Irish overpowers Marquette in NCAA tourney matchup

Special to the Journal Sentinel

Andy DeMichiei (right, shown at an earlier practice) had a pair of goals for Marquette on Sunday.

Marquette made it’s second appearance in the NCAA lacrosse tournament on Sunday.

Unfortunately, the opponent was Notre Dame.

Despite a hat trick from sophomore John Wagner, Marquette fell to the Fighting Irish, 15-9, at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind., and fell to 0-6 all-time in games played against Notre Dame.

Brendan Gleason scored five goals to lead the Irish, which jumped out to an early 4-1 lead before Marquette stormed back with three unanswered tallies.

Senior Ryan McNamara tied the game with 6:52 left in the second quarter, when his shot from from the midline found its way past Notre Dame goalkeeper Shane Doss.

McNamara scored a pair of goals in the game and finishes his Marquette career as the program’s all-time leader in goals (102), points (152) and games started (63).

The Fighting Irish scored the final three goals of the first half and took control of the game in the third period.

Andy DeMichiei scored two goals for the Golden Eagles and Tanner Thompson added a goal and had three assists for the Golden Eagles (8-8).

Brendan Collins had four goals for Notre Dame, which advanced to its eighth straight quarterfinal — the longest streak in the country.

TRACK & FIELD

Junior Morgan McDonald helped the Wisconsin Badgers men’s track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten outdoor championships in University Park, Pa.

McDonald, who won his fourth Big Ten race this year, finished with a time of 14 minutes and 14.43 seconds.

On the women’s side, despite a ninth-place finish overall, three Badgers placed in the 5,000 meters. Sarah Disanza was third with a time of 16:24.50, Alicia Monson was fourth in 16:24.95 and Amy Davis came in seventh at 16:26.35.

SOFTBALL

UW-Oshkosh capped off a sweep of the La Crosse regional with an 8-3 victory over UW-La Crosse (30-16).

Oshkosh (33-11) plays Trine (Ind.) in the Super Regional next weekend.

Titans pitcher Sara Brunlieb was named the most outstanding player. She pitched the full seven innings in relief, scattering seven hits while giving up just one run.