In the preseason poll, Georgetown was by far and away the conference champion favorite. The combination of dynamic attackers and a stout defense should have seen them to an easy result against your Marquette, who have been sliding in form since their upset defeat of Villanova at home. If that wasn’t enough to predict a Hoyas victory on Saturday night, then Georgetown’s 12-1-2 all-time record against Marquette would have helped tip the scales.
This result could have been made even easier when freshman Alan Salmeron, in just his fourth collegiate match, received a straight red card in the 52nd minute for a studs-up challenge, forcing Marquette to play with ten men for the remaining time.