(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) LONG ISLAND, NY – The Marquette University men’s lacrosse team (2–3, 0–0 BIG EAST) dropped a 19–10 contest to No. 6/4 Harvard (4–0, 0–0 Ivy League) on Saturday in a neutral-site matchup at Gold Star Stadium at Chaminade High School in Long Island, New York.
Jake Bair, Tucker Mullen, and Carsen Brandt all recorded hat tricks to lead the Golden Eagles
Marquette struck first when Matt Caputo found the back of the net just 1:11 into the game. Bair followed with an unassisted goal, and Mullen’s bounce shot found the twine to give the Golden Eagles an early 3–0 edge less than three minutes into the contest. Harvard responded before the end of the opening quarter and seized control with six goals in the second period to take a 9–5 lead into halftime.
The Crimson continued to pull away with six third-quarter goals, stretching the advantage to 15–7. Marquette countered with a goal from Brandt in the frame, but Harvard’s balanced attack proved too much over the final 15 minutes. The Crimson sealed the outcome in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Golden Eagles 4–3 to secure the 19–10 final.
WOMEN
JACKSONVILLE, FLA – The Marquette University women’s lacrosse team (3-3) fell to Jacksonville (4-0), 15-13, Sunday afternoon in the Sunshine State.
The Golden Eagles were led by Sarah Beth Burns, who tied a career-high with four goals, including two from the free-position. Dani Serrano led with six points (two goals, career-high four assists), while Hanna Bodner, Tess Osburn, and Ella Mautz each added a pair of scores. Burns and Riley Jenkins each tallied four draw controls, while the goalkeeping duo of Mikayla Yang and Jillian Howell combined for nine saves.
After the hosts scored the opening goal, Bodner found the back of the net on the ensuing possession to knot the game at one. A string of three-straight goals pulled the score to 4-1 for the Dolphins, the Golden Eagles answered with a six-goal stretch of their own, including two each from Serrano and Burns, to take a three-goal lead early in the second period.
The Dolphins stopped the Golden Eagle rally with a pair of scores, but a huge save from Howell and a behind-the-net feed from Serrano to Osburn brought the lead back to two for Marquette. JU would score the next four-straight to retake the lead, 10-8, heading into halftime.
A defensive battle broke out to open the third period, as it took nearly eight minutes for a team to score, but Osburn found the back of the net off an assist from Adrianna Commodari to break the scoring drought and bring MU within one. Marquette found the equalizer from Jenkins, knotting the game at 10, but the Dolphins would score the two-straight to regain the lead. Burns tallied her third of the day off an eight-meter attempt to cut the deficit, but JU would tally a late score to lead, 13-11, heading into the final quarter.
JU would add another two to open the fourth, extending the lead to four, 15-11, but Mautz would find her second goal of the game to end the scoring run and bring the Golden Eagles within three. Burns added her fourth with under two to go to cut the deficit to two, but timely saves led to the hosts taking the game, 15-13.
UP NEXT
MU wraps their season-long four-game road stretch this Friday, March 6 at Youngstown State. First draw is set for 11 a.m. CT.
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