Marquette men’s soccer defeated Xavier with a 7-6 advantage in penalty kicks following a 2-2 game. The win advances the Golden Eagles to the BIG EAST Championships semifinals for the first time since 2013.
“It’s hard to put into words. … It’s unbelievable,” captain Luka Prpa said. “You could see with our celebrations at the end what (the win) meant to us.”
Walk-on Leo Villa hit the winning penalty kick in the ninth round of the shootout after Xavier freshman Bryce Curran missed against Marquette goalkeeper Luis Barraza.
“(The shootout) is probably my least favorite thing in all of (soccer), and I love soccer,” head coach Louis Bennett said.