Sunday, March 17
Milwaukee, WI
12 P.M. CT
Marquette University
3-6
14
vs
5
Eastern Michigan
3-4
1
2
3
4
F
Eastern Michigan
3
2
0
0
5
Marquette
4
3
4
3
14
WLAX Dominates Eastern Michigan on Sunday, 15-4
3/17/2024 3:19:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Meg Bireley leads all scorers with five goals
MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's lacrosse team dominated Eastern Michigan on Sunday, 15-4.
The Golden Eagles (3-6, 0-0 BIG EAST) were led by Meg Bireley, who had 5 goals on a career-high 15 shots. Leigh Steiner tied her career-high with four goals.
Marquette tied its season-high with 12 caused turnovers and were led in defense by senior captain Faith Chmielewski, who had a career-high four caused turnovers.
The Golden Eagles had a season-high 47 shots, two away from the program record for shots in a game. MU dominated the draw, winning 18-out-of-23 draw controls. Josie Kropp had 13, her third game this season with 10-or-more draw controls.
Eastern Michigan (3-4, 0-0 MAC) was led by Mackenzie Blackwell, who had three goals. The Eagles were held scoreless in the final 30 minutes of play.
NOTABLES:
The Golden Eagles (3-6, 0-0 BIG EAST) were led by Meg Bireley, who had 5 goals on a career-high 15 shots. Leigh Steiner tied her career-high with four goals.
Marquette tied its season-high with 12 caused turnovers and were led in defense by senior captain Faith Chmielewski, who had a career-high four caused turnovers.
The Golden Eagles had a season-high 47 shots, two away from the program record for shots in a game. MU dominated the draw, winning 18-out-of-23 draw controls. Josie Kropp had 13, her third game this season with 10-or-more draw controls.
Eastern Michigan (3-4, 0-0 MAC) was led by Mackenzie Blackwell, who had three goals. The Eagles were held scoreless in the final 30 minutes of play.
NOTABLES:
- Marquette improves to 2-0 against Eastern Michigan. The Eagles have scored just five goals in both games.
- Golden Eagles had a season-high 22 ground balls.
- Brynna Nixon moved into second all-time in wins in program history (19).
- Meg Bireley tied the single game program record with 15 shots.
- CJ Meehan had a career-high two assists.
- Audrey Brett had a career-high two draw controls.
- Brynna Nixon tied her career-high with seven ground balls.
- Marquette hosts Central Michigan on Friday, March 22. Faceoff is at 3 p.m. CT at Valley Fields.
Team Stats
EMU
MU
Shots
19
47
Turnovers
19
8
Caused Turnovers
4
12
Draw Controls
5
18
Free-Position Shots
5
2
Ground Balls
18
22
Game Leaders
Players
G
5
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
4
CT
0
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
2
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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Goalie
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Midfield
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