For a program that had never heard its name called during an NCAA Tournament selection show, the Marquette men's lacrosse team was remarkably at ease as it gathered Sunday night at the Union Sports Annex.
Part of that calm stemmed from exhaustion after a 3 a.m. wake-up call for a flight back from Denver. The other part came from returning from Colorado with an automatic bid wrapped up thanks to a 10-9 victory over Denver — the No.1 team in the country and reigning national champion — in the Big East title game.
The biggest question for Marquette was whether or not it would host a home game at Valley Fields in the opening round of the 18-team tournament.