Marquette women’s soccer needed three points to keep its postseason hopes alive, searching for its first appearance in the Big East Tournament since 2017. But the Golden Eagles (5-11-3, 2-6-1 Big East) will have to try again next year as they fell to the No. 25 Xavier Musketeers (14-2-2, 7-1-1 Big East) 2-1 and were eliminated from contention for the seventh-straight season … [Read more...] about Marquette eliminated from postseason contention in 2-1 loss to No. 25 Xavier
Golden Eagles’ well-balanced attack dominates in sweep over Princeton
Saturday was the kind of match Ryan Theis wanted Marquette volleyball to play on its three-games-in-three-days road trip. Especially when his team had less than 24 hours to recover from a five-set slog vs. Seton Hall Friday, and with its final game of the stretch still left to play tomorrow. Before leaving for the East Coast, Theis emphasized how important quick and efficient … [Read more...] about Golden Eagles’ well-balanced attack dominates in sweep over Princeton
Women’s soccer downs Providence 2-1 thanks to 68th minute goal
Entering its third to last game of the season, Marquette women’s soccer (5-10-3, 2-5-1 Big East) and Providence (6-9-1, 3-5 Big East) had both won just one of its last five games. The only difference? The Friars won their previous game against Xavier, and the Golden Eagles’ last win was five games ago against St. John’s: the only team below them in the conference … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer downs Providence 2-1 thanks to 68th minute goal
Marquette completes reverse sweep against DePaul in five-set thriller
It was the picture perfect ending to a picture perfect comeback. After being just 25 points away from being swept at home by an unranked opponent for the first time since Nov. 6, 2015, the Golden Eagles had clawed their way back out of a seemingly insurmountable hole. The winner-take-all fifth set was pretty much a microcosm of what the entire match had been: an unrelenting war … [Read more...] about Marquette completes reverse sweep against DePaul in five-set thriller
Ring’s 13 kills help Marquette blow past Milwaukee
It’s been a year of continual development for Natalie Ring. Thanks to the junior outside hitter tying her career high of 13 kills for the third time this month, Marquette women’s volleyball (12-6) cruised to a sweep of it’s inner-city rival Milwaukee (12-10), Tuesday night at the Al McGuire Center (25-17, 25-16, 25-17). “We started off led by offense, then I thought from there, … [Read more...] about Ring’s 13 kills help Marquette blow past Milwaukee