No pressure, guys. Only the possibility of an at-large bid riding on the game, not to mention a Big East regular season title.
Let's not beat around the bush: Last week's 16-1 loss to Denver was a major blow to Marquette's lacrosse program. I don't even mean to this season's NCAA tournament hopes, I don't mean to this season's overall record.
Marquette has spent the better part of the past two seasons ranked in the top 20. They've slowly been closing the gap on national powers Duke, Notre Dame, and Denver over games against all three opponents each of the first three seasons of Division 1 competition.