When Marquette hosts No. 7 Xavier on Saturday afternoon, Golden Eagles coach Steve Wojciechowski hopes it will be with a sellout BMO Harris Bradley Center crowd behind his team.
With Marquette (12-5, 2-3 Big East) playing a top-10 team for a second straight game, third time in four games and the first time at home, Wojciechowski sent a message to students who are due back Tuesday after the holiday break. He encouraged them to return early and pack the Bradley Center, which hasn't held more than 13,468 fans this season, about 200 below last season's average.
If student numbers swell over 2,000, the program will host a pizza party for the student body.