WLAX Drops Road Contest at Colorado Tuesday Afternoon

The Marquette University women’s lacrosse team continued non-conference play with a 15-6 setback at Colorado on Tuesday afternoon.

The Golden Eagles (4-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) were led by Meg Bireley, who had her seventh hat trick of the year.

Marquette scored the first two goals of the game before Colorado scored eight unanswered in the first half.

Colorado native CJ Meehan scored off a free position goal in the third quarter. Freshman Mckenna Farrell scored her first collegiate goal in the fourth.

Colorado (2-4, 0-0 Big 12) was led by Maddie Shoup and Teagan Ryan who had three goals each.

NOTABLES:

• Meg Bireley became the third player in program history to score 30 free position goals.
• Brynna Nixon had a career-high 13 saves.

UP NEXT: Marquette hosts Detroit Mercy on Sunday, March 16 at 11 a.m. CT at Valley Fields.

Keep up with the Marquette women’s lacrosse program all season long through social media by following on X (@MarquetteWLax) and Instagram (@MarquetteWLax) and `liking’ on Facebook (/MarquetteWLax).

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.