It was an historic night at Valley Fields Saturday, as redshirt senior goalkeeper Charlie Lyon etched himself into the record books in the Golden Eagles 2-0 victory over St. John’s.
Charlie Lyon recorded his eighth shutout in a row and the 28th of his career, tying the Marquette career shutout record. He has also worked his way into the NCAA record book as well, as his 818 straight shutout minutes ranks tenth all-time.
“I’m always going to give credit to the guys in front of me,” Lyon said. “The guys in front of me work incredibly hard and they are just a much of a part of (the streak).”
“He’s not thinking about records,” Bennett said. “All he’s doing is doing his job… There is no one game that’s bigger than another.”
The Marquette shutout record was previously held by Jim Welsh, who happened to be in attendance for Marquette soccer’s 50th anniversary celebration. He laughed when asked if losing sole possession of the record was bitter sweet.
“It’s just fun to see the program continue to progress,” said Welsh. “Charlie deserves a lot of credit for the all the work that he’s done.”
The two met up for the first time after the match.
It took until the second half for Marquette to break the ice, despite getting a few solid shots on redshirt junior keeper Jordan Stagmiller. After powering his way into the box Jake Taylor delivered a light cross to sophomore Louis Bennett, who finished the play for his first goal of the season.
C. Nortey cushioned the victory when he scored with only three seconds left.
The match was one of the more physical that the Golden Eagles have taken part in this season. There were seven yellow cards handed out, five to St. John’s and two to Marquette. Redshirt junior David Selvaggi earned a penalty kick after being pushed from behind in the waning minutes of the second half, but he wasn’t able to beat Stagmiller.
“I was not upset until there were a couple of tackles that were a little late,” Bennett said. “If you get rid of the ball then you really should get touched.”
Bennett said that the save on Selvaggi’s penalty kick was a result of a lapse in communication between the coaching staff and Selvaggi.
“David’s put every penalty he’s taken in that area and they told him where he was going to go,” Bennett said. “That was our fault, it was a coaching error.”
Marquette will be back in action Wednesday when they head to Indianapolis to take on the Butler Bulldogs.
