The Marquette Golden Eagles started the season on a high note with a 3-1 win against Valparaiso Saturday afternoon at Valley Fields.
“We had adjustments to make, and we had a few growing pains, but we managed to do enough in larger sections of the game to look like ourselves,” Marquette head coach Louis Bennett said. “I thought we did a good enough job to win.”
Freshman Lukas Sunesson was the star of the game, scoring a brace in his first appearance in a Marquette jersey. His first goal came in the 53rd minute.
“The first one came after Luka (Prpa) did a great job in the middle.