I don’t think it’s a secret that Marquette men’s lacrosse has to win the Big East tournament to get into the NCAA tournament this season.
Sure, if things had gone differently this year, if MU was 7-1 with only a loss to Notre Dame, yeah, maybe we’re talking about something different. But they’re not, they’re 5-3 — with wins in four of the last five, so that’s good — and as such, pretty much the only way into the field of 17 is by claiming the Big East’s automatic bid by way of winning the conference tournament.