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2018 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES MARQUETTEMATCH 10: VS. GEORGETOWN (SEPT. 29) SOCCER 2018 MATCH NOTES BIG EAST Regular Season Champs: 2011, 2013 | BIG EAST Tournament Champs: 2013 | NCAA Appearances: 1997, 2012, 2013 2018 MU FIXTURES THE MATCHUP Date Opponent Location Time/Result MARQUETTE GEORGETOWN AUGUST 3-6-0, 1-1-0 BIG EAST 5-3-1, 1-1-0 BIG EAST Sun. 26 Valparaiso Valley Fields W, 3-1 Thu. 30 Central Arkansas Valley Fields W, 4-0 SEPTEMBER VS Tue. 4 at Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. L, 1-3 Fri. 7 Penn Valley Fields L, 0-1 (OT) MATCH INFO: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 • 7:05 PM CT • Valley Fields • Milwaukee • GoMarquette.com/Watch Mon. 10 at rv Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 0-3 Sat. 15 #13 Villanova* Valley Fields W, 3-0 TEAM-BY-TEAM COMPARISON Wed. 19 Milwaukee Valley Fields L, 1-2 3-6-0 W-L-D 5-3-1 Sat. 22 at Seton Hall* South Orange, NJ L, 0-2 1.33 GOALS/GM 1.56 Wed. 26 Wisconsin Valley Fields L, 0-1 11. 3 SHOTS/GM 18.9 Sat. 29 rv Georgetown* Valley Fields 7:05 pm 1.44 GAA 1.06 OCTOBER .750 SAVE % .756 Sat. 6 at Providence* Providence, RI 3:30 pm 13.5 FOULS/GM 13.0 Sat. 13 St. John’s* Valley Fields 7:05 pm Sat. 20 #22 Xavier* Valley Fields 7:05 pm MATCH NOTES Wed. 24 at #9 Creighton* Omaha, Neb. 7:00 pm SETTING THE SCENE Sun. 28 at Butler* Indianapolis, Ind. 12:00 pm It’s BIG EAST Conference play the rest of the way, which means every game will hold a significant Wed. 31 DePaul* SENIOR NIGHT Valley Fields 7:05 pm importance as it relates to Marquette vying for its first league tournament berth since 2014. NOVEMBER BIG EAST Championship The Golden Eagles are not only looking for their second league win in three tries, but also trying to Sat. 3 Quarterfinals at Higher Seed TBA snap their second three-match skid of the season after a narrow 1-0 setback to Wisconsin at home Wed. 7 Semifinals at Higher Seed TBA on Wednesday. Georgetown, the preseason BIG EAST favorite, will present a difficult challenge as it Sun. 11 Final at Higher Seed 1 pm enters with an identical 1-1 league mark. NCAA Championship Thu. 15 First Round TBA TBA The Hoyas lead the league with 14 goals scored this season and are among the nation’s leaders in Sun. 18 Second Round TBA TBA shots per game (18.9) and corner kicks (59). Entering Saturday, they are unbeaten in their last 10 matches against MU. That includes two draws and six wins one-goal victories. The last time both Sat. 24 Third Round TBA TBA met in Milwaukee was in 2016 when a Luka Prpa penalty in the 67th minute salvaged a point for MU. DECEMBER Sat. 1 Quarterfinals TBA TBA Following Saturday’s clash, the Golden Eagles take on Providence on Oct. 6 before returning home to Fri. 7 Semifinals Santa Barbara, Calif. TBA Valley Fields to host BIG EAST foes St. John’s (Oct. 13) and Xavier (Oct. 20). Sun. 9 Final Santa Barbara, Calif. TBA *BIG EAST Conference match; Bold indicates home match Dates/times subject to change; All times Central (CT) WHERE TO WATCH/FOLLOW THE ACTION STREAM: GoMarquette.com/Watch 2018 QUICK FACTS LIVE STATS: GoMarquette.com/sidearmstats/msoc/ Location ............................................Milwaukee, Wisconsin TICKETS: GoMarquette.com/tickets or 414-288-GOMU (Next home match: St. John’s - Oct. 13) Nickname ..........................................................Golden Eagles VP/Director of Athletics ..........................................Bill Scholl Home Field ...........................................................Valley Fields OPPONENT FORM All-time record .............................. 403-398-94 / 55th season GEORGETOWN NCAA Appearances ................................3 (1997, 2012, 2013) The Hoyas are winners of two of their last three, including a pair of one-goal victories over No. 9 Duke Head Coach .......................................................Louis Bennett and DePaul in overtime. The Duke win was the second of three top-10 opponents for Georgetown Record at Marquette ................... 79-114-33 / 13th season this season. They played No. 10 Stanford to a 1-1 draw earlier this year and fell to No. 6 Louisville, Overall Record ........................... 214-179-50 / 23rd season 2-1, at home on Tuesday. Assistants: .......Sean Hughes, Bryan Ciesiulka Graham Shaw Starters R/L ........................................................................9/2 Derek Dodson scored his BIG EAST-leading fifth goal in the loss to Louisville. Achara ranks second Letterwinners R/L .............................................................15/8 with nine points on four goals and an assist. In net, freshman Giannis Nikopolidis has started eight- Newcomers .........................................................................13 of-nine for the Hoyas and sports a 1.07 GAA with a .763 save percentage. