WSOC Hosts Milwaukee Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CT

The Marquette University women's soccer team (1-1-0) opens a three-match homestand Thursday night when the team welcomes Milwaukee (0-1-0) to Valley Fields at 7:30 p.m. CT.

Thursday's matchup will be the second of a doubleheader with the Marquette men's team, which hosts nationally ranked Tulsa at 5 p.m. CT.

Following the outing against the Panthers, Marquette will welcome UIC (Sept. 1) and Green Bay (Sept. 4) during the team's longest homestand of the campaign.

Golden Eagles & Panthers Meet For First Time Since 2019

Marquette's all-time series with Milwaukee dates back to 1993 and is tied at 10-10-8.

The Golden Eagles have faced the Panthers more than any other opponent in program history, meeting at least once 27-straight years from 1993-2019. Five of the last 10 outings have gone to overtime and the most recent matchup at Valley Fields resulted in a 1-0 Marquette win on Sept. 17, 2018.

Senior Josie Kelderman's father, Kris, is the head men's coach at Milwaukee and her brother, Jake, recently concluded his playing career with the Panthers.

Cook's PK Give MU First Win

Midfielder Isabella Cook, who is in her first year at Marquette after playing three seasons at Tennessee, converted on a second-half penalty kick at CMU for her first goal of the year. The strike proved to be the game winner and was her first since Oct. 6, 2019.

Cook netted three scores during her freshman campaign with the Volunteers, most recently providing the game winner in a 2-0 victory over Kentucky.

Top Scorers Return In 2022

Marquette returns each of its top four scorers from 2021, a group that accounted for 42 total points (16 goals and 10 assists).

Three-time All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree Katrina Wetherell topped the roster in both categories (5 g, 12 points) and senior Rachel Johnson, who started all 17 matches, was second with four scores and 11 points.

All-BIG EAST Freshman Team selection Maggie Starker netted a pair of match winners in her four-goal debut campaign and junior Elsi Twombly already owns six scores in her first two seasons of action.

Overall, Marquette returns a group of eight players who accounted for 21 of the team's 23 goals last season.

Minutes Available In Lineup

Marquette lost a talented group of seniors last season, including a group of five individuals who logged significant minutes in recent seasons.

Alyssa Bombacino, Madison Burrier, Elaina Eckert, Maddie Monticello and Kylie Sprecher were all very familiar names to Marquette fans dating back to the 2017 campaign.

The group combined for 326 appearances, 243 starts, 24 goals and 25 assists.

MU Celebrates 30th Birthday

The Golden Eagles will celebrate their 30th birthday in 2022, welcoming back former players to campus Oct. 13-16 for a reunion weekend.

The program has collected nearly 400 wins during its tenure and participated in the NCAA tournament on 13 occasions. MU has claimed 10 regular season league titles in Conference USA and BIG EAST action and four conference tournament titles.

Individual success inclues 119 all-conference honorees, 49 all-region selections, 19 national team appearances and 17 All-America accolades.