WSOC Hosts Creighton, UConn In BIG EAST Action

The Marquette University women's soccer team (6-3-1, 2-0-0 BIG EAST) opens the home portion of its BIG EAST Conference schedule when the squad hosts Creighton (4-2-4, 0-2-0 BIG EAST) at 7 p.m. CT at Valley Fields.

Following Thursday's action, the Golden Eagles will host UConn at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 2 to conclude the two-match homestand.

MU Settles Into League Play

Marquette's series against Creighton dates back to the 1993 campaign, MU's first season of competition. The Golden Eagles own a 6-5-3 all-time advantage, winning the most recent matchup, 1-0, in Omaha on Sept. 30, 2021.

UConn's return to the BIG EAST renewed the series with the Huskies. Prior to last season's 3-0 win by UConn in Storrs, the two programs had last met in the league tournament in 2012, a 4-1 Marquette victory at Valley Fields. MU leads the all-time series 6-3-1.

Balanced Offense Leads To Wins

Marquette has claimed three-straight wins and five of its last six outings thanks in large part to an improved offensive attack.

Marquette is 2-0 in BIG EAST play for the first time since 2014 and hasn't won three-straight to start league action since 2013, when MU finished 9-0-0 and claimed the conference regular season and tourney titles.
MU is already in possession of four road wins, the most since 2017. That season is also the last time Marquette won four-straight outings (seven total)
11 different players have scored 19 total goals in 2022, after netting just 23 scores all of last season
Through matches of Sept. 25, Marquette is ranked first in the BIG EAST in points (5.60 ppg.) and assists per game (1.80)
Kate Gibson and Isabella Cook are tied for fifth in the league in points per game (0.80) through matches of Sept. 25

Gibson, Haertle Earn Honors

Sophomore forward Kate Gibson was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Monday and classmate Mia Haertle was tabbed to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after helping MU to a pair of wins.

Gibson finished with four points (1G, 2A) in the win at Butler and Haertle's first-career goal opened the team's scoring at DePaul.

MU Celebrates 30th Birthday

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

The program has collected nearly 375 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 includes 119 all-conference honorees, 49 all-region selections, 19 national team appearances and 17 All-America accolades.

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Players Mentioned

Isabella Cook

Kate Gibson

Mia Haertle

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