No. 24 Marquette entered the afternoon knowing what was on the line and it was playing for: the program’s first Big East regular season title and a No. 1 seed in next weekend’s conference tournament.
However, the three time defending regular season champions, No. 3 Denver, had other plans.
The Golden Eagles (15-2, 5-1 Big East) saw their program record 12-game win streak come to an end Saturday afternoon as the Pioneers (17-0, 6-0) won 12-5, securing their fourth straight regular season title at Valley Fields.
“I feel great about this team, about what we’re capable of, about what we’ve accomplished,” Marquette head coach Meredith Black said.