MSOC Seeks Postseason Berth Against No. 5 Akron

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men’s soccer team (10-5-1, 3-4-0 BE) will host No. 5 Akron (10-1-4, 3-1-3 BE) on Friday night at Valley Fields. They are two of seven teams vying for the final three bids to next week’s BIG EAST Championships. All six games will be played simultaneously at 6 p.m. CT.

The Golden Eagles are just 1-10-5 all-time against the Zips and are 1-4-3 at home in the series. Since Akron joined the BIG EAST as an affiliate member, Marquette is 0-2-1 in the series.

The lone win for MU in the series came on Nov. 24, 2013, a 1-0 overtime upset of No. 7 Akron in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Prior to this year, that season was the last time the Golden Eagles reached double-digit wins (13).

REACHING 10
Following 13 combined wins in his first two seasons, David Korn has continued Marquette’s upward trajectory, with the Golden Eagles earning 10 wins this season after six two years ago and seven last year. The 10 wins is the most for the program since 2013 when MU won 13.

• It is the 13th time Marquette has recorded double digit wins in a season and just the third time since joining the BIG EAST (2012, 2013, 2026).

TAKING SIX AWAY FROM HOME
With Marquette’s come-from-behind win at St. John’s, it marked the first time since 2021 that the the Golden Eagles have won two BIG EAST road contests.

• While Marquette has won at least two BIG EAST road games in a season multiple times, 2026 is the first time a Golden Eagle team has won back-to-back road matches in the league.

4×2
4-0. With Marquette’s 4-0 win at DePaul on Oct. 24, both of the Golden Eagles’ BIG EAST wins in 2026 have come with 4-0 score lines. MU’s 4-0 wins over Butler and DePaul mark the program’s sixth and seventh BIG EAST wins by four or more goals.

• Marquette won two BIG EAST matches by four or more goals in the same season twice since joining the conference (2012, 2026).

EXPLOSIVE DUO
With two five-point performances in the last four matches, Mads Konrad Horgøien (21) joined Tomiwa Adewumi (23) with 20-plus points. It is the first time since 1996 that two Golden Eagles have reached the the 20-point mark in the same season.

• Drew Watzka and Kevin Berry each finished with more than 20 points during the 1996 season. Both finished with double-digit goal totals with Watzka at 14 and Berry at 13.
• Adewumi and Konrad Horgøien‘s 42 points ranks No. 6 this season among the nation’s top scoring duos.

ENGLISH WALL
Against DePaul, Cameron Simpson recorded his fifth shutout of the season. Entering his junior season, the goalkeeper from Middlesbrough, England had just two career shutouts in 10 appearances. He now has seven in 25 appearances.

• Simpson is one shutout away from joining the program’s Top 10 in single-season shutouts and three shutouts away from joining the program’s Top 10 in career shutouts.

WINNING TOUCH
Through two seasons in Milwaukee, Mads Konrad Horgøien has totaled 14 goals in 30 appearances. Half of those goals have been game-winners as the junior continues to rise up the program’s Top 10 list.

• Konrad Horgøien is tied for sixth on the all-time list, one shy of a tie for second, and three back of Kevin Berry’s program record.

OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
With 37 goals through 15 games, Marquette is enjoying one of its best offensive showings in the past two decades. With two matches remaining, the 37 goals is tied for the 10th-most goals in a season in program history, and is the most 2001. The 110 points ranks tied for ninth and is the most for MU since 2001.

• Nationally in 2026, the Golden Eagles rank 15th in goals (37), 19th in points (110), 11th in goals per game (2.31), 15th in points per game (6.88), sixth in shot accuracy (.505) and 23rd in total assists (36).

WALLING UP THE VALLEY
Protecting your home field is something program’s set out to do but do not always accomplish. This season, Marquette has taken care of business at Valley Fields, holding a 7-2-1 record. The seven wins are tied for the seventh-most home wins in a season in program history, and one shy of being tied for the third-most.

• The Golden Eagles have scored 26 of their 37 goals at Valley Fields. That number is tied for the fifth-most in program history with one home remaining.

CLINICAL FINISHERS
Marquette has scored 37 goals on just 188 shots, converting 19.7% of its attempts, the third-best conversion rate in the country.

• Tomiwa Adewumi alone has scored on 47.6% of his shots (10-of-21). He is 9-of-10 in shots on goal.
• The Golden Eagles have scored on 38.9% of their shots on goal (37 goals on 95 SOG), the fourth-highest rate in the NCAA.

SCORING TRIO
Three Marquette players have at least six goals: Tomiwa Adewumi (10), Joey Buchanan (6), Mads Konrad Horgøien (8). The trio accounts for 24 of MU’s 37 goals.

• During the previous nine seasons, only one Marquette player has scored more than six goals–Lukas Sunesson with seven.

THE CREATOR
With his fifth assist of the season coming against Creighton, Mateo Stoka has surpassed his total from the 2025 season.

• Stoka has since added to more to his total. His seven assists rank fourth in the BIG EAST.
• Stoka opened the season with four in the first four matches. His two assists at NIU was the second two-assist performance of his career.

HERMANN WATCH LIST
On Oct. 2, Tomiwa Adewumi was announced as one of 30 players selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List. It was the first time a Golden Eagle has earned a spot on the list since Lukas Sunesson was a semifinalist for the award in the spring of 2021.

• Adewumi was the only freshman on the list, and was one of just four underclassmen.
• Adewumi was one of four players from the BIG EAST on the list.
• Adewumi’s 10 goals is tied for the most in the NCAA among freshmen while his 0.71 goals per game leads all freshmen.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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