Scholarship table
Anyone looking for a silver lining today should be happy with this news.
Down 1 w 5 seconds left. Doable.
And before someone says it...I know...I know...Superbar...
Success in Lacrosse is good for the school . Will translate into big endowment dollars over the long term. In the short term we will get a game or two on ESPN and that helps with visibility in the lacrosse hot beds.
I think we really could be at the forefront of a huge lacrosse boom in the non-traditional lacrosse markets.
If Marquette lacrosse can stay on its current upward path, I think it could grow into a big draw student-wise as something to cheer for outside of basketball. There is some season overlap between the two but the Lax regular season goes until late April with a fair amount of Saturday games. I think that in the future with a nationally competitive team, state of the art indoor and outdoor facilities, and a solid fan base, lacrosse could become a fun secondary program to support. Soccer has been very successful in recent years and draws a decent crowd, but lacrosse could easily rival and surpass it.
Inside Lacroose poll just released this morning. Marquette is ranked #17. What a huge accomplishment. Coach Amplo (and the rest of us) should rightfully be very proud. Incredible for such a young program.
I saw this and decided to do some research. Popular opinion from lax fans seems to be that there is little meaning in weekly rankings outside of the top 8 or so. Above 8, the remaining teams are just about equal (along with a handful of unranked teams). Still, better to be ranked than unranked.And what's the deal with final four attendance for lax? It has taken a nosedive...http://www.laxpower.com/common/NCAA-Attendance.php