Marquette Golden Eagles men’s lacrosse is 1-1 after two games. Not a big deal, because the loss ended up being against a Jacksonville team that suddenly exploded into the Inside Lacrosse top 20 after beating Duke and looking pretty good against Johns Hopkins. The question, then, is what was different for Marquette between their triple overtime win against Bellarmine and their four goal loss to the Dolphins?
At a glance, according to Lacrosse Reference, MU’s defense didn’t withstand the pressure from Jacksonville. Marquette’s offense was better in Week Two, with shooting percentage, shot on goal percentage, and overall efficiency taking a notable tick upwards.