Marquette adds seven to M Club Hall of Fame
9/14/2021 10:56:00 AM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, M Club
Class will be honored during conference play of basketball season
M Club Hall of Fame
MILWAUKEE – Marquette University has announced its seven newest inductees into the M Club Hall of Fame, including men's basketball player Dominic James, men's soccer players Charlie Lyon and Axel Sjöberg, women's soccer player Ally Miller, women's lacrosse player Elizabeth Goslee, men's lacrosse player Liam Byrnes and former men's basketball coach Tom Crean.
The six student-athletes all competed as members of the BIG EAST Conference and Crean oversaw the men's basketball program's rise from Conference USA to the NCAA Final Four and BIG EAST.
The date and time of the induction ceremony will be announced later this fall, with the intent of honoring the class during a home men's basketball conference game.
James (2005-09) compiled one of the best freshman seasons in MU men's basketball history, earning BIG EAST Rookie of the Year honors in 2005-06 and displaying a dynamic athleticism that quickly endeared him to Marquette fans. James played alongside fellow M Club Hall of Fame members Steven Novak and Jerel McNeal during that first year of BIG EAST play and was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection and Associated Press All-American as a sophomore. He still ranks among MU's all-time leaders in points, assists, steals and wins.
Miller (2009-13) arrived on campus in the fall of 2009 and was part of one of the best four-year runs for any team on campus. The women's soccer program went 37-3-3 in BIG EAST action during her tenure, won four BIG EAST American Division titles and captured the squad's first BIG EAST tournament crown in 2012. During her senior campaign in 2012, Miller became only the third player in program history to earn NSCAA All-America Second Team honors, while also earning recognition as a CoSIDA Capital One First Team Academic All-American. She remains the only women's soccer player to achieve both honors.
Lyon (2010-14) and Sjöberg (2011-14) were contemporaries of Miller and led the men's soccer team to previously unachieved heights. In 2012, the Golden Eagles made their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1997 while winning a program-record 16 matches. They followed that up in 2013 with another NCAA appearance and the program's first BIG EAST tournament title, while Lyon was named to the all-tournament team and Sjoberg earned most outstanding defensive player honors.
The towering 6-foot-7 Swede, Sjöberg was a two-time first team all-conference selection and the first MU player selected in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft. Lyon, also an MLS draftee, remains Marquette's all-time leader in shutouts and goals against average and was Marquette's McCahill Award winner in 2015. Both players also excelled in the classroom, claiming numerous academic all-conference and all-district accolades. Lyon was also a two-time CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.
Byrnes (2012-16) and Goslee (2013-16) were both stalwarts of the first four seasons of varsity lacrosse at Marquette.
Byrnes pushed the men's lacrosse program to national prominence in his redshirt senior season as the Golden Eagles won the BIG EAST Championship over No. 1 Denver in 2016 and earned the No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament with a first round home game at Valley Fields. Byrnes was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year that season on his way to USILA Second Team All-America honors and is the only player in program history with over 200 ground balls and 100 caused turnovers. He has become one of the best men's lacrosse players in the world, earning MLL Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and is a finalist for similar honors in the PLL this season.
Goslee was a three-time All-BIG EAST selection during her career on the women's lacrosse team and was selected to the U.S. Women's National Team on defense in 2014-15. The three-time team captain returned following her playing tenure and served as an assistant coach for three seasons from 2017-19.
Crean (1999-2008) arrived at Marquette in the summer of 1999 and set to work rebuilding a proud men's basketball tradition. During nine seasons, Crean compiled an overall record of 190-96, led MU to the 2003 NCAA Final Four – its first since 1977 – and four other NCAA tournament appearances. Crean earned Conference USA Coach of the Year in both 2001-02 and 2002-03 before leading Marquette's successful integration into a loaded BIG EAST in 2005-06. Also inducted to the M Club Hall of Fame as part of the 2003 Final Four Team, Crean recruited and coached All-Americans Dwyane Wade, Travis Diener, Dominic James, Jerel McNeal and Lazar Hayward.
