
Xavier athletics continue to flourish as fall teams wrap up regular season play, while some winter teams, including basketball, make their return to center stage on Victory Parkway. We’ve got you covered with the full weekly update, starting with basketball!
Men’s Basketball
The Musketeers opened their season with a 2-0 week, taking down Mount St. Mary’s and Eastern Michigan. Read both game recaps below:
This week, the Musketeers have two more games. Tuesday night, they host Detroit Mercy. Friday, they are set to face off with Mississippi State in the Greenbrier Tip-Off, which will be played at a neutral site in West Virginia.
Women’s Basketball
The women’s program also opened up the year 2-0, taking down both Purdue Fort Wayne and Northwestern on the road. Read our full weekly recap here:
The Musketeers home opener is Monday night as they host Akron, which is their only game for the week.
Volleyball
Xavier welcomed Butler Wednesday night, where the Musketeers picked up a 3-2 (25-27, 25-18, 15-12, 23-25, 15-12) win.
Saturday, the Musketeers hosted Creighton, losing 3-0 (14-25, 15-25, 17-25).
After a 1-1 week, the team is now 15-10 on the year with an 8-6 conference record.
The Musketeers wrap up the regular season this week as they travel to UConn Friday and Providence Saturday.
Men’s Soccer
The team closed out the regular season Friday as they took down Butler 3-1. Graduate Ekene Okeke, junior Ely Detty and senior Gun Ha Lee scored for the Musketeers. Senior Alejandro Silvestrini, senior Nathan Trickett and freshman Gerard Lorente all assisted on a Musketeer goal.
The Musketeers are now 10-2-4 on the year, with a 3-2-3 conference record. They did not make the Big East Tournament, meaning they will have to wait and see if they make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team.
Men’s Tennis
Xavier competed at the Mad Hatter Invitational Friday-Sunday. Results have not been shared at the time of publication.
Swimming
The Musketeers hosted NKU in a duel meet Saturday, where the men picked up a 187-85 win and the women did the same with a 197-50 margin.
Women’s Soccer
Xavier closed out the regular season against Butler Saturday, where they took a 1-0 win. Fifth-year Regan Dancer scored the winning goal off an assist from Peyton Kohls. The Musketeers also secured the Big East Regular Season title.
The Musketeers are the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament, meaning they will play No. 4 Marquette Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Cross Country
Xavier is set to compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Friday, which is the race that determines who will compete in the National Championship.


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