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS: 770 N. 12th Street | Al McGuire Center | Milwaukee, Wis. | 53233 | GoMarquette.com @marquettesoccer /marquettesoccer @marquettesoccer @marquettesoccer /marquettesoccer @marquettesoccer MEN’S SOCCER CONTACT: Luke Pattarozzi | [email protected] | O: 414.299.6980 @marquettesoccer /marquettesoccer @marquettesoccer 2018 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES MATCH 10: VS. GEORGETOWN (SEPT. 29) #MARQUETTESOCCER PROJECTED STARTING XI BIG EAST STANDINGS (4-3-3): Cedrik Stern, Patrick Seagrist, Oliver Posarelli, Leo Villa, Steffen Böhm, Zak Wegner, Alan *as of Sept. 28 Salmeron, Luka Prpa, Connor Alba, Tode Atlija, Lukas Sunesson BIG EAST OVERALL * Based on previous game TEAM W-L-T PCT. PTS W-L-T GF GA 9 Creighton 2-0-0 1.000 6 6-1-1 12 3 22 Xavier 1-0-1 .750 4 3-1-4 14 8 WHAT TO WATCH FOR St. John’s 1-0-1 .750 4 5-3-1 11 8 ALL-TIME SERIES: Saturday marks the 16th meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and Hoyas, Seton Hall 1-1-0 .500 3 4-2-1 9 7 who lead the series 12-1-2 dating back to their first-ever meeting in 2005. Georgetown is unbeaten in rv Georgetown 1-1-0 .500 3 5-3-1 14 10 the previous 10 meetings, which includes six one-goal wins and two draws. One of those draws came in the previous match at Valley Fields back in 2016. Luka Prpa’s successful penalty in the 67th minute Providence 1-1-0 .500 3 4-4-1 10 14 erased the one-goal deficit and salvaged a point in a 1-1 draw. DePaul 1-1-0 .500 3 4-5-0 10 10 Marquette 1-1-0 .500 3 3-6-0 12 13 Last season, Ethan Lochner gave the home side a lead in the 8th minute before Diego Nunez tied the Villanova 0-2-0 .000 0 5-3-1 11 12 game in the 10th minute. Declan McCabe gave the Hoyas a 2-1 lead in the 16th minute, which held up as Butler 0-2-0 .000 0 2-5-1 12 16 the game-winner. Connor Alba nearly tied it in the 78th, but the Hoyas were able to save it off the line. SEARCHING FOR OFFENSE: The Golden Eagles have averaged over three goals per victory this season and outscored opponents 10-1, but have just one goal or less in each of their six losses, including three by shutout, and have been outscored, 11-2. Georgetown’s traditional stout defense will pose a challenge on Saturday for Marquette, which will try to score multiple goals against the Hoyas for the first time since 2011. OPPORTUNITY LIES AHEAD: Beginning Saturday, the Golden Eagles play their final seven regular season games against BIG EAST competition. Of their remaining league games, four are at home and three are against teams either ranked or receiving votes: Creighton (No. 9), Xavier (No. 22) and Georgetown (RV). It presents an opportunity to not only move up the BIG EAST standings, but bolster MEDIA INFORMATION the team’s RPI as it tries to build a case for its first NCAA tournament berth since 2013. Men’s Soccer Contact: ......................Luke Pattarozzi MARQUETTE PAYS TRIBUTE TO STEVE ADLARD: Marquette’s winningest coach in program history, Email: [email protected] Steve Adlard, passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, Sept. 18, succumbing to his long battle with cancer. Work Phone: ............................................414-288-6980 He guided the Golden Eagles to 140 victories in 14 seasons (1992-2005) and a pair of Conference USA Cell Phone: ..............................................608-225-9802 regular season titles, including the 1997 team that earned the first NCAA tournament berth in program Website: .........................................GoMarquette.com history. He was named the Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year in 1993. Photography: .........................MarquetteImages.com MU Twitter: ........................................... @muathletics MSOC Twitter: ............................ @MarquetteSoccer Steve was instrumental in making Valley Fields what it is today and was instrumental in establishing the MSOC Instagram: ....................... @MarquetteSoccer Marquette women’s soccer program. He even recruited the first class to take the field in 1993. Steve MSOC Facebook: ........................../MarquetteSoccer was more than just a coach on the field. He was a mentor to many individuals and a gifted teacher of this beautiful game. He will be missed. May he rest in peace. Please contact Luke Pattarozzi to arrange an interview with team personnel. Head coach Louis Bennett will have time set aside each week for Marquette will honor Coach Adlard by wearing a black armband for the remainder of the season. media obligations and time can be alotted on a case-by-case basis before training sessions. Team MARQUETTE UNITED: Head coach Louis Bennett and his staff continue to attract talent from all over personnel will also be available on match days the world as evidenced by the host of international representation on the roster. This year’s roster following a 10-minute cooling off period after the features players from England, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden, as well as eight different states.