Marquette Wire · Mar 17, 2021
Marquette picks up second BIG EAST win, beats Xavier
Redshirt junior defender Manuel Cukaj (5) celebrates after scoring his first goal of the season against Xavier Wednesday afternoon (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)After two games on the road, with the last being a 0-0 tie at Butler, the Marquette Golden Eagles (5-1-1, 2-1-1 BIG EAST) were back at home for a Wednesday matinee matchup against the Xavier Musketeers (3-5-1, 0-3-1 BIG EAST), and Marquette came away with a 2-1 win.
Contrary to what has happened many times this season, the Golden Eagles scored multiple goals in the first half, and that allowed them to hang onto the lead for the full 90 minutes.