Oct. 1, 2015 Box Score Xavier Box Score 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's soccer team defeated Xavier, 1-0, on Thursday, Oct. 1 in Cincinnati, Ohio for its first BIG EAST Conference win of the 2015 season. The Friars improve to 8-4 (1-1 BIG EAST), while the Musketeers moved to 5-5-1 (0-2-1 BIG EAST).
In the 10
th minute of the game, sophomore
Christina Klaum (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) scored from six-yards out after grabbing the rebound off a shot from senior
Catherine Zimmerman (Madison, N.J.) and junior
Rachel Ugolik (Hamden, Conn.). Klaum's goal gave the Friars a 1-0 lead and it was her first goal of the season.
The first half closed with the Friars holding the advantage on shots (10-3), as well as shots on goal (2-1).
The Friars held the Musketeers to a scoreless 90 minutes of play and just 10 shots. Junior goalkeeper
Kristyn Shea (Piscataway, N.J.) recorded five saves in her fourth shutout of the season.
"Road wins are very difficult in the BIG EAST and tonight was no different," Head Coach
Sam Lopes said. "We played well and created a plethora of opportunities against a very aggressive Xavier team. We needed to be more composed with the chances we created. Even though the second goal never came, it was great to earn a shut out on the road. I challenged this group in a few areas and they stepped up. I'm proud of the performance."
The Friars will continue BIG EAST play with a home game versus Butler at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4 at the
Ray Treacy Track and Field Complex.
-GO FRIARS-