquette, tying for third in the BIG EAST for game-winning goals.
• 2024 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection Emma Flick, who was named to USC's Midfielders to Watch list, started all 21 matches for the Musketeers. She collected a career-high 20 points on six goals and a team high-matching eight assists, setting new career-highs for goals and assists. Among her six goals were three game-winners, tying her for third in the BIG EAST for game-winning goals last season. Flick's eight assists were tied for first in the BIG EAST and tied for 64th in NCAA DI following the 2024 season.
• Senior goalkeeper Maria Galley was also a 2024 All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection after starting in all 21 matches in-goal for the Musketeers, finishing the campaign with 15 wins, the second most in a single season in school history. Galley's 15 wins in 2024 give her a school-record 43 wins for her Xavier career. Galley collected 51 saves and finished with nine complete shutouts, giving her a school-record 32 shutouts as a Musketeer. She ranked No.1 in the BIG EAST and 26^th in NCAA DI for shutouts following the 2024 season.

• The 2024 Musketeers posted a 15-4-2 overall record, the third most wins in program history, in Dean Ward's first season as head coach.
• In conference action, Xavier posted a 7-2-1 record in BIG EAST play, earning the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Championship.
• The 2024 Musketeers also earned the highest-ranked road result in program history, at 2-2 draw at No. 4 Michigan State.
• On offense, the Musketeers finished the season with 51 goals, the second most in program history and the most by a Xavier team since the 1984 season, and collected 139 points, the most by the Musketeers in over three decades.
• The Musketeer defense collected 10 shutouts, only allowing 18 goals on the season.
• Following the season, three Musketeers earned BIG EAST awards, with Natalie Bain being named Defender of the Year, Samantha Wiehe earning Midfielder of the Year, and Samantha Erbach picking up Freshman of the Year honors.
• Bain and Wiehe were both named USC Second Team All-American, marking the first time in program history that two Musketeers earned All-America honors.
   

BIG EAST Preseason Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
(first-place votes)
1. Georgetown - 100 (10)
2. Xavier - 87 (1)
3. UConn - 86
4. Butler - 72
5. Creighton - 64
6. Providence - 53
7. DePaul - 39
8. Villanova - 33
9. Marquette - 28
10. St. John's - 25
11. Seton Hall - 18

Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Sr., F

Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Natalie Bain, Xavier, Sr., D

Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Cara Martin, Georgetown, Sr., GK

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Amelie Darey, Butler, Sr., D
Talia Sommer, Butler, Sr., F/M
Maja Lardner, Georgetown, Gr., F
Cara Martin, Georgetown, Sr., GK
Natalie Means, Georgetown, Sr., F
Ella McBride, Providence, Sr., D
Anaya Johnson, UConn, Jr., M
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Sr., F
Natalie Bain, Xavier, Sr., D
Regan Dancer, Xavier, Sr., M
Samantha Erbach, Xavier, Sr., F