It had all the makings of what could’ve been a perfect day.
A cloud-free, sun-splashed 65 F Saturday afternoon. A home game for the first time in over a month. A match played outside the Valley Fields dome for the first time this season. A fully-packed grandstand filled with fans clad in blue & gold.
And, most importantly, a chance for Marquette men’s lacrosse to win a game in conference play and simultaneously boost its chances of making the Big East Tournament after missing out last season.
But it would end as anything but perfect. A trio of hat tricks from Friars Michael Charba, Ryan Bell and Jack Horrigan made sure of it.