I feel like Marquette\u2019s trip to Tempe has to be a wake up call for the Golden Eagles.<\/p>\n
Marquette women\u2019s lacrosse got caught on their back foot for the first 13 minutes against Arizona State back on Tuesday afternoon, falling behind 4-0 in the first eight minutes of the game and not scoring until there was less than two minutes left in the first quarter. ASU won four of the first five draw controls of the game which kept the ball out of Marquette\u2019s offensive end for most of the first 10 minutes, and the Golden Eagles were getting outshot 10-3 by the time Dani Serrano got loose for MU\u2019s first goal thanks to a green card against the Sun Devils.<\/p>\n
Gave up a 4-0 opening burst and couldn\u2019t maintain possession long enough to pose much of a threat in the first 13 minutes, lost by three. It\u2019s nearly impossible to not draw a connection between these two things, even though Arizona State ultimately did lead by as many as six goals in the second quarter. After the 4-0 start and the 10-3 shot start, Marquette outscored Arizona State 16-15 and the shots were just 28-22 in favor of ASU the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
Based on how a majority of that game went, it was possible for Marquette to come out of the desert with a win. They just put themselves in a horrible position to start and couldn\u2019t do enough to dig their way back out of it. It\u2019s possible that\u2019s a bigger problem that just \u201cfalling behind early = bad,\u201d because it might mean that Marquette doesn\u2019t have the defense to carry a sustained run. It\u2019s possible that this is a particular construction of a team that is going to have to rely on getting into shootouts with opponents. As someone who has to watch the games, I\u2019m not against watching a bunch of 19-16 lacrosse\u2026. but that might be kind of tiring for Marquette to have to endure game after game.<\/p>\n
New game, new experience, and so on, so let\u2019s see how head coach Meredith Black and her squad react to their first loss in a game they could have felt confident about winning this season.<\/p>\n
Game #6: at Jacksonville Dolphins (3-0)<\/p>\n
Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026 Marquette is 0-1 all time against Jacksonville. The only other meeting came back in 2024 when the Dolphins defeated the Golden Eagles 18-14 in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jacksonville moved to 3-0 on the year on Friday afternoon with a 16-10 win over Brown. The Dolphins were trailing 7-5 at halftime and down 8-5 with 12 minutes left in the third quarter. From there, they scored the next nine goals of the game to take a commanding 14-8 lead with just under 12 minutes left and they held Brown without a goal until there was less than seven minutes left. Even then, it took a JU penalty to assist the Bears in finding the back of the net.<\/p>\n
Time: 11am Central
Location: Rock Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
Streaming: ESPN+<\/a>
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats<\/a>
Bluesky Updates: @AnonymousEagle<\/a><\/p>\n