Muskie
10-30-2014, 09:22 AM
Link (http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/102914aaa.html)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - No. 13 Georgetown's Brandon Allen, the BIG EAST's leading scorer, buried a penalty kick in the 96th minute to send No. 9 Xavier to its first conference loss of the season on a sloppy and wet Wednesday afternoon at Shaw Field.With the loss, Xavier drops to 10-4-2 and 4-1-2 in the BIG EAST. The result snaps a season-high and BIG EAST-leading unbeaten streak of nine consecutive matches. The Hoyas improved to 9-3-4 and 4-2-1 in the BIG EAST, beating XU for the first time in the all-time series.
The Musketeers will be back at home for a pair of matches to close out the season, beginning with a fixture against Villanova on Saturday, Nov. 1. First kick is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.
On a sloppy afternoon, Georgetown held a 7-6 advantage in shots as each side earned a pair of corner kicks. Xavier held a 3-2 edge in shots on frame, but the deciding shot was the difference. The winning goal came after Xavier was called for a handball in the box to award a penalty kick to Allen in the sixth minute of overtime.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - No. 13 Georgetown's Brandon Allen, the BIG EAST's leading scorer, buried a penalty kick in the 96th minute to send No. 9 Xavier to its first conference loss of the season on a sloppy and wet Wednesday afternoon at Shaw Field.With the loss, Xavier drops to 10-4-2 and 4-1-2 in the BIG EAST. The result snaps a season-high and BIG EAST-leading unbeaten streak of nine consecutive matches. The Hoyas improved to 9-3-4 and 4-2-1 in the BIG EAST, beating XU for the first time in the all-time series.
The Musketeers will be back at home for a pair of matches to close out the season, beginning with a fixture against Villanova on Saturday, Nov. 1. First kick is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.
On a sloppy afternoon, Georgetown held a 7-6 advantage in shots as each side earned a pair of corner kicks. Xavier held a 3-2 edge in shots on frame, but the deciding shot was the difference. The winning goal came after Xavier was called for a handball in the box to award a penalty kick to Allen in the sixth minute of overtime.