Marquette’s matchup against Kentucky wasn’t the prettiest or most glamorous of affairs. Neither team scored in the first half and each team had just two shots. The high humidity and 81-degree heat added a tiring factor as well. “It seemed like a little bit of an uphill climb,” head coach Markus Roeders noted.
The Golden Eagles’ uphill climb was victorious, however, edging Kentucky 2-1 Sunday at Valley Fields.
After a grueling first 63 minutes, midfield/forward Carrie Madden put the Golden Eagles on the scoreboard with a goal off teammate Darian Powell’s blocked shot. However, Kentucky quickly struck back with a goal of its own—a shot off goalkeeper Maddy Henry’s arms by Eva Mitchell.