MLAX drops BIG EAST Home Opener to Providence, 13-10

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MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's lacrosse team dropped its BIG EAST Conference home opener to Providence, 13-10, on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Valley Fields.

Reigning BIG EAST Specialist of the Week Luke Williams won 18-of-27 faceoffs and picked up 11 ground balls for the Golden Eagles (4-8, 0-3 BIG EAST), who were led in scoring by two goals apiece from Bobby O'Grady, Luke Blanc and Jake Stegman. Goalie Caleb Creasor made 12 saves in net for MU and picked up a career-high six ground balls.

Attackman Ryan Bell's hat trick and five assists paced the Friars (6-6, 2-1 BIG EAST) to their second league win of the season.

NOTABLE:

The Golden Eagles had a pregame moment of silence to honor former Team Impact teammate Kurt Hendrick, who passed away last summer after battling a terminal illness at the age of 16.
Williams moved past MU assistant coach and former USILA All-American Jake Richard for sole possession of third place in program history with 204 career ground balls. Williams entered the game against PC with the fifth-best faceoff winning percentage in NCAA Division I (.625) and was MU's team leader with 6.45 ground balls per game in 2024. He improved both marks on Saturday.
Stegman had a team-high five points on two goals and three assists. It is the fourth time this season and the 11th time in his career hat MU's all-time assist leader has recorded at least three helpers in a single game.
Marquette still leads the all-time series against PC, 7-5.
MU is 4-2 all-time against PC at home but Saturday was the first game against the Friars in the stadium at Valley Fields on natural grass. The two previous outdoor games at MU were played at Hart Park in 2014 during MU's first BIG EAST campaign, and on the middle turf field at Valley before the seasonal dome was erected in 2016.

UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles have just one home contest remaining on Saturday, April 20 against Villanova at noon CT. MU will honor its senior class in a pregame ceremony.

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