Leads of 1-0 and 2-1 fell to the wayside on Saturday afternoon, as Marquette lost to #17 Creighton in five sets, 3-2, in the 2017 Big East tournament championship match.
The Golden Eagles head to Selection Sunday with a record of 22-9 overall after finishing 15-3 in Big East play. As of November 19th, the Golden Eagles were 32nd in the NCAA’s official RPI, and the mere act of playing Creighton in the championship game should help boost MU up a little bit. Even with the loss of the automatic bid by way of the tournament title, Marquette should still reach their seventh straight national championship tournament.