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Mixed results for men’s soccer

Xavier men’s soccer traveled to Chicago this weekend to compete in the Lakeside Classic. The Musketeers played No. 13 Northern Illinois as well as Northwestern University, where head coach Andy Fleming previously served as the associate head coach. The Musketeers began the weekend playing the Huskies of No. 13 Northern […]

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Close matches for volleyball

The Xavier volleyball team had the daunting task of facing two undefeated teams in consecutive matches on the same day last Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Musketeers’ opponents on Friday morning and Friday evening went into the weekend with a combined record of 20-0. Xavier rose to the challenge […]

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Women’s socccer nets two wins

With time running out in the second overtime, the Xavier women’s soccer team scored a crucial goal. What is more impressive is the Musketeers accomplished this feat twice this past weekend at home. The two overtime victories improved Xavier’s record to 5-3 on the season and helped them remain undefeated […]

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Best start in XU soccer history

The Xavier men’s soccer team defeated Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne 5-0 on Tuesday night after a nine day break. This win marks Xavier’s first 5-0 win since a win over Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in 2007. “The players did a great job responding to the nine day layoff between […]

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Player Profile:

As Xavier’s men’s soccer season begins its regular season, the Newswire sat down with No. 24 Xavier’s goalkeeper, junior Justin Marshall. Xavier Newswire: What’s your favorite thing about playing soccer at Xavier? Justin Marshall: The team camaraderie. Most places it’s a team,; here it’s a family. It’s not only fun […]

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Men’s soccer earns first national ranking

After starting the season off with two victories, the men’s soccer program has reached new heights. They are ranked No. 24 in the nation according to TopDrawerSoccer.com, which is the first Top 25 ranking ever for the Musketeers. The men began the season ranked 39th in the nation and fourth […]

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A tale of two sisters

When redshirt sophomore Alex Smith suffered a season ending injury in 2010, one of the first things she thought about was the chance to play with her younger sister, Aubree, for an additional season at Xavier. Alex and Aubree Smith, sisters two years apart and teammates on the Xavier volleyball […]

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Swimmers scrub duckies for charity

This weekend, Xavier University’s men’s swim team sprinted towards the Ohio River to lend a helping hand to the Rubber Duck Regatta. Surprisingly, they did not take to the water. Instead, the team stayed dry and cleaned a portion of the 10,000 rubber ducks that took part in the regatta […]

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Soccer nets first XU win

After two tough losses to start the season, the Xavier women’s soccer team won their first game of the season Friday night. The Musketeers defeated rival Miami (Oh) 2-1 to improve their record to 1-2-0 on the young season. Freshman Alyssa Tindal netted the game-winning goal for the women, which […]

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Strong weekend for volleyball

This past weekend, Xavier volleyball opened up their season in the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup in Houston, Texas, winning two out of three matches. The tournament, hosted by the University of Houston, bears the name of the former Houston Cougar great Flo Hyman. Hyman is considered to be the greatest […]