Marquette Wire

Men’s lax falls to fourth seed in BIG EAST Tourney following Denver loss

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor • April 28, 2018

The men's lacrosse team ended the regular season with a 7-4 loss at No. 4 Denver Saturday afternoon, setting up a rematch against the Pioneers next Thursday in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals. Marquette...

Women’s lacrosse earns historic bid to BIG EAST Tournament with victory over UConn

Meghan Rock, Sports Staff Writer • April 28, 2018

The women’s lacrosse team made program history Saturday afternoon, winning a berth in the BIG EAST tournament for the first time after a 15-14 win over the University of Connecticut. Senior midfielder Allison Lane scored the game-winning goal with 1:55 left in the second half.

No. 3 seed women’s tennis eliminated in semifinals of BIG EAST Tournament

Zoe Comerford, Sports Staff Writer • April 28, 2018

Following a sweep of Villanova in Cayce, South Carolina, Marquette women's tennis fell to No. 2 seed DePaul, 4-2, in the BIG EAST semifinals. The Golden Eagles started out on a high note by winning a doubles point, but could not keep up that momentum for singles.

SPRING UPDATE: Men’s soccer confident heading into final spring tuneup

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor • April 28, 2018

While junior goalkeeper Luis Barraza realizes it's only the end of the spring season, he's already zeroed in on a goal for next season. "(Making the BIG EAST Tournament) is something that we must do. This year is kind of make-or-break," Barraza said. "It's that little thing that I haven't been able to do, or the team hasn't been able to do as long as I've been here. We need to make it no matter how."

PREVIEW: MLAX looks to clinch first BIG EAST regular season title at No.4/4 Denver

Jack Phillips, Sports Staff Writer • April 28, 2018

The men's lacrosse team (6-6, 3-1 BIG EAST) heads to Colorado for their final game of the regular season against No. 4/4 Denver Pioneers (10-2, 4-0 BIG EAST).

PODCAST: Men’s, women’s lax approach day of reckoning

Jack Phillips, Audio Producer • April 27, 2018

With women's lacrosse in a win-or-go-home situation Saturday and men's lacrosse gearing up for the BIG EAST Tournament, host Jack Phillips has Meghan Rock and Brendan Ploen on the pod to break it all down.

Exit Interview: Cassy Goodrich

Nathan DeSutter, Sports Director • April 24, 2018

Exit Interview is a mini-series of discussions with Marquette Athletics seniors, allowing them the chance to reflect on their time at the university and look ahead to what’s next. This week, Nathan DeSutter talks with track and field star Cassy Goodrich about her impending final BIG EAST championship meet and her record-breaking career at Marquette.

Unpredictable weather causes frustration for club sports

Shane Hogan, Sports Staff Writer • April 24, 2018

With a mixture of cold, rain and even snow, many club teams have been forced to cancel games and practices that were scheduled to be played outdoors. High temperatures were in the 30s as recently as last Wednesday and three inches of snow hit the Milwaukee area on top of it. These conditions made playing baseball or softball impossible.

Wojo, staff land critical transfers to bolster Marquette’s defense

John Steppe, Assistant Sports Editor • April 24, 2018

Former Utah State standout Koby McEwen announced his decision to transfer to Marquette Sunday night, just over 48 hours after former Fordham guard Joseph Chartouny committed Friday evening. In one weekend, Marquette went from having two pure guards on its roster to four.

Men’s tennis heads to South Carolina confident following undefeated spring at Helfaer

Zoe Comerford, Sports Staff Writer • April 24, 2018

Men's tennis head coach Steve Rodecap is always wary of a bad day striking at the wrong time. “In this sport, it doesn’t matter how good you are on your best day because everyone’s good on their best day,” Rodecap said. “It’s going to be how well you compete when you don’t feel well out there and you’re not striking the ball well." So far, the team has avoided those bad days in its home at Helfaer Tennis Stadium, ending its spring season with a perfect 11-0 record at its home courts. It's the second time in three years that Marquette has ended its year without a home loss.

Loyola Academy becomes main feeder school in Midwest for women’s lacrosse

Meghan Rock, Sports Staff Writer • April 24, 2018

The women's lacrosse team is a tight-knit group, but five players in particular are even closer than the others by virtue of having played together before they got to Marquette. Mary Dooley, Laine Dolan, Alex Gambacorta, Madison Kane and Erin Dowdle all came to Milwaukee from the same high school: Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

Marquette prepares to defend title in upcoming BIG EAST Championship

Jack Phillips, Audio Content Producer • April 24, 2018

The men's golf team is just one week away from heading to a place where they've experienced plenty of success: Okatie, South Carolina.