Marquette Travels to Ohio State

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's lacrosse team travels to Columbus, Ohio to take on the Buckeyes on Friday, March 1. Opening draw is set for Noon Central time.

Following Friday's matchup, the Golden Eagles head to High Point for an 11 a.m. CT matchup on Sunday, March 3.

GAME DETAILS
Marquette Golden Eagles (3-2) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-1)
Friday, March 1 at 12 p.m. CT
Woody Hayes Athletic Center (Columbus, Ohio)

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MARQUETTE (3-2): Marquette most recently secured a come-from-behind win at Kennesaw State, 19-15, after rattling off 10 of the final 11 goals of the game. Four Golden Eagles tacked on hat tricks as senior Grace Gabriel tallied six goals, graduate student Charlotte McGuire and senior Lindsey Willcocks added in four and senior Cate Soccodato netted three.

OHIO STATE (3-1): The Buckeyes suffered their first loss of the season to No. 20 Notre Dame on Friday, 19-10. Baley Parrott scored five goals to lead Ohio State, followed up by Liza Hernandez's two goals and five assists. It's Parrott's fourth multi-point and multiple goal game of the season, while Friday's contest will mark the squad's fourth consecutive home game.

SERIES HISTORY
Friday's game marks the first-ever meeting between Marquette and Ohio State. The Golden Eagles are 1-7 against Big Ten opponents (Northwestern, 0-5; Michigan, 1-2).

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.