No. 13 Marquette men’s soccer went to Creighton in its first Big East match with the hopes of winning out of Valley Fields for the first time this season.
However, the Bluejays (2-3-2) had other plans and beat the Golden Eagles (6-1, 0-1 Big East) 2-1 Friday night at Morrison Stadium.
Marquette goes back to Milwaukee with its first loss this year.
Creighton seizes control
The Bluejays started the match on the front foot, firing six shots in the opening 16 minutes compared to the Golden Eagles’ one.
In the 20th minute, the pressure paid off and Creighton junior midfielder Landon Sloan put the ball into the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead.