Marquette University Athletics
Marquette Looking For An Upset Sunday
9/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 21, 2008
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MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette men's soccer team will look to upset unbeaten St. John's, ranked No. 5 in the nation according to the latest NSCAA/adidas poll, when the two teams kick off at Valley Fields at 12:05 p.m. Sunday.
Series History
St. John's garnered a 1-0 victory in the teams' only previous meeting which took place in the 2005 season, Marquette's first year as a member of the BIG EAST Conference. The loss at 10th-ranked St. John's snapped a four-game unbeaten streak by the Golden Eagles after they dropped their opening match of the season, 1-0, at Ohio State.
Last Time Out
Marquette dropped a 1-0 decision to Syracuse in its return to Valley Fields following a 4-1 loss at Notre Dame on Sept. 11 to open the BIG EAST portion of the Golden Eagles' schedule. Syracuse, which remains unbeaten to begin the 2008 season, scored in the 76th minute off a goal from Spencer Schomaker. Marquette out-shot the Orange, 9-7, and the Golden Eagles' three shots on goal was one more than their opponent. The match also marked the return of MU defender Scott Miller, who was sidelined for the team's first four contests due to injury, although Miller played limited minutes.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂScouting The Red Storm
St.John's enters Sunday's match ranked No. 5 in the nation, according to the latest NSCAA/adidas poll. St. John's played to a scoreless draw at third-ranked Notre Dame on Friday and boasts an overall record of 5-0-2 coming into "The Valley." Goalkeeper Neal Kitson has gone nearly 620:00 straight minutes without allowing a goal. Collectively, St. John's only allowed a combined five shots on goal in its victories over Boston University (W, 1-0) and No. 22 Virginia Tech (W, 3-0) last week. Head coach Dave Masur has accumulated an overall mark of 257-78-52 in his 18 seasons at St. John's. Junior defender Joel Gustafsson was an All-BIG EAST selection last season.
