When the clock hit zero Saturday afternoon at the Ponds of Brookfield, the Marquette hockey team’s impressive regular season came to a close. At 21-4-2, the team finished third in the crowded American Collegiate Hockey Association Pacific Region and will have to play into the national tournament.
Marquette needs to earn a ticket to the ACHA National Tournament in March by winning two straight games in the regional bracket, which takes place in Lincoln, Nebraska Feb. 19-20. The seeding for the tournament, which is based on rank instead of standing, will be released this weekend. Marquette is projected as the No.