Marquette men’s soccer lost 2-1 to No. 15 Butler, meaning the Golden Eagles’ season will end Thursday night. Marquette will not play in the BIG EAST Tournament for the second season in a row.
Diego Nunez scored the Golden Eagles’ only goal, his second of the season, in the sixth minute. The Spanish forward took advantage of a poor pass by a Butler defender. That allowed him to split the defense and beat keeper Eric Dick high.
The Bulldogs responded quickly, scoring ten minutes later. Lewis Suddick scored his ninth of the year in casual fashion, chipping in a far post rebound off a Jared Timmer shot.