Coming into its matchup against No. 3 Northwestern, Marquette entered with its best start in program history.
However, even with career days from sophomore attacker Meg Bireley and first year attacker Tess Osburn, the Golden Eagles were unable to upset the Wildcats, losing 21-14.
Despite losing their first game of the season, head coach Meredith Black was proud of the effort her team had in the game despite falling behind by as many as 10 goals.
“I’m super proud of our team, I think we did a lot of great things (and) we showed what we were capable of,” Black said.