Men’s Soccer: Northwestern falls to Marquette 3-1

Northwestern dropped its second straight game to a Big East team Saturday, falling 3-1 to Marquette.

Wildcat substitute Italo Addimandi scored the lone goal for NU midway through the second half in a frustrating game characterized by passivity and a lack of creativity from Northwestern. The ‘Cats had nine more shot attempts and six more corners yet fell to the opportunistic Golden Eagles.

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Both teams walked onto the pitch in Milwaukee looking to bounce back after losing their previous game, but neither started with overwhelming tenacity.

Northwestern rolled out a hybrid of its typical 4-2-4 formation, swapping in Baraka Tarleton, Yuval Nimrodi and goalkeeper Gino Cervoni for Gabriel Smyth, Addimandi and Dominic Pereira. The emerging Smyth sat out due to a red card he picked up in NU’s previous game against Xavier.

The ‘Cats controlled the lethargic game from the jump and built its attack with long runs from the midfield. The purple and white defense effectively held a high line and easily dealt with the barrage of Marquette long balls. An aggressive NU press caused several Marquette mistakes, but Northwestern was time and time again unable ever to string together enough passes to create a serious threat. The first 15 minutes of the game were played in the Golden Eagles’ half, but they remained comfortable building from the back and keeping the ball away from the Wildcats. Johnson looked like the most determined ‘Cat in the first half as he frequently asked questions of Marquette when he cut in from the left side.

The tide turned about 30 minutes into the match. Marquette started to progress its buildup into the Northwestern half and threw in crosses that caused panic among the Wildcat defense. The first Golden Eagle shot of the game broke the ice and put them up 1-0 35 minutes into the game on a slow-rolling cross put in the back of the net by an unmarked Mads Konrad Horgøien.

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The half would end with Marquette leading despite a 6-1 shot advantage for…

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Publish date : 2026-09-06 16:05:00

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