Of the three other major Division I school's in Wisconsin, the Marquette women's soccer team has faced them all — but not necessarily in one day.

Sunday, the Golden Eagles faced in-state rivals UW-Madison and UW-Green Bay and intra-city rival UW-Milwaukee in three consecutive games at Madison's campus. Of the three matches, each had it own result.

In the first match, Marquette faced the UWGB Phoenix in a 70-minute battle that ended in a 0-0 tie. Marquette posted a 15-2 shot advantage but still could not produce a goal. The Golden Eagles had defeated the Phoenix back in the 2003 fall season, 2-1, at Green Bay. Freshmen Lauren Weber scored her first goal of the season, which happened to be the game winner, at the 80th minute on an assist from senior Carolyn Klopp.

Out of breath and worn out by the relentless wind, Marquette faced the UWM Panthers just 10 minutes later. The Golden Eagles had lost in overtime, 3-2, to the Panthers in their last meeting on Sept. 24th. This time around, Marquette was able to return the favor. Freshman midfielder Meghan Connelly fed the ball to sophomore forward Julie Thompson who found sophomore forward Kristie Matola for the game's lone goal.

"It was a very nice play," coach Markus Roeders said.

Continuing what is probably the most intense of the three rivalries, Marquette faced the Wisconsin Badgers in its final game of the day. Though the team had a few hours to rest, it was not enough to stop the Badgers who scored off of two corner kicks to win, 2-0.

"From the score sheet, we had three clear opportunities against Wisconsin but we missed the chance," Roeders said. "The wind made a difference. It hindered both teams from playing good soccer."

This was the second consecutive shutout for the Badgers over the Golden Eagles, as they had defeated Marquette, 3-0, on Sept. 9 2003 at Madison.

"We dominated Green Bay last year and we were able to beat UWM this year," Roeders said. "Against Wisconsin, we had more opportunities. We learned we have to go after more corner kicks.

More than likely, Marquette will face all three teams again next fall. Roeders said he did not notice a difference in either opponent since Marquette last played them.

"I don't know (of the three) who has improved," he said. "The focus is so much on us to play at a certain level. We want to ask ourselves 'does our style work against other style's we have to face.'"

Roeders said he wished the team had more time to practice together, but with the spring schedule almost over he'll just have to wait for the fall again.

"Some kids go back home and play with their club teams and some will stay in Milwaukee and train with us. The rules are restrictive. The burden is on the kids themselves."

Still, Roeders has high hopes for a team that will be returning 23 players.

"It's our last year of Conference USA play and I think we're good enough to win league," Roeders said. "(We want to) make our last go around a good one."