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Marquette eliminated from postseason contention in 2-1 loss to No. 25 Xavier

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Marquette women’s soccer fell 2-1 to No. 25 Xavier Sunday at Valley Fields on senior day. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Marquette women’s soccer needed three points to keep its postseason hopes alive, searching for its first appearance in the Big East Tournament since 2017.

But the Golden Eagles (5-11-3, 2-6-1 Big East) will have to try again next year as they fell to the No. 25 Xavier Musketeers (14-2-2, 7-1-1 Big East) 2-1 and were eliminated from contention for the seventh-straight season Sunday afternoon at Valley Fields.

“Overall, whenever you’re playing against a team recognized in the top 25 and you have them on the ropes a little bit, I felt like there were a few moments where we could have delivered a knockout blow and we didn’t,” Marquette head coach Chris Allen said.