Saturday, April 27
Milwaukee, WI
12 P.M. CT
Marquette University
6-11 (2-4BIG EAST)
14
vs
17
Villanova
7-8 (3-3BIG EAST)
1
2
3
4
F
Villanova
3
4
4
6
17
Marquette
3
7
2
2
14
WLAX Drops Season Finale to Villanova, 17-14
4/27/2024 3:49:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Meg Bireley leads MU with seven points
MILWAUKEE – Marquette University women's lacrosse dropped its season finale to Villanova on Saturday, 17-14.
Meg Bireley led the Golden Eagles (6-11, 2-4 BIG EAST) with six goals and one assist, her second game in a row with six goals.
Seven other Golden Eagles scored including CJ Meehan (2g, 1a) and Lauren Grady (1g, 2a) who each had a career-high three points.
Marquette led 12-11 entering the fourth quarter but Villanova outscored MU 6-2 in the final frame to pull out the win.
The Wildcats (7-8, 3-3 BIG EAST) were led by Mary Moore, who had four goals and three assists.
NOTABLES:
Meg Bireley led the Golden Eagles (6-11, 2-4 BIG EAST) with six goals and one assist, her second game in a row with six goals.
Seven other Golden Eagles scored including CJ Meehan (2g, 1a) and Lauren Grady (1g, 2a) who each had a career-high three points.
Marquette led 12-11 entering the fourth quarter but Villanova outscored MU 6-2 in the final frame to pull out the win.
The Wildcats (7-8, 3-3 BIG EAST) were led by Mary Moore, who had four goals and three assists.
NOTABLES:
- Meg Bireley finished the season with 69 goals, the most in a single season in program history.
- Bireley had nine shots today and had 152 for the season, tied for the most in a single season in program history.
- Josie Kropp finished with season with 136 draw controls, the most in a single season in program history.
- Faith Chmielewski had a career-high tying four caused turnovers.
- Lorelai VanGuilder had a career-high seven draw controls.
- Lauren Grady scored her first career goal.
Team Stats
VU
MU
Shots
34
28
Turnovers
20
12
Caused Turnovers
6
12
Draw Controls
22
13
Free-Position Shots
3
10
Ground Balls
10
19
Game Leaders
Players
G
6
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
Attack
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Defense
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