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BIG EAST Women's Soccer Report: Thursday Draw Causes Three-Way Tie At The Top

Butler-St. John’s play to a 1-1 draw causing a three-way tie for first place in the standings with No. 23 Georgetown.

WSOC Notes - 10.1.21
NEW YORK – A winner would have claimed the solo spot atop the BIG EAST women’s soccer standings on Thursday night but Butler and St. John’s played to a 1-1 draw, creating a three-way tie in first place between the Bulldogs, Red Storm and No. 23 Georgetown. All three have seven points through their first three matches, edging Xavier and Marquette at six points. The Musketeers (3-0 over Villanova) and Golden Eagles (1-0 at Creighton) earned wins on Thursday night, as did the Hoyas (2-0 over DePaul), while UConn claimed its first BIG EAST victory of the young season with a 2-1 decision at Seton Hall. Highlighting this Sunday’s five-match slate is a nationally televised tilt between Georgetown and Providence. The Friars travel to the nationally ranked Hoyas at 2:30 p.m. ET in a match airing on FS1. The other four contests on the day will stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi, available on FloSports.
 
#23 Georgetown 2, DePaul 0
The 23rd-ranked Hoyas (6-0-5, 2-0-1 BIG EAST) remained unbeaten on the year, scoring their second straight BIG EAST win on Thursday at home. Cyanne Doyle scored just 1:01 into the contest, with Gia Vicari getting the assist, before Jenna Royson added the insurance score in the 76th minute. Allie Augur had two saves to earn the shutout. GU outshot DePaul (3-7-0, 0-2-0) by a 10-4 margin, with Susie Soderstrom taking two shots for the Blue Demons. Mollie Eriksson had one save in the loss.
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UConn 2, Seton Hall 1
UConn’s Jaydah Bedoya scored first at 21:43 off an assist from Halle Palmedo. The goal was Bedoya's second of the season. Just after halftime, the host Pirates (6-5-0, 1-2-0) evened the score as Julia Aronov notched her fourth of the season off a feed from Sophie Liston. Sophie McCarthy scored her first career goal at 86:19 off assists from Joyce Ryder and Duda Santin to give UConn (5-4-0, 1-1-0) a 2-1 lead. Kaitlyn Mahoney earned the win for UConn with four saves as Seton Hall outshot the Huskies 14-9. Grace Gordon had six saves in the setback.
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Butler 1, St. John’s 1 (2OT)
Ranked No. 2 nationally in goals per game, Zsani Kajan notched her 11th of the season in the 15th minute to give St. John’s (6-2-2, 2-0-1) an early 1-0 lead over the visiting Bulldogs. Ranked No. 8 nationally in total goals, Katie Soderstrom responded in the 62nd minute for Butler (9-1-1, 2-0-1), scoring her eighth of the season to level the score. Stellar goalkeeper play kept both teams off the scoreboard the rest of the way, with Naya Lipkens registering six saves for St. John’s and Emma Martin making four stops for Butler.
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RV Xavier 3, Villanova 0
Emma Marcus scored the game winner less than five minutes into the contest before Molly McLaughlin and Chloe Netzel added insurance scores to get Xavier (9-1-1, 2-1-0) back in the win column. The Musketeer defense picked up its fifth shutout of the season, with goalkeeper Olivia Jenkins earning her ninth win of the season, matching a school record for most victories in a single season. Xavier led in shots, 23-5, with Megan McClay making six saves for Villanova (6-5-0, 0-3-0). Chloe O’Neill led the Wildcats with three shots.
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Marquette 1, Creighton 0
The Golden Eagles (6-4-0, 2-1-0) scored just their second win in Omaha in series history and claimed their second consecutive BIG EAST road victory with 1-0 decision against the Bluejays. Katrina Wetherell opened the night's scoring at the 4:20 mark, heading home a service from classmate Lauren Sprecher at the far post from six yards out. It was all the scoring MU needed as Mikki Easter was flawless in net with three saves for the shutout. Creighton outshot Marquette 11-6 while corner kicks were even at five apiece. Hailey Rothwell had a game-high three shots for the Bluejays while Keelan Terrell was credited with one save.
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This Week In The BIG EAST
Thursday
#23 Georgetown 2, DePaul 0*^
UConn 2, Seton Hall 1*^
Butler 1, St. John’s 1 (2OT)*^
RV Xavier 3, Villanova 0*^
Marquette 1, Creighton 0*^
Sunday
UConn at Butler, 1 p.m. (WATCH) *^
Seton Hall at Marquette, 1 p.m. (WATCH) *^
RV Xavier at Creighton, 2 p.m. (WATCH) *^
Villanova at DePaul, 2 p.m. (WATCH)  *^
Providence at #23 Georgetown, 2:30 p.m. (FS1)*
All Times Eastern
*BIG EAST
^FloSports