Marquette started its season opener against Kentucky with a bit of a spark. It didn’t look like a team still getting used to each other, a team that started four newcomers. Although the Golden Eagles had trouble getting scoring opportunities, they kept possession in the Wildcats end for a majority of the first.
That all changed in the 43rd minute, when Kentucky midfielder Napo Matsoso capitalized on a shifting Wicho Barraza to get the Wildcats on the board.
A minute later, Matsoso scored again, this time on a beautiful shot from outside the box. All the moral victories of the first 40 minutes were gone in the blink of an eye.