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Men's Soccer Loses to Georgetown, 1-0, in Season Finale
Oct. 21, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In their final contest of the 2006 season, the Marquette men's soccer team played with an offensive aggressiveness that hadn't been seen to this point in the season. Marquette (1-15-1, 0-11 BIG EAST) launched a season high 17 shots, but couldn't find the net as it lost to Georgetown (6-11, 3-8 BIG EAST), 1-0, in overtime. The Golden Eagles created 10 chances in the first half and had six more in the second half. Marquette was dangerous on its attempts, putting seven on goal. Equally, the Marquette defense held Georgetown in check, allowing just three shots on net. "I was pleased with the momentum that we had. It was a good game of soccer and we had the majority of the chances," head coach Louis Bennett said. "It wasn't like we went into the bunker and not play. I thought we had a good chance to win, we just couldn't finish. This was definitely a positive for us." The game was decided, however, on a chance that Marquette couldn't finish. Sophomore Dan Addis took Marquette's lone shot in the overtime period. The blocked shot turned into offensive possession for the Hoyas, who capitalized on just their third shot on net. at 91:35, Corey Zeller scored on a volley from the top of the box to the upper left corner of the goal. Ricky Schramm was credited with the assist. "It was a long ball and we had two players go up. Neither got it clean and the ball kept going forward," Bennett said. "It was an opportunistic chance. I didn't see this happening. Sometimes soccer can be beautifully cruel. Today it was. We owned the possession and the shots and they capitalized on the score." The loss concludes the season for Marquette and the first year under head coach Louis Bennett. According to the Marquette coach, significant process was made recently despite the lack of results.
"The players stuck with it. The results were not there, but they started the complete change to the system," he said. "We still have a lot to do, but the loyalty and effort in what we wanted to do was always there." This match marked the end of the careers for seven Marquette seniors. "I will never forget this senior class," Bennett said. "I wish I had a few more months with them. We are going to have positive results in the future and this class is going to go down as the one that started the change. They will get credited for any success we have in the future." In the future, namely next season, Marquette will have a young squad. Only one senior and a bevy of underclassmen will fill the roster. Bennett said he has to prepare his team to be more mature than their eligibility standing indicates. "We will be young, but we have to avoid being green," he said. "If we don't avoid being green, we could get beaten up by a very good league." |
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