Well, the good news for our previewing purposes here is that we found a new part of the horse that isn’t dead yet.
As soon as Marquette men’s lacrosse lost to Providence, we told you that the Golden Eagles’ path to one of the four spots in the Big East tournament was dependent on getting a win over one of Georgetown, Villanova, or Denver. Given that all three teams were ranked at the time, back at the beginning of April, this has turned out to be exactly as difficult as it was expected to be at the two-thirds mark.