Early Surge Not Enough as Marquette Falls to No. 6/4 Harvard, 19-10

Saturday, February 28

Long Island, NY

11 A.M. CT

Marquette University

2-3, 0-0

Harvard University

4-0, 0-0

Harvard

Marquette

Early Surge Not Enough as Marquette Falls to No. 6/4 Harvard, 19-10

2/28/2026 2:20:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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By: Communications

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — The Marquette University men's lacrosse team (2–3, 0–0 BIG EAST) dropped a 19–10 contest to No. 6/4 Harvard (4–0, 0–0 Ivy League) on Saturday in a neutral-site matchup at Gold Star Stadium at Chaminade High School in Long Island, New York.

Jake Bair led the Golden Eagles with four points (3 goals, 1 assist), while Tucker Mullen and Carsen Brandt each recorded hat tricks.

Marquette struck first when Matt Caputo finished a feed from Bair just 1:11 into the game. Bair followed with an unassisted goal, and Mullen added a putback goal to give the Golden Eagles an early 3–0 edge less than three minutes into the contest. Harvard responded before the end of the opening quarter and seized control with six goals in the second period to take a 9–5 lead into halftime.

The Crimson continued to pull away with six third-quarter goals, stretching the advantage to 15–7. Marquette countered with a goal from Brandt in the frame, but Harvard's balanced attack proved too much over the final 15 minutes. The Crimson sealed the outcome in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Golden Eagles 4–3 to secure the 19–10 final.

NOTABLES

Bair recorded a career-high four points and tied his career high with three goals.
Adam Slager and Ty Ambush each recorded season highs with nine faceoff wins.
Brandt tied his season high with three goals.
Mullen scored a career-high three goals, all of which came in the first quarter.

UP NEXT:

This concludes the Golden Eagles' road trip. Marquette returns home to Valley Fields on Saturday, March 7, to take on Mercer University. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT.