Xavier Visits Marquette for First BIG EAST Road Game

Saturday, March 29

Milwaukee, Wis.

3 p.m. ET

Xavier University

Marquette

Xavier Visits Marquette for First BIG EAST Road Game

03.27.25 | Women's Lacrosse

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The Musketeers are seeking their first conference win.

By: Abbey Curtis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - The Xavier women's lacrosse team travels to Milwaukee this weekend for a contest with Marquette. First draw is set for 3:00 p.m. EST against the Golden Eagles.

Xavier currently posts a 1-8 record and is 0-1 in BIG EAST play after a loss to No. 24 Denver on Sunday afternoon to open conference play.

Marquette is 7-3 this year with a 1-0 BIG EAST record, picking up a win over Butler last Saturday.

game information

MARCH 29 | 3:00 PM EST

Xavier Musketeers (1-8, 0-1 BIG EAST) vs. Marquette Golden Eagles (7-3, 1-0 BIG EAST)
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last time out

Lola Mancuso extended her scoring streak through all games this season with one goal against Denver on Sunday afternoon. The junior leads the team with 29 goals this season.
Rookie Lily Villaflor scored against the Pioneers for her second straight game with a goal.
Machaela Henry anchored the midfield with five ground balls, a career-high four caused turnovers and one draw control. The sophomore leads the team in both ground balls (24) and caused turnovers (14).
Brooke Kelly also had a career-high three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
Jada Brandon registered a season-high seven saves in goal.
The Musketeers picked up 20 ground balls in comparison to Denver's 17.

about the musketeers

Lola Mancuso ranks 35th in the nation and second in the BIG EAST with 3.22 goals per game.
Mancuso also ranks seventh in the nation with 1.22 free position goals per game.
Rookie Morgan Handzel's 7.78 draw controls per game ranks 17th in the country. She is the all-time program leader in draw controls.
The Musketeers average 14.11 draw controls per game and a .534 draw control percentage.
Xavier's 19.00 ground balls per game ranks 15th among NCAA opponents.

scouting the golden eagles

Marquette was picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll.
Senior Meg Bireley was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. The attacker averages 3.80 goals per game, good for 13th in the nation.
Attacker Tess Osburn was also named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. The junior is second on the team in points with her 25 goals and 12 assists.
Midfielder Hanna Bodner was named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week after contributing three goals, an assist, one ground ball, one caused turnover and three draw controls against Butler.
The Musketeers are 0-2 all-time against Marquette. Dylan Halloran scored two goals in last season's 21-4 loss at home.

2025 schedule

The Musketeers were picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST preseason poll.
Xavier will face Duke, Bucknell, South Florida and Gardner-Webb for the first time in program history.
The Musketeers will face opponents from six conferences outside of the BIG EAST.
Xavier faces two teams who reached the NCAA Tournament last season, including Duke and BIG EAST foe Denver.
Denver was ranked No. 23 in the IWLCA Preseason Poll while Duke checked in at No. 25.
XU opens the home slate on March 13 against Gardner-Webb.
BIG EAST play begins on March 23 when Xavier hosts reigning champion Denver at Corcoran Field.
Xavier will travel to Butler on April 26 for the final game of BIG EAST regular season play.
The 2025 BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Tournament will be hosted by Villanova from May 1-3, welcoming the top four teams in the final standings.

big east preseason poll

BIG EAST Preseason Poll
(First Place Votes)

Denver (5) 35 pts
UConn (1) 31
Villanova (1) 24
Georgetown 22
Marquette 18
Butler 11
Xavier 6

BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Meg Bireley, Marquette, Sr., A

BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Riley Daly, UConn, Sr., D

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^
Abby Beran, UConn, So., D*
Riley Daly, UConn, Sr., D*
Rayea Davis, UConn, R-Jr., A*
Lauren Black, Denver, Sr., A
Emelia Bohi, Denver, Sr., GK
Caroline Colimore, Denver, Sr., M*
Ryan Dineen, Denver, Jr., A
Megan Klingenberg, Denver, Jr., D
Lily Athanas, Georgetown, Sr., D
Gracie Driggs, Georgetown, Jr., A
Maley Starr, Georgetown, Sr., M*
Meg Bireley, Marquette, Sr., A*
Tess Osburn, Marquette, Jr., A
Mary Moore, Villanova, So., M*
Sydney Pappas, Villanova, Sr., A*
Maddy Stoddard, Villanova, Sr., D
Emma Verhoest, Villanova, So., DS*

*denotes unanimous selection
^ extra player added due to tie in voting

big east standings

SCHOOL	CONF	CPCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Marquette	1-0	1.000	7-3	.700	W3
Villanova	1-0	1.000	7-3	.700	W4
Denver	1-0	1.000	6-4	.600	W1
UConn	0-1	.000	6-4	.600	L1
Georgetown	0-0	.000	5-4	.556	W2
Xavier	0-1	.000	1-8	.111	L3
Butler	0-1	.000	0-7	.000	L7