After suffering a loss to Marquette last year in the 2012 Big East Tournament Championship game, 1-0, the Georgetown women’s soccer team (11-1-2, 3-1-1 Big East) was primed for revenge last Sunday in a match against Marquette (12-3-0, 5-0-0 Big East).
The Hoyas met the Golden Eagles at Valley Fields in Milwaukee. After a 13 game winning streak, No. 6 Georgetown lost to No. 18 Marquette 4-0 on Sunday. The Golden Eagles scored two in the first half and two in the second half.
Marquette took the game to 1-0 with a goal in the 11th minute of the game. Junior midfielder Daphne Corboz made an attempt to tie the game with a shot that went wide. After moving the ball up the field, Marquette scored again from the 18-yard box in the 37th minute of the game.
At halftime the Golden Eagles were up 2-0, leading in shot attempts as well at 6-4. Georgetown worked on rallying together to defend their winning streak in the second half, but Marquette seemed prepared for the Hoyas. In the 50th minute of play, the Golden Eagles scored again. The final score in the 56th minute of play was an unassisted play made by Marquette senior midfielder Cara Jacobson, downing the Hoyas 4-0.
The Hoyas came into this game with a record of 11-0-2, having beaten Providence the previous Sunday 2-1. After facing off against Marquette, Georgetown is now 11-1-2 overall, with a 3-1-1 in the Big East Conference.
Georgetown is ranked No. 1 in the country for scoring with an average of 3.31 goals per game. Players such as Corboz, the Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, helped take Georgetown to a top ranking. After missing the first five games of the season due to injury, Corboz averages 1.46 goals per game and 1.36 assists per game.
Brenn has also shown herself to be a force to be reckoned with, ranking fourth in the Big East with 18 goals. The Hoya offense may be top in the nation, but junior goalkeeper Emma Newins proves that the team’s defense is not to be shrugged off. Newins is ranked No. 24 in the nation for goals against average at 0.61. Senior captain Emily Menges takes charge of one of the most experienced back-lines in the Big East.
Georgetown looks forward to asserting their dominance in their upcoming game this Thursday against St. John’s (7-3-3, 1-2-2 Big East) at 3p.m. on Shaw Field.
