Things looked a little shaky for Marquette in their first two contests. They’ve righted the ship since then, evening out their record at 2-2-0 on the season, thanks to wins over Illinois State and Michigan last weekend. Perhaps not coincidentally, Marquette’s looked better since Markus Roeders inserted freshman Emily Hess into the lineup.
Hess didn’t play at all in the opener, and then came off the bench for 54 minutes in MU’s shutout loss to Kansas. She’s played every minute since then, scoring Marquette’s first goal against Illinois State on a bending corner kick, then drawing two fouls that immediately led to goals against Michigan.