Saturday, April 19
Villanova, PA
11 a.m. CT
Marquette University
6-6, (1-3)
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Villanova University
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MLAX Falls 14-13 at Villanova
4/19/2025 1:53:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Will Foster posted four points to become the third player in MU history with 100 points on 50 goals and 50 assists
Box Score (PDF) | YouTube Highlights
VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania – The Marquette University men's lacrosse team lost 14-13 heart-breaker to Villanova on Saturday afternoon at Villanova Stadium.
The Golden Eagles (6-6, 1-3 BIG EAST) led by a pair, 13-11, on Bobby O'Grady's fourth goal with 4:22 remaining in regulation, but allowed three Villanova goals in 41 seconds for their third BIG EAST Conference loss.
O'Grady had four goals and six points to lead MU, which received a hat trick and assist from Nolan Rappis and another four points from Will Foster. Foster scored a third quarter goal and notched three assists to become the seventh player in Marquette history to reach 100 points in a career.
Foster's 100th career point was an assist on O'Grady's final score, which gave MU a two-goal lead until 2:11 remaining when Matt Licata's fourth goal started the Villanova comeback. Licata added another just 11 seconds later and Luke Raymond put the finishing touches on the VU comeback with 1:30 to play.
Licata posted a game-high five goals for Villanova (7-5, 4-0 BIG EAST), which out-shot MU, 55-34.
Marquette goalie Lucas Lawas made 14 saves, marking the third game in a row and the fifth time in the last six games that he's posted at least 14 stops.
NOTABLE:
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VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania – The Marquette University men's lacrosse team lost 14-13 heart-breaker to Villanova on Saturday afternoon at Villanova Stadium.
The Golden Eagles (6-6, 1-3 BIG EAST) led by a pair, 13-11, on Bobby O'Grady's fourth goal with 4:22 remaining in regulation, but allowed three Villanova goals in 41 seconds for their third BIG EAST Conference loss.
O'Grady had four goals and six points to lead MU, which received a hat trick and assist from Nolan Rappis and another four points from Will Foster. Foster scored a third quarter goal and notched three assists to become the seventh player in Marquette history to reach 100 points in a career.
Foster's 100th career point was an assist on O'Grady's final score, which gave MU a two-goal lead until 2:11 remaining when Matt Licata's fourth goal started the Villanova comeback. Licata added another just 11 seconds later and Luke Raymond put the finishing touches on the VU comeback with 1:30 to play.
Licata posted a game-high five goals for Villanova (7-5, 4-0 BIG EAST), which out-shot MU, 55-34.
Marquette goalie Lucas Lawas made 14 saves, marking the third game in a row and the fifth time in the last six games that he's posted at least 14 stops.
NOTABLE:
- Foster is just the third player in program history to reach 100 career points with at least 50 goals and 50 assists (Ryan McNamara and Conor Gately are the others).
- MU was 3-for-3 with the man advantage on Saturday with extra-man goals from Matt Caputo and Andrew Bowman. As a team, the Golden Eagles entered the contest fourth in the nation on man-up opportunities with a .560 success rate (14-of-25).
- First-year MU head coach Jake Richard is a native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, which lies just over 20 miles to the southwest of Villanova's campus.
- VU is the lone unbeaten team in BIG EAST play at 4-0, including one-goal wins over MU and at then-No. 20 Denver in overtime.
- Marquette is just 3-11 all-time against Villanova and has dropped each of the last nine contests.
- VU won the last matchup with MU at Villanova Stadium in overtime, 16-15, on April 22, 2023, and is 6-1 against MU at home.
- MU freshman close defenseman Brady Nicholas posted four ground balls, his second-highest total of the season. Two of Nicholas' ground balls and outlet passes led to MU transition goals.
- Caputo had a late fourth quarter goal waived off after the officials ruled he went in the crease on a dodge from the left side of the cage. If the goal had counted, MU would have gone up 14-11 with 3:33 remaining in regulation.
Keep up with the Marquette men's lacrosse program through social media by following on X (@MarquetteMLax) and Instagram (@MarquetteMLax) and 'liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteMLax).
Team Stats
MU
VU
Shots
34
55
Turnovers
16
14
Caused Turnovers
4
7
Faceoffs Won
14
17
Extra-Man Opps
3
3
Ground Balls
22
33
Game Leaders
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4
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3
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0
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G
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A
1
FO
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Pen
2-60
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0
CT
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G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
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