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MILWAUKEE – Marquette University has announced its seven newest inductees into the M Club Hall of Fame, including men's basketball player Dominic James, men's soccer players Charlie Lyon and Axel Sjöberg, women's soccer player Ally Miller, women's lacrosse player Elizabeth Goslee, men's lacrosse player Liam Byrnes and former men's basketball coach Tom Crean.
The six student-athletes all competed as members of the BIG EAST Conference and Crean oversaw the men's basketball program's rise from Conference USA to the NCAA Final Four and BIG EAST.
The date and time of the induction ceremony will be announced later this fall, with the intent of honoring the class during a home men's basketball conference game.
James (2005-09) compiled one of the best freshman seasons in MU men's basketball history, earning BIG EAST Rookie of the Year honors in 2005-06 and displaying a dynamic athleticism that quickly endeared him to Marquette fans. James played alongside fellow M Club Hall of Fame members Steven Novak and Jerel McNeal during that first year of BIG EAST play and was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection and Associated Press All-American as a sophomore. He still ranks among MU's all-time leaders in points, assists, steals and wins.
Miller (2009-13) arrived on campus in the fall of 2009 and was part of one of the best four-year runs for any team on campus. The women's soccer program went 37-3-3 in BIG EAST action during her tenure, won four BIG EAST American Division titles and captured the squad's first BIG EAST tournament crown in 2012. During her senior campaign in 2012, Miller became only the third player in program history to earn NSCAA All-America Second Team honors, while also earning recognition as a CoSIDA Capital One First Team Academic All-American. She remains the only women's soccer player to achieve both honors.
Lyon (2010-14) and Sjöberg (2011-14) were contemporaries of Miller and led the men's soccer team to previously unachieved heights. In 2012, the Golden Eagles made their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1997 while winning a program-record 16 matches. They followed that up in 2013 with another NCAA appearance and the program's first BIG EAST tournament title, while Lyon was named to the all-tournament team and Sjoberg earned most outstanding defensive player honors.
The towering 6-foot-7 Swede, Sjöberg was a two-time first team all-conference selection and the first MU player selected in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft. Lyon, also an MLS draftee, remains Marquette's all-time leader in shutouts and goals against average and was Marquette's McCahill Award winner in 2015. Both players also excelled in the classroom, claiming numerous academic all-conference and all-district accolades. Lyon was also a two-time CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.
Byrnes (2012-16) and Goslee (2013-16) were both stalwarts of the first four seasons of varsity lacrosse at Marquette.
Byrnes pushed the men's lacrosse program to national prominence in his redshirt senior season as the Golden Eagles won the BIG EAST Championship over No. 1 Denver in 2016 and earned the No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament with a first round home game at Valley Fields. Byrnes was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year that season on his way to USILA Second Team All-America honors and is the only player in program history with over 200 ground balls and 100 caused turnovers. He has become one of the best men's lacrosse players in the world, earning MLL Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and is a finalist for similar honors in the PLL this season.
Goslee was a three-time All-BIG EAST selection during her career on the women's lacrosse team and was selected to the U.S. Women's National Team on defense in 2014-15. The three-time team captain returned following her playing tenure and served as an assistant coach for three seasons from 2017-19.
Crean (1999-2008) arrived at Marquette in the summer of 1999 and set to work rebuilding a proud men's basketball tradition. During nine seasons, Crean compiled an overall record of 190-96, led MU to the 2003 NCAA Final Four – its first since 1977 – and four other NCAA tournament appearances. Crean earned Conference USA Coach of the Year in both 2001-02 and 2002-03 before leading Marquette's successful integration into a loaded BIG EAST in 2005-06. Also inducted to the M Club Hall of Fame as part of the 2003 Final Four Team, Crean recruited and coached All-Americans Dwyane Wade, Travis Diener, Dominic James, Jerel McNeal and Lazar Hayward.
