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2 weeks ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
Last time Marquette women’s lacrosse (8-5, 2-2 Big East) faced Villanova (9-4, 2-2 Big East) in the final regular season game of the 2024 season, the Wildcats closed the postseason door for the Golden Eagles, 17-14. Despite both teams coming into the game with even records, the result from last year would portend the fate of this year’s matchup. Marquette was dealt a 15-8 loss to Villanova and its second straight Big East loss on Sunday morning.
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1 month ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
To say Marquette women’s lacrosse opened Big East play with a bang would be an understatement. For the second game in a row, senior attacker Meg Bireley made Golden Eagle history. After Marquette’s (6-3, 1-0) 16-5 win over Butler (0-6, 0-1), she now stands as the all-time goal scorer in program history with 181 goals — six above Grace Gabriel’s record that had stood for six years prior. Bireley only needed one goal to break the record today, but she scored six instead.
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1 month ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
On Selection Sunday, Atlantic Sun conference champion and 14th-seeded Lipscomb men’s basketball learned that it would be heading to Milwaukee to try and continue its postseason success. The entire squad hollered and clapped with their punched ticket sitting in front of them. The announcement was especially important for senior forward Jacob Ognacevic.
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1 month ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
On the 32nd goal of Marquette women’s lacrosse’s matchup against Detroit Mercy, senior attacker Meg Bireley assisted sophomore attacker Riley Schultz with a pass from far outside the net. Schultz jumped, grabbed the pass, spun and shot to bring Marquette up 23-9. With that, Bireley positioned herself alone atop all other Marquette point leaders before her — surpassing blue and gold legend Shea Garcia’s 220 all-time points record.
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1 month ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
The Marquette women’s lacrosse all-time goal scoring record that has stood for six years is about to be snatched. After Marquette’s most recent game against Niagara at Valley Fields on Friday evening, senior attacker Meg Bireley sits at 165 goals — 10 short of record-holder Grace Gabriel’s 175 she got between 2016 and 2019.
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2 months ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
Out of the four Big East women’s lacrosse weekly awards, Marquette (2-0) grabbed three after their double-win opening week. Senior attacker Meg Bireley earned Big East Attacker of the Week for the fourth time in her career after scoring a combined nine goals in the team’s first two games. In the matchup against Louisville, Bireley fired off a career-high 17 shots, 13 of them being on goal. Against Central Michigan, she didn’t miss one shot on goal.
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2 months ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
After 11 seasons at Marquette, women’s volleyball head coach Ryan Theis has accepted a position at the University of Florida. Volleyball assistant coach, LJ Marx will serve as interim head coach as the national search for a new head coach begins immediately. Theis had a .748 winning percentage at Marquette (258-87), one of the best in program history. The Madison, Wisconsin native led the Golden Eagles to three Big East regular season titles. His overall record in conference play was 154-31.
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2 months ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
Nothing was promised for Marquette women’s lacrosse (2-0) this season and its matchup against Louisville (2-2) certainly didn’t bring a lot of promise either. The Cardinals had won against No. 15 Denver just 10 days ago, meanwhile the Golden Eagles hadn’t had tough game experience yet this season to lean on for confidence.
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2 months ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
For Marquette women’s lacrosse’s (1-0) season-opener, it was hard to tell what there was more of in Mount Pleasant: snowflakes or Golden Eagle goals—and the flurries were heavy. With the help of an 11-0 scoring run in the first half, a suffocating defense and outshooting Central Michigan 38-11, Marquette checked out early and secured a 17-5 win over the Chippewas (0-2). Despite goalie troubles and a snow game, the Golden Eagles were dominating in every aspect of this matchup.
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2 months ago | 
marquettewire.org | Benjamin Hanson
No. 18 Marquette men’s basketball came into its matchup against DePaul in a three-consecutive-loss hole. Its 68-58 win over the Blue Demons was the rope they needed to start climbing towards daylight. With the help of a 12-0 scoring run in the second half, a combined 36 points from senior guards Kam Jones and Stevie Mitchell and efficient early scoring from senior forward David Joplin and first-year forward Royce Parham, the Golden Eagles grabbed their first win since Jan. 28.
