Oct. 9, 2005

Indianola, Penn. - The No. 6 ranked Golden Eagles women's soccer team defeated Pittsburgh, 2-0, this afternoon in Indianola, Penn. in BIG EAST action

"We played well today and established a nice rhythm." said head coach Markus Roeders. "I thought that we played strong through the midfield, and out of that was our 1st goal."

Senior Sarah Uyenishi scored first for Marquette (12-2-1, 5-2 BIG EAST) in the 18th minute on a goal assisted by Meghan Connelly and Lauren Weber. It was her second tally of the season. MU took a 1-0 lead into the break at the half.

"That goal put us ahead early and we continued to build on that momentum." added Roeders.

Just 4:23 into the second frame, Christy Zwolski found the back of the net for her seventh goal of the season, putting MU up, 2-0. Weber was again involved on the play, earning her second assist of the match and fourth of the season.

"We had several good chances in the second half. Christy's shot was tremendous and several others had very good opportunities and forced their goalkeeper to make some terrific saves." Roeders said.

Sophomore Laura Boyer earned her eighth shutout of the season, stopping all six shots she faced. Marquette outshot the Panthers (2-8-3, 1-4-2 BIG EAST) 14-9 for the match, including an 11-6 shots-on-goal advantage.

Roeders continued, "Everybody contributed to today's win and and it was a great follow up to Friday. Everybody was a bit down on themselves but in all, I'm very happy with our effort."

Marquette returns to action on Friday, Oct. 14 at Cincinnati before continuing to face Louisville on Sunday, Oct. 16.