Sunday, February 11
Milwaukee, WI
12 P.M. CT
Marquette University
1-0
18
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12
Cincinnati
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Cincinnati
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6
12
Marquette
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WLAX Takes Home Opener 18-12 Over Cincinnati on Sunday
2/11/2024 3:46:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Meg Bireley leads all scorers with seven goals
MILWAUKEE – The Marquette women's lacrosse team started its 2024 campaign on Sunday with an 18-12 win over Cincinnati to cap off National Marquette Day weekend.
Junior Meg Bireley had a career-high seven goals on 12 shots. It was her 26th career game with multiple goals in her career.
Tess Osburn tied her career-high with four goals on eight shots, all on goal. The sophomore added an assist for a career-high tying five points.
Hanna Bodner and Leigh Steiner each added two goals apiece. Steiner scored her second of the game on a buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter.
Josie Kropp had a game-high tying six draw controls.
Riley Shultz and CJ Meehan both scored in their Golden Eagles debut.
In defense, Kaitlyn Huber had career-highs in caused turnovers (3), ground balls (2) and draw controls (1). Junior goalie Brynna Nixon earned the win (1-0) and had nine saves.
NOTABLES:
Keep up with the Marquette women's lacrosse program all season long through social media by following on X (@MarquetteWLax) and Instagram (@MarquetteWLax) and `liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteWLax).
Junior Meg Bireley had a career-high seven goals on 12 shots. It was her 26th career game with multiple goals in her career.
Tess Osburn tied her career-high with four goals on eight shots, all on goal. The sophomore added an assist for a career-high tying five points.
Hanna Bodner and Leigh Steiner each added two goals apiece. Steiner scored her second of the game on a buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter.
Josie Kropp had a game-high tying six draw controls.
Riley Shultz and CJ Meehan both scored in their Golden Eagles debut.
In defense, Kaitlyn Huber had career-highs in caused turnovers (3), ground balls (2) and draw controls (1). Junior goalie Brynna Nixon earned the win (1-0) and had nine saves.
NOTABLES:
- Meg Bireley moved into the top 10 all-time in career goals. The junior has 82 career goals and passed Caroline Steller who had 77 from 2017-21.
- Bireley moved into ninth all-time on the career shots list with 192 for her career.
- Bireley had career-highs in shots (12) and shots on goal (10).
- Josie Kropp moved into ninth all-time in career draw controls with 100 for her career.
- Hannah Greving had a career-high four assists, two coming on the second and third goals of the game
- Marquette travels to Louisville, Kentucky for a matchup with the University of Louisville on Friday, Feb. 16. Faceoff is at 11 a.m. CT.
Keep up with the Marquette women's lacrosse program all season long through social media by following on X (@MarquetteWLax) and Instagram (@MarquetteWLax) and `liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteWLax).
Team Stats
CIN
MU
Shots
32
36
Turnovers
18
16
Caused Turnovers
9
11
Draw Controls
16
16
Free-Position Shots
7
5
Ground Balls
14
16
Game Leaders
Players
G
7
A
0
FO
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Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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