Marquette Men’s Lacrosse Shuts Down St. John’s

Tanner Thomson had four goals and two assists to beat the Johnnies on Saturday.A six point day from Tanner Thomson and a 28 minute defensive stand were the keys to victory for Marquette men’s lacrosse on Saturday, as they beat St. John’s 12-8 at Valley Fields. The Golden Eagles are now 6-4 on the year and 2-1 in Big East play and are inching closer towards locking up a conference tournament berth.

Things started out great for Marquette, as Tanner Thomson knocked in two goals in the first five minutes of the game. That’s a 2-0 start, but things got weird for the Golden Eagles from there. St. John’s got the next four goals down through the rest of the first quarter, including two of five on…