THE BYRNES FILE:
- MU record during tenure: 32-30 (11-5 BIG EAST)
- Member of first four varsity lacrosse teams
- USILA Second Team All-American (2016)
- BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year (2016)
- Played close defense and LSM at various points of career
- All-BIG EAST First Team (2015, 2016)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (2014)
- BIG EAST tournament most outstanding player (2016)
- BIG EAST All-Academic (2015-16)
- 2016 USILA Scholar All-American
- Inside Lacrosse Midseason Second Team All-American, Preseason Third Team All-American (2016)
- NCAA National Defensive Player of the Week (April 20, 2016)
- 2015 and 2016 Team Captain
- BIG EAST Tournament Champion (2016)
- Part of Marquette's first NCAA tournament team in 2016
- One of under 15 players in NCAA Division I to have at least 200/100 (as of fall 2018) – caused turnovers as a stat was first counted in 2010
- Led MU in ground balls twice and caused turnovers all four years
- Holds MU single game record for caused turnovers
- Drafted No. 21 in the MLL Draft by the Florida Launch
- 2019 Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year
- Currently plays for Waterdogs LC in the PLL
- MU single-season ranks (as of June 2021 (not exhaustive))
- No. 2 in ground balls per game (4.62 in 2013)
- Top three seasons in caused turnovers (2016, 2015, 2014)
- No. 1 in caused turnovers per game (2.06 in 2016)
- MU career ranks (as of June 2021)
- No. 1 in ground balls (218)
- No. 4 in ground balls per game (3.57)
- No. 1 caused turnovers (102)
- No. 1 in caused turnovers per game (1.67)
- T-No. 4 games played (61)
THE CREAN FILE:
- MU record during his tenure (nine seasons): 190-96 (.664)
- Fourth all-time in winning percentage at Marquette among those to have coached more than 10 games
- 2003 NCAA Final Four (third Final Four appearance in program history)
- 2003 Conference USA regular season champion
- Head coach of M Club Hall of Fame-inducted 2003 Final Four team
- Head coach during MU's transition into the BIG EAST and during the building of the Al McGuire Center
- Five NCAA tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008)
- Three NIT appearances (2000, 2004, 2005)
- Ray Meyer Conference USA Coach of the Year (2001-02 and 2002-03)
- USBWA District V Coach of the Year (2001-02 and 2002-03)
- NABC District 11 Coach of the Year (2001-02 and 2002-03)
- Basketball Times Mideast Coach of the Year (2001-02)
- Coach Clair Bee Award (2002-03)
- Naismith Coach of the Year (finalist)
- Assistant coach with Team USA at the 2004 World Championship Young Men
- Left Marquette for Indiana in 2008
- Three MU players were drafted in his tenure
- Dwyane Wade (First Round (No. 5) in 2003)
- Travis Diener (Second Round (No. 38) in 2005)
- Steve Novak (Second Round (No. 32) in 2006)
- Coached three MU All-Americans
- Dwyane Wade (2001-02 and 2002-03)
- Travis Diener (2004-05)
- Dominic James (2006-07)
- Also recruited and coached future All-Americans Jerel McNeal (2008-09) and Lazar Hayward (2009-10)
THE GOSLEE FILE:
- MU record during tenure: 19-49 (6-15 BIG EAST)
- Member of first four varsity lacrosse teams
- All-BIG EAST First Team (2016)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (2014, 2015)
- IWLCA All-West/Midwest Region Second Team (2015 and 2016)
- Three-time team captain (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Three-time BIG EAST All-Academic
- Team MVP (2014)
- Four-time winner of team hustle award
- 2014- 15 U.S. Women's National Team. One of 38 players selected from an 81-player tryout pool.
