When senior Anna Haak was not suited up for Marquette in its matchup against Providence Oct. 27, some fans may have wondered how the Golden Eagles would fare without one of their regular starters in the back line.
But there was one player who stepped up in Haak’s absence: freshman defensive specialist Katie Schoessow.
“I knew that I had to come out with a lot of heart,” Schoessow said. “A lot of the times that I thought about that, I just pushed that behind me. I pushed forward and got better as we went along.”
Head coach Ryan Theis did not disclose why Haak was out, but he said his team was used to the lineup change due to playing different formations during practice.