Tuesday afternoon brought with it the third defeat of the season and third straight defeat of the season for Marquette men’s lacrosse, but I don’t think it truly brought along disappointment for the Golden Eagles. The final score for MU’s game against #16 Michigan was 12-10 favoring the road team at Valley Fields, but context is required for all of this.
First of all, this was the closest margin of victory for the 6-0 Wolverines this season. Their previous smallest margin? Eight goals. Only twice before this season has an opponent held Michigan to a single digit margin, and Marquette’s two goal gap was the smallest margin of the year.