Marquette men’s lacrosse went 1-4 in Big East action this season, falling in consecutive weeks in overtime to three teams ranked in the top 15 of the Inside Lacrosse top 20 poll at the time. And yet, somehow, the Golden Eagles were still alive for the conference tournament after the regular season ended with a 15-14 overtime loss to #10 Denver on Friday night at Valley Fields.
What Marquette needed was a St. John’s victory over Providence in the finale for both of those squads. That would have moved both of those teams to 1-4 in the standings to create a three-way tie for fourth place.