As we start Big East play for Marquette men’s soccer (even with one non-conference match left to go), I think it’s important to note exactly how weird this season has been so far. Amongst the highlights:
- Marquette shot themselves in the foot with an own goal 30 minutes into the opener against the #11 team in the country and never recovered
- Scored more goals than in any match for the past two seasons combined against Utah Tech
- Got outshot but beat USF thanks to a second half penalty kick
- Gave up four goals in about 20 minutes of elapsed game time to Wisconsin
- Played a match that featured not one, not two, not three, but four penalty kick goals including the game winner in the 85th minute thanks to a red card against the MU keeper
- Won the second highest scoring Milwaukee Cup in the nearly 50 years of rivalry history mostly because Marquette kept sending corner kicks directly at Alex Mirsberger and the Panthers had no idea what to do about it and also this game had the UWM keeper forgetting he can’t leave the 18 yard box to play the ball with his hands.