MLAX falls 14-10 at No. RV/15 Jacksonville

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MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's lacrosse team fell to No. rv/15 Jacksonville, 14-10, on Saturday at Rock Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Golden Eagles (1-1) received a pair of goals from Devon Cowan, Bobby O'Grady and Luke Blanc, but dropped their first game of the season.

Marquette's defense held JU scoreless for a 15-minute stretch at the end of the game, but the offense could not close the gap closer than three.

Max Waldbaum led all players with a hat trick for the Dolphins (3-1), who evened the all-time series between the two teams in the win.

NOTES:

Redshirt freshman Luke Blanc scored his first career goal with 9:39 remaining in the first quarter. He concluded the game with two goals and an assist. Blanc did not see game action last spring during his true freshman season at UMass.
Neither team went up by more than one goal until JU's Jack Dolan scored with 6:41 left in the second quarter to put the Dolphins up 7-5.
Devon Cowan scored in his 19th consecutive game, stretching back to his true freshman campaign in 2020. His streak is one of the longest in NCAA Division I.
MU had a pair of scores in the second quarter off failed JU clears as O'Grady's second score and Cowan's first both came off JU defensive turnovers.
JU went on a 9-2 run in the second and third quarters to take a 13-7 lead after O'Grady's second put MU ahead 5-4 early in the second.
Pierce Washburn posted his first career goal with the extra-man advantage with 9:29 left in the fourth quarter.
Freshman Hayden Miller made his first career start in the midfield after Jake Stegman shifted to attack in place of the injured Russell Melendez.
The all-time series is tied, 4-4, but MU has lost the last two match-up against the Dolphins. Prior to Saturday's loss, MU had won each of the previous three road matchups in the series.
The last meeting against JU came in Feb. of 2020 when then-freshman midfielder Chris Kirschner notched a hat trick, but MU fell 11-9 to the Dolphins. Only two goal-scorers from that game are on MU's active roster in Cowan, and Kirschner.

UP NEXT: Marquette returns to Milwaukee for its home opener on Feb. 26 against Utah. The Golden Eagles will now play six of their next seven games at Valley Fields.

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Team Stats

Luke Blanc

Bobby O'Grady

Devon Cowan

Pierce Washburn

Players Mentioned

Luke Blanc

Devon Cowan

Chris Kirschner

Russell Melendez

Hayden Miller

Bobby O'Grady

Jake Stegman

Pierce Washburn

Players Mentioned

Luke Blanc

Devon Cowan

Chris Kirschner

Russell Melendez

Hayden Miller

Bobby O'Grady

Jake Stegman

Pierce Washburn