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 There was more than one successful women's soccer team at Marquette this fall.
While the Golden Eagles varsity team claimed a share of its third straight Big East Conference American Division title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, the school's club team won the Great Lakes Division of the Women's Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference and advanced to the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association National Championships.
Marquette split its matches in pool play at nationals last weekend in Phoenix, falling to Pittsburgh 2-1 and beating Colorado State 1-0, before losing to Michigan State 3-1 in the Round of 16 to finish the season 10-4-1 overall.
The team, which was formed in 2005, tied Northwestern with a 5-0-1 mark in Great Lakes play. The sides tied 3-3 in the season finale, but Marquette claimed the title thanks to a plus-14 goal differential compared to Northwestern's plus-10.
Marquette went 8-1-1 in the regular season, with the lone loss a 2-1 setback against Central Michigan. The team also fell to Michigan 1-0 at the WMASC regional tournament Oct. 29 in Dayton, Ohio, but bounced back to beat Miami (Ohio) 2-1 and was awarded an at-large berth for nationals.
The team's roster featured at least one former NCAA Division I player in Rachel Koontz, who was a two-time Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association All-State selection at Milwaukee DSHA and redshirted at the University of Wisconsin last fall.
Roster, with high schools for Wisconsin natives where available
Alison Agnes; Madeline Bok; Betsy Challe (De Pere); Elizabeth Crane; Mary Creegan; Katie Douglas; Elise Gottsacker (Milwaukee DSHA); Kate Hasse; Kelly L'Esperance; Rachel Koontz (Milwaukee DSHA); Sarah Lauer; Lauren Lehman; Nicci Luke; Kelly Manso; Dana Namowicz (Racine St. Catherine's); Susie Plager; Erin Reiff; Halley Shaw; Nicole Sotiros (Brookfield East); Sheila Stormont; Samantha Thomas; Lizzie Traudt; Madeline Winn (Wauwatosa East).
Coach: Taylor Crabb (Middleton). Assistant: Nate Holmes. - Jeff Richardson stepped down as Madison College men's coach after his second stint with the team. Richardson compiled a 126-82-11 record in 12 seasons, starting the program in 1998, stepping down after the 2000 season and returning in 2003. The WolfPack won seven NJCAA Division III Region XIII titles, seven Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association championships and eight Wisconsin Technical College Conference titles under Richardson, but have struggled in recent years. Madison College is 4-30-1 overall and 0-18-0 in North Central Community College Conference play over the past two seasons, with three of its wins coming by forfeit. The WolfPack were 1-17-0 and 0-9-0 in the N4C this year.
- Creighton senior forward Ethan Finlay (Marshfield) was named to the College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer.com National Teams of the Week after scoring twice in the Bluejays' 3-1 win over Northern Illinois in a second-round NCAA tournament match last Sunday.
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