There were only two points separating Marquette men’s soccer (6-5-3, 2-2-1 Big East) and Xavier (4-5-5, 1-2-2 Big East) in the Big East midwest division table coming into Saturday.
This late in the season where every match and every point could be the decider of a team’s position for playoffs, the Golden Eagles could not afford a loss if they wanted to keep their second place position.
Even with a man down early in the first, Marquette’s resiliency along with Xavier’s inability to convert on shots earned them a 0-0 draw.