I\u2019m choosing to write this preview and then do a separate one for Marquette\u2019s match on Saturday at home against DePaul. Why? One simple reason beyond I will have the free time to do it: The Golden Eagles don\u2019t have a win in Big East play yet this year.<\/p>\n
They have two draws, which puts them in a better position than, say, Seton Hall, which is winless but has two losses and a draw. The Golden Eagles are arguably better off than DePaul and Providence, who have one draw and one loss through two matches. You could even say that they\u2019re better off than St. John\u2019s \u2014 hey, that\u2019s their opponent on Wednesday! \u2014 because Marquette has only played two matches to get to their two draws, while the Red Storm have played three and tacked on a loss to their pair of ties. At least Marquette has eight matches left to play, STJ has only seven.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not great to be winless, and so we\u2019ll reset the deck after what happens against St. John\u2019s. Marquette made a hell of an effort to tie Butler after trailing 2-0, but you could argue that maybe MU should have beaten Creighton. They were up 1-0 and the match only ended as a draw because of a penalty kick. If Jocelyn Leigh doesn\u2019t put her hands in the air while defending that ball, there\u2019s no VAR for the handball, there\u2019s no call, there\u2019s no PK, and maybe that means Marquette wins 1-0.<\/p>\n
Maybe Marquette is closer than you think to a win in the league. They get two contests at home this week against teams either tied or behind them in the standings at this early point of the calendar, so in theory, those are two chances to get wins and start steering this ship in the direction of the top half of the standings. One thing at a time though, and we\u2019ll reconvene on Friday to talk about the next match in the context of this one.<\/p>\n
Big East Match #3: vs St. John\u2019s Red Storm (2-4-4, 0-1-2)<\/p>\n
Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Marquette is 17-2-2 all time against St. John\u2019s. The history of the series is Marquette winning several in a row, then a draw, then a St. John\u2019s win, then it starts again. Three years ago: A draw<\/a>. Two years ago: A St. John\u2019s win<\/a>. Last year: Marquette wins, 2-1<\/a>, for head coach Chris Allen\u2019s first Big East victory. I\u2019m just saying, I can see the pattern here and I would like it to continue.<\/p>\n St. John\u2019s comes into Wednesday night without a win in their last seven contests. That leaves them without a win for the entire month of September, as their last W was on August 31 against Youngstown State and this one is, of course, on the first day of October. The Red Storm have scored just one goal in their last four matches, going to a scoreless draw with Boston College, losing 2-0 to UConn in their Big East opener, tying Providence 1-1, and tying Seton Hall last time out without anyone putting one in the net. The Johnnies have been outshot 14-7, 13-4, and 17-5 in their three Big East contests, so it\u2019s safe to say that Marquette\u2019s going to have a lot of explaining to do if they can\u2019t find away to be threatening on a regular basis in this match.<\/p>\n As you\u2019d expect with that information, it\u2019s hard to call anyone on the STJ roster a big time offensive threat. They have just six goals scored on the year, with Madison Mariani and Jaylen Vallecillo tying for the team lead with two each. Mariani is the points leader on the squad because she has an assist to go with her goals, and she\u2019s also the only Red Storm player with more than 10 shots, and yes, they have played 10 games this season.<\/p>\n The 900 minutes in net have been covered by Kayla Bower, and this is the part where we acknowledge that scoring on St. John\u2019s is no picnic. Bower is letting in just one goal per 90 minutes this season and she\u2019s stopping over 83% of shots on goal. STJ is allowing way too many shots, which is how you end up with Bower leading the Big East in saves per game. Her 4.90\/match is waaaaay above #2, which is 3.10\/match for UConn\u2019s Ava Yamas. Marquette might get chances against this Red Storm team, but beating Bower and putting one in? Slightly different story.<\/p>\n Follow Anonymous Eagle on social media<\/p>\n
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