Marquette Wire

Eagles break even in tourney

September 2, 2003

After opening the season with a first-round victory over Denver during the Parents Weekend Invitational at Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colo., the men's soccer team couldn't handle the Falcons' high-flying attack, losing the tournament finale, 7-0,...

Women’s Soccer!

[email protected] • September 2, 2003

Junior goalie Katie Bissen, who shut out Vanderbilt Friday, had two saves in the game prior to the game-winning shot by Dayton forward Shannon Kuhl in the 84th minute. The penalty kick was created when a cross hit Golden Eagle defender Sarah Uyenishi in...

No go for Novak

[email protected] • August 28, 2003

Last July, while his teammates were in Milwaukee readying themselves for the next semester or even the NBA draft, sophomore forward Steve Novak was competing with the nation's best college basketball players in the hopes of making the USA Pan-American...

Men’s Soccer Preview

Dave Rossetti • August 28, 2003

"For me, it's not motivation — it's just frustration," Adlard said. "I don't dwell on it because we did enough to win the game. We missed our chances."
The 2003 team certainly has the potential to make a deeper run into the postseason. Senior...

Cross Country Preview

[email protected] • August 28, 2003

However, after winning the Conference USA championship and qualifying for NCAA nationals the past three years in row, Marquette's women's cross country team finds itself on the verge of that sporting promised land.
"We've had a tremendous run the past...

Squad loses star to pros, ready for tough schedule

[email protected] • August 28, 2003

This year, the Golden Eagles are selected to finish third of 14 teams in Conference USA in the preseason polls.
Marquette ended its 2002 season with a 3-2 loss to in-state rival Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA women's soccer tournament. Since...

Sophomores play on NACEL tour

[email protected] • August 28, 2003

For the last three years, basketball coach Bill Van Gundy has worked with Marquette basketball players through Nacel International, an organization that works with international student exchange programs in over 50 countries.
Two years ago he coached...

Prep star Amoroso commits to Eagles

Ryan Nilsson • August 25, 2003

That's why many people were surprised when Amoroso orally committed to play for Marquette's men's basketball team Saturday, Aug. 16.
"(I'd) been pondering it for a week or so," Amoroso said. "I sat down with my family (Friday) night and talked about it....

Eagles take game to NBA

Sarah Sherman • August 25, 2003

"The three years at Marquette have been unbelievable," Wade said. "The fan support has been unbelievable. I'm saying this with courage and confidence — everything that I can think of — and I know I have the backing of all my teammates, my...

No. 3 all-time scorer moves to front office

Dave Rossetti • August 25, 2003

The sweet-shooting former guard said he made the decision to get back into basketball after recent discussions with Crean, who coached Wardle during the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons.
"It's a great opportunity," Wardle said. "Coach Crean presented me with...

Merritt recovers from surgery

Kim Kaiser • August 25, 2003

The surgery was more of a precaution than the result of injury, Condon said. Condon went on to say that the surgery was necessary to avoid future injuries.
"The procedure was not a result of a re-occurrence from a previous injury," head coach Tom Crean...

Squad learns summer lessons

Jenna Merten • August 25, 2003

Junior Nathan Colson was the most successful. Colson finished third in the Wisconsin state amateur tournament, won the state Bestball tournament with junior Jason Gaare, and qualified as the sixth seed for the U.S. Amateur Public Links — one of the...