Marquette men’s lacrosse is going back to the NCAA Tournament.
The Golden Eagles narrowly held Saturday against Providence, defeating the Friars 10-9 to earn a second straight BIG EAST Tournament championship. With the victory Marquette earns an automatic bid for the tournament and will learn its fate at 8 p.m. tonight on ESPNU.
After scoring three straight goals, Marquette looked to be in the driver’s seat with two minutes remaining. Ryan McNamara scored his 100th career goal and the eventual game winner with four minutes left in regulation to make it 10-7, and the Golden Eagles were able to kill half the remaining time off the clock.