- Served as MU assistant coach (2017-19)
- MU single-season ranks (as of June 2021)
- No. 2 in caused turnovers (30 in 2015)
- No. 8 in caused turnovers (24 in 2016)
- MU career ranks (as of June 2021)
- No. 5 in ground balls (106)
- No. 2 in caused turnovers (88)
- T-No. 4 in games played (68)
- T-No. 1 in games started (68)
THE JAMES FILE:
- MU record during his tenure: 94-41 (43-25 BIG EAST)
- AP All-American, Honorable Mention (2006‐07)
- Three-year captain (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09)
- All-BIG EAST First Team (2006-07)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (2007-08)
- All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention (2005-06)
- All-BIG EAST Freshman Team (2005-06)
- BIG EAST Rookie of the Year (2005-06)
- BIG EAST Academic All-Star (2005-06)
- Holds five No. 2 spots in the freshman season record list
- Four NCAA appearances (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09)
- MU career ranks (as of June 2021)
- No. 5 in games played (129)
- No. 4 in steals (238)
- No. 5 in points (1,749)
- No. 2 in assists (632) and No. 3 in field goals attempted (1,535)
- No. 9 in wins (94)
THE LYON FILE:
- MU record during tenure: 53-32-13 (23-13-8 BIG EAST)
- All-BIG EAST First Team (2013)
- BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year (2013)
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (2013)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2013 and 2014)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2012, 2013, 2014)
- M Club McCahill Award winner (2015)
- Senior CLASS Award Finalist and Second Team All-American (2014)
- BIG EAST Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2014)
- BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award (2014)
- United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team (2013)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Third Team (2013)
- Five-time BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
- Five-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection
- Part of MU's first BIG EAST regular season title team in 2011
- Helped MU to two NCAA tournament appearances (2012 and 2013)
- Fourth-round draft choice (No. 75) in the MLS SuperDraft by Seattle
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 5, 2014)
- Soccer America National Team of the Week (Sept. 4, 2012)
- Earned a medical redshirt in 2010
- MU won a program-record 16 matches in 2012
- Eight game shutout streak in 2014 that spanned 804:58 is a program record
- MU single-season ranks (as of June 2021)
- No. 1 in single season victories (16 in 2013)
- T-No. 1 with 10 shutouts in both 2012 and 2013
- No. 2 & 3 in GAA (0.74 and 0.78)
- MU career ranks (as of June 2021)
- No. 4 in minutes (5,754)
- No. 8 in saves (227)
- No. 1 in goals against average (0.83 – only player under 1.10)
- No. 2 in save percentage (81.1)
- No. 3 in victories (37)
- No. 1 in shutouts (29)
THE MILLER FILE:
- MU record during tenure: 67-16-9 (37-3-3 BIG EAST)
- McCahill Award winner (2013)
- NSCAA All-America Second Team (2012) – (one of only three players in MU history to make the first or second team (M Club Hall of Famers Rhegan Hyypio and Kate Gordon are the others))
- BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year (2012)
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (2012)
- BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Defensive Player (2012)
- All-BIG EAST First Team (2012)
- All-BIG EAST Third Team (2011)
- BIG EAST All-Freshman Team (2009)
- NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team (2012)
- NSCAA All-Northeast Region Third Team (2011)
- Preseason All-BIG EAST (2012)
- Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year (2012)
- Senior CLASS Award Candidate (2012)
- CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American First Team (2012) – (one of only two in program history)
- CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District 6 First Team (2012)
- NSCAA Scholar Athlete First Team (2012)
- NSCAA Scholar Athlete Second Team (2011)
- NSCAA Scholar All-Region Second Team (2011, 2012)
- BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13)
- NCAA Tournament appearances (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- BIG EAST American Division Champions (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- BIG EAST Tournament Champions (2012)
- Undefeated in BIG EAST play in 2010
- Milwaukee Cup Tournament MVP (2011)
- MU career ranks (as of June 2021)
- No. 5 in matches started (85)
THE SJÖBERG FILE:
- MU record during tenure: 46-24-9 (20-9-6 BIG EAST)
- All-BIG EAST First Team (2013 and 2014)
- All-BIG EAST Freshman Team (2012)
- BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Defensive Player (2013)
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (2013)
- United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team (2013 and 2014)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2013 and 2014)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Third Team (2014)
- College Sports Madness All-America Second Team (2013)
- BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17, 2012)
- Four-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
- Three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection
- Two-time Marquette MVP (2013 and 2014)
- TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week (twice – once as national player of the week)
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (four times – once as national player of the week)
- Four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- Ranked as high as No. 22 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com "Men's National Top 100" list as a redshirt junior and No. 25 as a redshirt sophomore
- Recognized as one of the "10 best defenders in college" soccer by TopDrawerSoccer.com as a redshirt junior
- Part of MU's first BIG EAST regular season title team in 2011 as a redshirt
- Helped MU to two NCAA tournament appearances (2012 and 2013)
- MU won a program-record 16 matches in 2012
- First-round draft choice (No. 14) in the MLS SuperDraft by Colorado
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