In the 2016 opener, Marquette lost 4-0 to Kentucky, the preseason favorite to win Conference USA.
In their second match of the season, the Golden Eagles ran wild all over a Northern Illinois squad, defeating the preseason pick to finish last in the MAC by a final of 4-0.
It’s safe to say that Marquette will finish the season roughly somewhere in the middle of those two teams, right?
It might be okay to even think that the Golden Eagles will be more towards the Kentucky end of the spectrum. After all, if you ignore the final three minutes of the first half and the last two minutes of the second half against the Wildcats, you get a 1-0 loss where MU actually outshot their opponent, 13-11.