For 2016-17 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and 2017 BIG EAST Individual Champion Matthew Bachmann, some may say he was destined to be a Golden Eagle from the very start.
“There was always a passion for Marquette to begin with,” Marquette golf head coach Steve Bailey said. “He had a strong connection with our (men’s) basketball program growing up from just being a huge fan.”
Although Bachmann’s love for Marquette men’s basketball impressed Bailey, it was his early success in golf that eventually helped him to achieve the goal of being on a Marquette sports team.