Yep, that’s a Receiving Votes note on Marquette at the top of the page. At least one person in the United Soccer Coaches electorate thinks that the Golden Eagles and their 5-1-1 record are one of the 25 best teams in the country. I would strongly disagree with that after watching Marquette get completely saved from an inexcuseable loss by one of the best singlehanded 22 minutes of soccer I’ve ever seen in person from Tomiwa Adewumi last Saturday
.They should have lost. They didn’t. So now Marquette
is 5-1-1 going into Big East play. Probably shouldn’t be based on the Southern Indiana and Oakland games, but that’s what it is.
That’s not encouraging since MU is staring down the pipe of a match against a top 10 ranked opponent. That’s not encouraging because Marquette was 6-0-2 against non-conference opponents last season and 3-0-2 when Big East play started last fall….. before going 1-7-0 in the conference. We’ve been here before with head coach David Korn, and there wasn’t nearly the “man, I don’t know about any of this” attached to where MU was last season that we’re experiencing right now.
Heck, what if Tomiwa Adewumi wasn’t a goal scoring miracle for Marquette? He’s got eight goals on just nine shots on goal this season and just 15 shots overall. It’s crazy, but his production is also propping up the Golden Eagles right now. They haven’t looked good AND they’ve been getting saved by Adewumi.
None of this is a good mix to start off Big East play with a top 10 opponent, but that’s the straw that Marquette drew. MU has pulled off an unexpected win against Georgetown in the past, so it’s won’t be the first time if they figure it out this time…. but I’m also not holding my breath for it.
Big East Match #1: at #9 Georgetown Hoyas (5-1-1, 0-0-0 Big East)
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Time: 6pm Central
Location: Shaw Field, Washington, D.C.
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Marquette is 2-16-3 all time against Georgetown. The wins were in 2009 and 2021, while the draws have all been between 2014 and 2018. The two sides haven’t actually met since a 2-1 Hoyas win in 2023, because that’s the magic of divisional play.
Why did Georgetown fall from #4 to #9 between last week’s United Soccer Coaches poll and this week’s new edition of the rankings? If I had to guess? Somehow, their 3-2 loss to Maryland last Monday night didn’t count in last Tuesday’s poll. Either the ballots were already in before the match happened or the voters just completely blanked on a contest between #2 and #4 before the ballots had to be turned in on Monday night. That’s the only explanation I’ve got as to why GU dropped after their only match since the rankings was a win over a ranked High Point team. Well, that, and Maryland had to drop to #8 after their 4-0 loss to unranked Northwestern and thus the Hoyas just got caught in the crossfire.
The Hoyas are making the most of their offensive opportunities this season. They’re outscoring teams 17-6 on the year — half of the goals allowed belong to Maryland! — but things aren’t that wide apart in terms of shots. Georgetown is outshooting opponents, but not by that much. 13.7 for and 9.7 against isn’t that far apart on a per game basis, it’s just that 18% of Georgetown’s shots have gone in. On top of that, over 52% of their shots have been on goal while their opponents are languishing down below 37%. Precise offense can help the defense make opponents get a little more skittish and hurried, so that’s making the whole thing work.
Mitchell Baker is paying off his promise as Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in the Big East. He has six goals in seven matches, and has never scored more than two in any contest. The 6’5” Aussie leads Georgetown in shots with 19, and he’s definitely a bigger threat than #2 on that least. I don’t know why Terrance Reynolds has 15 shots since he doesn’t have a goal yet this season, but that’s what’s going on here.
Georgetown gets a lot of offensive pop from their passing, by the way. GU has eight different players with at least two assists already this year, and Matthew Van Horn leads the team with five helpers. David Urrutia has four assists and Mateo Ponce Ocampo has three.
Charlie DeMarco got the nod as the Hoyas’ keeper, and he’s played every minute. The 6’4” junior from New York has a goals-against average under 0.90, although his field defense keeping teams under 10 shots a night is helping. DeMarco is only stopping 76% of shots on frame this season, so if Marquette can get Tomiwa Adewumi free for quality chances, there may be angles open to the back of the net.
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