I don’t think that Marquette men’s soccer’s home exhibition contests particularly inspired confidence in the direction of the 2023 season.
Going to a draw with Northwestern was kind of good, given that Marquette fought back to level the match with the Wildcats right before the end, but they still barely snuck that goal in before the final whistle. The Loyola match was kind of a total mess, as the Golden Eagles fell apart to allow two quick goals and fall behind 3-1 at halftime. That ended up being the score at the end, but also Marquette got badly outshot by the end of the contest.