Senior leadership key for Marquette

Marquette men’s lacrosse opens its season Saturday against Air Force. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)The spring of 2023 was filled with a lot of what-ifs for the Marquette men’s lacrosse team.

In a season that included a stretch of three straight overtime losses against Big East opponents that were ranked in the top 12 nationally, the Golden Eagles were left wondering what could have happened if things had gone differently.

However, what’s done is done, and after finishing 6-8 and 1-4 in Big East play last year, Marquette holds high aspirations for the season that lies ahead.

“We ended the season not how we wanted to,” graduate student defenseman Mason Woodward said. “We try and carry…