Eight straight unanswered goals by Villanova spelled the end for Marquette on Saturday, as the #8 ranked Wildcats beat the Golden Eagles, 14-9. Marquette is now 4-4 on the season and 1-1 in Big East action.
When we hit halftime, we had a nice little lacrosse contest going on. Marquette scored first, Villanova threw in the next three, two from Keeghan Khan, to go up 3-1 midway through the first quarter. The Golden Eagles answered with three straight of their own, capped by a man-up goal by Anthony Orsini to rally and re-take the lead, 4-3.