MILWAUKEE ­ Behind two first-half goals from seniors Michelle Compty and Becky Ryan, the Marquette women¹s soccer team ended UW-Milwaukee¹s 24-game home unbeaten streak with a 2-0 shutout of the Panthers Thursday night at Englemann Field. With the win, the Golden Eagles improve to 3-1 overall. It is the first win for Marquette at Englemann Field since 2001.

Marquette scored its first goal in the 12th minute. The possession started with a Becky Ryan carrying the ball in UWM near the top of the penalty box before it before dishing it off to Brittany Bares. Bares raced to the end line and sent a cross in front of the goal mouth where Compty was positioned far post and knocked it in past Panther keeper Jamie Forbes.

Marquette made it 2-0 about 18 minutes later at the 30:35 mark. Sloan, who on her previous possession wound up with a break away but couldn¹t convert the opportunity, beat two UWM defenders to control the ball and found Becky Ryan 16 yards in front of the goal. Ryan then took one step and rolled the ball through the Panthers¹s defense to the bounce off the far post and in.

Marquette outshot the Panthers, 9-4, in the first half, including 4-1 on goal. Kulla¹s lone save of the first came following a UWM corner that bounced around the middle and Kreuser¹s shot from five yards out was swallowed by the sophomore keeper.

The Golden Eagles continued its aggressive attack in the early in the second half, but Wis.-Milwaukee also was able to turn it on firing off 15 shots in the final 45-minute stanza.

Marquette had a chance to make it a three-goal lead when Ashley Bares headed it to Danielle Martens who then got taken down in the box resulting in a penalty kick. However, Forbes guessed right and dove to stop Martens shot.

Following that attempt, the Panthers came on strong and launched 13 shots over the final 37 minutes, including four in the final 2:30 of the game.  The Golden Eagles will close out play in the Inn at Saint Mary¹s Classic Sunday against No. 1/1/1 North Carolina on Sunday at Notre Dame, Ind.

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