Marquette Men’s Soccer Preview: vs USF

Do you have any idea of what to make of Marquette men’s soccer at this point of the season? Yeah, it’s only been two matches, but I don’t know if there’s anything particularly informative that we can get from either of them.

The 4-2 opening loss to then-#11 Tulsa might look not too bad, given the opponent’s ranking and MU’s lack of one. However, MU handed them a goal on an own goal, then fell behind 3-0 before getting one back on a penalty kick (net result: MU’s still losing 2-0 so to speak) and then MU’s second goal came with less than a minute to play, so it’s almost like it didn’t count to a certain extent.

Then, match #2 of the year was a wiiiiiiild ride, but when you’re up 5-1 at…