Marquette men’s soccer dropped their fourth straight loss on Friday night, falling 1-0 to Villanova. The Golden Eagles are 3-4-0 on the year, a long cry away from their preseason top 25 ranking, and 0-1-0 out of the gate in Big East play.
Let’s just cut to the heart of the matter, and that’s Balthi Saunders’ goal in the 28th minute. Here’s a video clip of it thanks to the Big East grabbing it from FloFC:
Obviously, with the camera zoomed in on the ball and eventually on Saunders, it’s hard to get a full feel for the breakdown that led to what appears to be about a simple 20 yard pass down the sideline from midfield to Saunders, and then a relatively simple dribble into the box and shot past MU keeper Chandler Hallwood.