Big Picture: It doesn’t affect Marquette’s postseason future all that much if they lose to DePaul.
The goal is the NCAA tournament. If they make it, it will be the first appearance for head coach Carolyn Kieger and the first appearance for Marquette since 2011. It’s not a minor task by any stretch. At the moment, or at least by Monday’s moment, ESPN’s Charlie Creme thinks the Golden Eagles are easily in the 64 team field, registering as a #9 seed in his most recent bracketology effort.
Losing to the #19 team in the Associated Press poll on the road isn’t going to be that much of a black mark on MU’s record.