Marquette women’s soccer was overwhelmed in its Big East opener.
Butler outshot Marquette 17-5, putting 11 of those shots on target compared to Marquette’s one. The Bulldogs also earned seven corner kicks — one of which they converted into a goal — while the Golden Eagles did not tally any. Marquette committed 11 fouls and went offside five times.
It all culminated into the Golden Eagles’ sixth loss of the season as Marquette (3-6-2, 0-1 Big East) fell 1-0 to the Butler Bulldogs (6-2-1, 1-0) Sunday afternoon at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Marquette has now lost eight of its last nine matchups against Butler.
Butler grabs an early lead
It didn’t take long for the Bulldogs — who came in averaging 16.5 shots per game — to get settled.
Just eight minutes into the match, graduate student forward Abigail Isger fired her team’s second consecutive corner kick into the box, and it was junior defender Amelie Darey who headed it home for her second goal of the season.
Amelie Darey kicks off BIG EAST play with a GOAL!
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— Butler W Soccer (@ButleruWSoccer) September 22, 2024
Butler kept the offensive pressure on, outshooting Marquette 13-3 in the first half alone. Its work in the first 45 minutes was enough to keep the Golden Eagles from scoring an equalizer in the rest of the match.
Krone shines in first start since Aug. 25
In her first start in a month, sophomore goalkeeper Elise Krone made her presence known.
Despite letting in an early goal, the Wilmette, Illinois native became a brick wall after that, earning seven saves in the first half and keeping her team within striking distance.
33′ | MU – 0 | BUTLER – 1 | Krone has a quartet of saves and MU with one shot on goal in the opening 30 minutes, but still looking for first quality scoring chance. pic.twitter.com/QFTkFRxJmL
— MARQUETTE Soccer (@MarquetteWSOC) September 22, 2024
In the second half, Krone tallied three more to earn a new career-high of 10 saves, which marked the 10th-highest single-game total in program history.
Up next
The Golden Eagles head back to Milwaukee to face the Creighton Bluejays (2-2-1, 0-1 Big East) Sunday at 1 p.m. CST.
This story was written by Kaylynn Wright. She can be reached at kaylynn.wright@marquette.edu or on Twitter/X @KaylynnWrightMU.