LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bellarmine University lacrosse team will wrap up the nonconference portion of its regular-season slate when the Knights welcome Marquette for a noon (ET) contest Saturday at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium.

Held on Alumni Appreciation Day, Bellarmine (4-6) and Marquette (3-4) are meeting for the fifth straight year and the eighth time in the last nine seasons. Overall, this is the 12th showdown in a highly competitive series where the Golden Eagles own a slight 6-5 edge. The Knights are 2-2 against MU in Frazier Stadium after posting an 11-5 win in 2024 in the most recent matchup in Louisville.

The most recent meeting overall between the two teams took place last season in Milwaukee, with Marquette securing a 19-11 win. The Golden Eagles built an 11-6 lead at halftime after outscoring Bellarmine 7-3 in the second quarter. The Knights netted the first three goals of the second half to cut their deficit to two, but MU regrouped and scored the next four in a row bridging the third and fourth quarters en route to the victory.

ABOUT MARQUETTE
Like Bellarmine, Marquette lined up a challenging nonconference slate. Three of the Golden Eagles' seven opponents (Michigan, Notre Dame and Harvard) have been nationally ranked. MU is 30th in the country in RPI. The Knights represent Marquette's third straight opponent from the ASUN. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 17-6 home loss to Utah, but they preceded that with a 21-12 home win over Mercer. Four different players have recorded at least 11 goals for MU, with Carsen Brandt's 16 leading the way. He's twice been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Short-stick defensive midfielder Peter Detwiler was recognized as a preseason honorable-mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse.

KNIGHTS NOTES
• Bellarmine is 2-1 at home this season. The Knights defeated Cleveland State 10-7 on Feb. 14 and St. Bonaventure 14-12 on Feb. 24 before falling 15-7 to Long Island on March 1.
• Following its contest with Marquette, Bellarmine will open its five-game ASUN slate with a March 28 contest at Utah. The Knights follow that with their ASUN home debut April 4 against Air Force.
• Bellarmine is coming off a 21-8 loss at No. 19 Rutgers. It was the fourth nationally ranked opponent the Knights have faced this season, all on the road. The lineup has only gotten more impressive as the season has progressed: In the USILA poll, Notre Dame is currently No. 1, Duke is No. 6, Ohio State is No. 7 and Rutgers is No. 16. Bellarmine has the No. 27 RPI in the country.
• John Alie is the ASUN leader in total points (47) while ranking second in total goals (29) and third in total assists (18). The senior attack's tallies are good for 14th in the country in points per game (4.70), 18th in goals per game (2.90) and 32nd in assists per game (1.80).
• Alie netted four goals in last season's matchup with Marquette. This year, he became Bellarmine's all-time leader in career goals, a figure that currently stands at 131. His 184 career points rank second all-time and his 53 career assists are third. He has six hat tricks this year.
• Ezra Moore is the ASUN leader in total assists (23) and ranks second in total points (39). The sophomore attack ranks 14th in the nation in assists per game (2.30) and 33rd in points per game (3.90). He recorded three goals and three assists in last season's outing against Marquette. Moore ranks third in program history in career assists (48) in less than two full seasons.
• Nolan Hudnut is the ASUN leader in total saves (140) and saves per game (14.00). The sophomore goalkeeper is tied for fourth in the country in saves per game and is 31st in save percentage (.520). Hudnut has accumulated 13 saves or more in all but one game this year. In six of those performances, he racked up at least 15 saves. Hudnut is already third on Bellarmine's all-time saves list with 352. His 140 saves this year rank 10th for a single season.
• Joe Alie, brother of John Alie, ranks third in the ASUN in total goals with 24 and is 50th in the nation in goals per game at 2.40. The sophomore attack led Bellarmine with three goals against Rutgers, marking his sixth hat trick of the season. With 53 career goals, Alie is 11 shy of cracking BU's all-time top 10.
• Bellarmine ranks eighth in the country in shot percentage, connecting on 107 of its 319 attempts for a clip of .335. The Knights are tied for 12th in man-up offense (.500, 15-for-30).

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