Marquette Wire

PODCAST: Men’s and women’s soccer approach end of respective seasons.

Connor Basch, Audio Producer • October 27, 2017

John Steppe and Brendan Ploen join host Connor Basch to talk about how women's soccer will fare in the BIG EAST Tournament and what men's soccer needs to do to stay in position for its own tournament appearance.

Three takeaways from men’s basketball’s open practice

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor • October 27, 2017

Wednesday afternoon, the Marquette men's basketball team hosted an open practice for students at the Al McGuire Center. While the end of practice consisted of half-court shot attempts, pizza and student...

Marquette outlasts Pirates, earns BIG EAST home match

John Steppe, Assistant Sports Editor • October 27, 2017

Marquette will host a BIG EAST Tournament match for the first time since 2014 following its 2-0 road shutout over Seton Hall. Redshirt junior Carrie Madden continued her stellar month, notching her...

Prpa assists on all four goals as men’s soccer hangs on to beat Creighton

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor • October 26, 2017

A once-unthinkable goal — a BIG EAST tournament appearance — is now within arm's length after Luka Prpa tied the school record with four assists in Marquette's 4-3 victory over Creighton Wednesday...

Men’s soccer prepares for a high-stakes match with Creighton

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor • October 25, 2017

Marquette will host Creighton tomorrow night at Valley Fields with massive implications as both teams attempt to secure a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament in two weeks. If the season ended today, Marquette...

Freshmen bring much needed athleticism to defensive end

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor • October 24, 2017

Head coach Steve Wojciechowski has established a tradition of thrusting freshmen into big roles, starting with former forward Sandy Cohen thee seasons ago. In the last two seasons, a freshman had the...

Fix and roll: Screen defense at the top of men’s basketball’s priority list

Andrew Goldstein, Sports Content Executive • October 24, 2017

The BIG EAST’s most potent offensive team from last season didn’t do a single offensive drill in the first week of practice this year. Twenty hours, the maximum allowable practice time per week, came and went without Marquette’s vaunted three-point shooters touching a basketball. Some of the best players in the program’s recent history – Markus Howard, Sam Hauser and Andrew Rowsey, for instance – spent those hours re-learning basic on-ball guarding footwork.

Golden THREEagles: Sharpshooting trio look to round out its skill sets

John Steppe, Assistant Sports Editor • October 24, 2017

In 2016-'17, Marquette lived and died by the 3-pointer. However, that won't be enough for the Golden Eagles this season as they look for their second consecutive March Madness berth.

BIG EAST PREVIEW: Villanova still on top, but challengers appear

Wire Sports Staff • October 24, 2017

Marquette made a name for itself with its 3-point shooting last year in its return to March Madness. Three key players to the team’s success will be back for the 2017-’18: sophomores Markus Howard, Sam Hauser and redshirt senior Andrew Rowsey. Howard was the most efficient 3-point shooter in the country last year while Hauser and Rowsey hovered around 45 percent from long distance.

Tattoos carry special significance for basketball players

Brian Boyle, Wire Sports Reporter • October 24, 2017

Officially listed at 5-foot-11, Andrew Rowsey is one of the shortest players on this year’s men's basketball roster. At the other end of the spectrum is freshman Ike Eke; he's a 6-foot-9 with a massive wingspan. The one physical trait that ties both players together? Tattoos.

Anim expects to see increased role this season

Chris Reisner, Sports Staff Writer • October 24, 2017

Men's basketball benefited from its added depth last season, often employing a nine-man rotation. That was a positive development for most people, but not for 6-foot-5 wing Sacar Anim, who likely would not have received any playing time. Instead of wasting a year of eligibility, Anim redshirted, After sitting out last season, he is thrilled to get back on the big stage.“It’s definitely going to be a special night when I get to go out there and play again," Anim said.

Assistant coach Johnson welcomes hectic schedule

John Hand, Sports Staff Writer • October 24, 2017

During a recent recruiting trip in late September, assistant coach Stan Johnson found himself eating breakfast in Michigan, lunch in South Carolina and dinner in Florida. No matter how tired he is, or how much he misses Milwaukee, Johnson has to be focused at each stop.