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 Milwaukee Marquette didn't lose last week, but the Hilltoppers fell in both major national prep boys soccer rankings.
Marquette traveled to California to play two nationally ranked sides, and rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to tie Carmichael Jesuit 3-3 on Saturday. That came a day after the Hilltoppers came from behind to beat Granite Bay 2-1.
Still, Marquette (18-0-1) dropped from second to fourth in this week's ESPN RISE Fab 50 and slipped from fourth to fifth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll.
Senior Patrick Hodan, a Notre Dame recruit, had a big weekend for the Hilltoppers out west. He scored the tying goal and set up Alex McBride's 70th-minute game-winner against Granite Bay and had two goals against Jesuit, including the equalizer in the 70th, to boost his season total to 33.
Jesuit (14-1-4) moved up four places to No. 15 in the ESPN RISE Fab 50 and fell five places to No. 14 in the NSCAA poll this week, while Granite Bay (13-3-3) dropped 18 spots to No. 45 in the ESPN RISE rankings.
Marquette has finished the season in the NSCAA national poll three times: The Hilltoppers were sixth in 2003, seventh in 2008 and 16th in 2005. - Marquette continues to lead the NSCAA Region VI rankings, which also include No. 8 Middleton, No. 9 Brookfield East, No. 11 Waukesha West and No. 14 Neenah.
- Higher-seeded teams advanced in 110 of the first 126 matches in the WIAA tournament – six regional semifinals were postponed due to inclement weather Tuesday and rescheduled for Wednesday. There were six upsets according to the seedings in 57 Division 1 games, five upsets in 34 Division 2 matches and five in 35 Division 3 games, including the regional quarterfinals that were played Saturday. The most common upset was the No. 11 seed over the No. 6 seed, which happened six times Tuesday. The lowest-seeded team to advance was 12th-seeded Delafield St. John's, which beat No. 5 seed and host Watertown Luther Prep 2-1 in a regional semifinal of the Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian sectional.
- Nathan Graumann scored twice and fellow junior Logan Wegner saved a late penalty kick to preserve the shutout as Lakeside Lutheran beat Lake Country Lutheran 3-0 in a Division 2 regional semifinal Tuesday, marking the Warriors' first postseason victory.
- Hodan ranks fifth in the state in goals, behind Winnebago Lutheran senior Aaron Calkins (53), Milwaukee Ronald Reagan senior Cheenuj Shong (39), Lodi senior Matt Bulovsky (35) and Howards Grove senior Nathan Mutsch (34), according to statistics provided to the Wisconsin Sports Network. The state leader in assists is Elkhorn senior Jordan Kayser with 26, followed by Lodi senior Zack Nelson and Beloit Memorial junior Julio Martinez (24) and East Troy senior Antonio Gonzalez and New Richmond junior Eric Miller (21). Check out all the state's individual and team statistics on WSN.
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