At Marquette women’s soccer’s (3-5-2) non-conference finale against St. Thomas (4-4-1), the Tommie faithful’s purple shirts decorated the East side of Valley Fields: a place Marquette have only lost once at this season.
Head coach Chris Allen has ceremonial words that say “Protect Valley” — that are also on a sign in their locker room — must’ve been heavy on the Golden Eagles’ minds.
They went on to shut out the Tommies 5-0, who was averaging two goals and 14.6 shots per game coming into Thursday. Marquette scored four times in the second half.
“We have been desperate for a second half performance like this all season,” Allen said.