Marquette and DePaul play to scoreless draw

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's soccer team played to a scoreless draw with longtime rival DePaul on Thursday evening at Valley Fields.

Junior goalkeeper Maddy Henry notched seven saves for her second straight clean sheet as the Golden Eagles (3-8-2, 1-2-1 BIG EAST) were outshot 20-13.

After allowing 13 shots from the Blue Demons in the first half, Marquette held DePaul to just three more through the end of regulation.

MU freshman midfielder Alyssa Bombacino had a look near the end of regulation but hit the crossbar in the 86th minute. Redshirt senior Carrie Madden also hit iron in the 106th minute with a shot off the right post.

Marquette is 15-5-2 against DePaul, including a 9-1-1 record in Milwaukee, and had won each of the previous two meetings. The Golden Eagles began the series with seven straight wins, outscoring DePaul 26-0 in that stretch and posted another six wins in a row from 2005-13.

The Golden Eagles resume their BIG EAST Conference slate at Providence on Sunday at noon Central time.

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