Last Night In #BIGEASTwsoc – 9.7.19
DePaul shuts out previously unbeaten and 11th-ranked Kansas, 1-0, for its first top-25 win since 2016.
DePaul 1, #11 Kansas 0
The Blue Demons (2-3-0) earned the highest regular-season win by a BIG EAST team since 2017 as DePaul scored a 1-0 win over the 11
th-ranked Jayhwaks at Purdue on Friday. The Blue Demons came out with a game plan in the second half and Jade Eriksen-Russo would act on it within the first 30 seconds, firing a shot straight to the right past Jayhawk keeper. It was the second goal the Jayhawks have allowed this season. KU would try and execute in the final 45 minutes but was unable to finish any of their chances, despite out-shooting the Blue Demons 20-5. Mollie Eriksson made three saves to preserve the shutout. DePaul faces No. 7 South Carolina on Sunday in West Lafayette.
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Creighton 1, Iowa State 0
In front of better than 1,200 fans, Creighton was locked in a scoreless battle with under three minutes remaining in regulation. A late challenge from junior Juelle Love led to an empty net goal by freshman Skylar Heinrich as the Bluejays defeated Iowa State, 1-0, in the first match of Creighton's 8th Annual Socctoberfest. The win pushed Creighton to 3-1-0 on the season, while Iowa State fell to 1-3-0.
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Xavier 1, Kent State 0
Sydney Schembri's first goal of the season would be the only tally Xavier would need to pick up the 1-0 win at Kent State on Friday evening. Xavier moved to 3-1-1 on the season with the win. Toni Bizzarro collected all five shots on-goal for her second shutout of the season. It's also the Musketeers' second shutout. Bizzarro is now 2-0-1 on the season.
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Long Island 1, Seton Hall 0
Seton Hall outshot LIU by a wide margin, but a 44th minute goal just before halftime lifted the Sharks past the Pirates, 1-0, Friday night at Red Bulls Training Facility. Despite the deficit on the scoreboard, The Hall held a decisive advantage in shots over the Sharks, 16-6, including 6-1 on goal. With the first half waning, LIU earned a corner kick that sailed into the box and got loose. LIU's Grace Cagnina got to the ball and fired a shot to the upper left corner of the net past a diving freshman goalkeeper Harpa Johannsdottir for the goal.
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Upcoming Matches
Sunday
DePaul vs. #7 South Carolina (at Purdue), 11 a.m.
Xavier at Akron, 1 p.m.
Villanova at Temple, 1 p.m.
La Salle at St. John’s, 1 p.m.
Lafayette at #15 Georgetown, 1 p.m.
Utah State at Marquette, 2 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Creighton, 2 p.m.
RV Butler at Milwaukee, 2 p.m.
All times Eastern