MU-DePaul Box Score (PDF)

The Marquette University women's soccer team (7-3-2, 3-0-1 BIG EAST) rallied for a BIG EAST Conference road victory Friday afternoon, downing league foe DePaul by a score of 4-2 at Wish Field.

The Golden Eagles, who were opening a four-match road swing with Friday's action, rallied from a pair of one-goal second-half deficits to pull away for the victory.  Marquette's matchup at Notre Dame on Sunday has been changed to 1 p.m. ET.  The win extended MU's unbeaten streak to five outings.

"This is a great result for our team," head coach Markus Roeders said.  "We finally came out and scored some goals.  Being down a goal twice, we didn't lose focus and were rewarded for an attacking mindset. 

"We have worked very hard in our practices on setting up those chances and finally finished them," Roeders added.  "Playing DePaul on their field is a challenge but we stuck to the game plan and executed."

Trailing 1-0 early in the second half, senior defender Katie Kelly converted on a penalty kick to knot the score at 1-1 at the 54:54 mark.  Sophomore Lauren Acree worked free down the left side and her cross found junior Michelle Compty in the box and she was promptly fouled by a defender, which resulted in the penalty kick.

The Blue Demons, however, pulled ahead 2-1 less than three minutes later after converting on a corner kick when MU was unable to fully clear the ball.  DePaul notched two markers on its first three shots on goal and finished the match with just four attempts on net.

Junior Anna Sawicki turned momentum back in Marquette's favor at the 60:49 mark with her first goal of the season, tracking down a cross from Compty and finishing from eight yards out.

Freshman Rachel Sloan and sophomore Julia Victor put together a nice combination play at the top of the box, which led to the game winner.  Victor's team-leading third tally of the season came after she was able  to push the ball past a defender and beat DePaul netminder Brittni Lally.

Sophomore Kristi Laurenzi dashed any hopes of a DePaul comeback with a header less than a minute after Sloan's tally.  The Kenosha, Wis., native finished a cross from the right side by Lisa Philbin for her second goal of the 2008 campaign.

For the match, Marquette finished with a 21-8 advantage in total shots, including an impressive 15-4 margin in shots on goal.  Goalkeeper s Natalie Kulla and Chelsey Turner each played a half in net for MU, both finishing with one save and one goal allowed.

The four goals by the Golden Eagles were a season high and matched their total in the previous five matches combined.