KABLAMMO! Big day for the Golden Eagles as the Big East announces the end of year awards.
In a voting result that you saw coming if you're a loyal reader of this website, Marquette's Liam Byrnes was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.
Byrnes was also one of two Golden Eagles to be named to the All-Big East First Team, along with junior attacker Ryan McNamara. Five more Marquette players - goalie Cole Blazer, attacker Conor Gately, defenseman B.J. Grill, short stick defensive midfielder Jacob Richard, and faceoff specialist Zachary Melillo - were all named to the all-conference second team.