Marquette Wire

PREVIEW: Men’s lax duels Ohio State in Midwest Lacrosse Classic

Jack Phillips, Sports Staff Writer • March 2, 2018

The No. 18/19 Marquette men's lacrosse team (2-0) returns to action in Pontiac, Michigan for the second straight weekend Friday afternoon for a battle against last year's national runner-up, No. 4/6 Ohio...

Marquette home games a long-standing tradition for Marc Whitney

March 1, 2018

Adjunct professor Marc Whitney has been coming to home games with his best friend Brian Curtin for 35 years. It has become a tradition passed between friends and generations.

Late run not enough for women’s lacrosse against No. 17 Notre Dame

Andrew Goldstein, Sports Content Executive • March 1, 2018

Marquette (3-3) entered its matchup Wednesday against No. 17 Notre Dame 0-26 in program history against ranked opponents. By the end of a 15-10 loss, that record was extended to 0-27. Notre Dame (4-2)...

Track and field high jumper Armstrong qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championships

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor • February 28, 2018

Sophomore track and field high jumper Daniel Armstrong qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas, March 9-10. Armstrong, the two-time indoor BIG EAST high jump champion,...

Sacar Anim builds confidence in offensive ability

John Hand, Sports Reporter • February 27, 2018

Following Marquette’s 100-90 loss to No. 3 Villanova in early January, the talk after the game focused on Markus Howard, who dropped 37 points. But away from the spotlight, redshirt sophomore Sacar Anim, collected 14 points, three rebounds and two assists on the road against arguably the best college basketball team in the country. That performance gave him confidence in his ability to attack the rim — something he hadn't felt yet this season.

Wojo, Marquette reluctant to embrace zone defense

John Steppe, Assistant Sports Editor • February 27, 2018

Despite recent defensive success against Creighton and St. John’s, the zone won’t necessarily be a staple of Marquette’s defense moving forward.

Two Marquette coaches connected through local adoption

Zoe Comerford, Sports Staff Writer • February 27, 2018

Noah Rodecap is like any other 6-year-old. He loves basketball, tennis, playing with his friends and he idolizes his dad. The only difference is that he's part of an adopted family. “You would never know he’s adopted,” said Steve Rodecap, Marquette's men's tennis coach and Noah's father. “He always jokes he thinks he looks like me," Rodecap said. "He acts a lot like me. He’s fit in extremely well.” Rodecap is not the only Marquette coach to adopt a son from Milwaukee. Men's golf head coach Steve Bailey and his wife Bethany went through the same adoption process with his 3-year-old son Christian in July 2016.

Track and field earns runner-up finishes at BIG EAST Championships

Chris Reisner, Assistant Sports Producer • February 27, 2018

The men’s and women’s track and field teams finished as the conference runner-up over the weekend at the BIG EAST Championships in Ocean Point, New York, and now must reckon with falling short by extremely close margins.

Men’s lacrosse’s Hershman returns to roots with Puerto Rico national team

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor • February 27, 2018

Men's lacrosse sophomore faceoff specialist Jared Hershman will be looking to make his mark with Team Puerto Rico in the upcoming FIL World Championships in Israel.

Women’s basketball improves defense through better communication

Andrew Goldstein, Sports Content Executive • February 27, 2018

During the first eight minutes and 33 seconds of Marquette’s 81-54 victory over Seton Hall last Friday night, the Pirates missed 11 of 12 shots. Such achievements have been a rarity for most of head coach Carolyn Kieger's three-plus years at Marquette, but are starting to become more common. Marquette has held seven of its last eight opponents under 70 points. Last year, the Golden Eagles did that only seven times in 18 conference games.

Marquette downs Georgetown in overtime, keeps tourney hopes alive

Clara Janzen, Sports Staff Writer • February 26, 2018

Marquette (17-12, 8-9 BIG EAST) handed Georgetown (15-13, 5-12 BIG EAST) another defeat in the teams' second meeting of the season, winning 90-86 in a close overtime. Andrew Rowsey took over in the extra...

FLOOR SLAPS: Perimeter shooting helps Marquette overcome early deficit

John Steppe, Assistant Sports Editor • February 26, 2018

For a while, a win Monday night seemed to be a distant reality for Marquette. The Golden Eagles had a 12-point deficit late in the first half and at one point went almost nine minutes with only one field...