Marquette Lacrosse

Milwaukee, WI (April 8, 2010) – The Marquette Men’s Lacrosse Team is preparing for conference play at home this week.  The team battles University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Friday night at Shorewood High School and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday at Valley Fields.  Marquette opened the season 1-2 in conference play with losses to Minnesota State-Mankato and University of Minnesota along with a victory over Iowa State.

It has been quite the roller coaster for Marquette.  The team has played numerous teams very close, with 4 of their 7 losses coming by a combined 7 goals.  The team has continued to work hard and has not been deterred at their close losses.  At the beginning of the year the team set their sights on the conference championship game and that has not changed.  This weekend will be a big factor in this.  If Marquette is able to come out of the weekend with two victories they will likely earn a bid to the conference tournament.

The battle against University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a battle for the Brew Town.  The two teams tangled last year in their first ever UMLL battle.  It was a back and forth game with UWM coming away with an 8-7 victory.  This season has started very differently for both clubs.  UWM has opened the season 0-5 with a close loss to Iowa State.  Marquette is not taking anything for granted.  UWM is known for their grit, hard work, and the team is certain they will be ready to battle come tomorrow.  Marquette is doing its part to be prepared and wants to take back the Brew Town.  The game will be Friday night at 8pm at Shorewood High School.

On Saturday Marquette will take on University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.  The Pointers have lost the past two games to Marquette, but they have been getting progressively better.   Under the tutelage of Coach Josh Fast last year the Pointers made great strides and it would seem this has continued into this year, with the team losing to Iowa State by only 4.  This is Marquette’s only conference home game this year, so the team is definitely going to be ready to play in front of the hometown fans.

The schedule for this weekend is:

Friday 4/9  @ 8:00pm Shorewood High School – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Satuday 4/10 @ 12:00pm Valley Fields – University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Please follow the team on  Twitter & Facebook.  The team will have live tweets for both games.

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