WLAX faces Kennesaw State Saturday in Georgia

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's lacrosse team faces off against Kennesaw State Saturday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m. Central time at Fifth Third Bank Stadium to begin a monthlong seven-game road swing.

Following Saturday's matchup, the Golden Eagles will travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on the Buckeyes on Friday, March 1. Opening draw is set for Noon CT.

GAME DETAILS
Marquette Golden Eagles (2-2) vs. Kennesaw State Owls (0-2)
Saturday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m. CT
Fifth Third Bank Stadium (Kennesaw, Georgia)

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MARQUETTE (2-2): Marquette is coming off of a 22-9 victory against Detroit Mercy on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles were led by junior Megan Menzuber with a career-high five goals, while senior Grace Gabriel and graduate student Charlotte McGuire added in four tallies each.
It is the third time in program history that Marquette has started 2-2, including last season, which the Golden Eagles would finish out at 10-8.

KENNESAW STATE (0-2): The Owls are welcoming Marquette for their home opener after a 20-11 loss at Vanderbilt last Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Siena Gore recorded five goals for back-to-back hat tricks to open the 2019 season, while junior goalkeeper Alex Bunn made 10 saves.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the third meeting between the Golden Eagles and the Owls in a series that dates back to the 2017 season. Marquette has taken each of the two previous matchups, the first in a 20-7 victory, and the second in a 15-10 win on Feb. 18, 2018.

GABRIEL GETS RECOGNITION
Marquette senior midfielder Grace Gabriel was tabbed the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Last season, Gabriel became Marquette's all-time leader in goals, shots and draw controls.
She set program records with 56 goals and 107 draw controls as a junior and earned BIG EAST Co-Midfielder of the Year. The Lancaster, New York native was also picked as a unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection in 2017 and 2018, alongside an IWLCA Second Team All- American selection.

SOCCODATO HITS 100
Senior attack Cate Soccodato tallied six assists for six points on Friday, Feb. 15 against Cincinnati to propel her past the 100 career point mark. She's the eighth all-time Marquette women's lacrosse player to reach the feat. Current roster members Grace Gabriel (3rd; 143) and Charlotte McGuire (9th; 83) also rank top-10 in career points at Marquette.

CONTROLLING THE CIRCLE
Grace Gabriel set a single-game program record against Cincinnati with 17 draw controls, outdoing the entire Bearcats team total (16).

THIRD-EVER 2-2 START
The 2-2 start to the 2019 season is the third four-game even-record to begin the year for Marquette. Last year, the Golden Eagles went 2-2 before going on to a 10-8 overall record.

HITTING THE ROAD
Marquette's schedule also includes a month-long road swing spanning from Feb. 23 to March 21. The team will take on Kennesaw State and then opens March at Ohio State and High Point. The Golden Eagles then play Stetson, Canisius and Niagara during Marquette's spring break (March 10-17) before wrapping up the road swing in the Midwest at Central Michigan. Marquette also had a seven-game away stretch in 2017, where the team went 3-4.