Quote Originally Posted by Jim Ganzer, "IWB" View Post
Gato is right, and in regards to the rankings.... When the decision was made Mike Broeker had said that they really wanted to cement Marquette in the Big East by bringing in another sport that was solid in the Big East. They analyzed all of the sports and felt that in LAX, there were and handful of perennial powers, about 25 strong programs, and then the rest. Out of all of the sports they looked at, they felt that Lacrosse was the one where they could quickly gain traction into the top of that "next 25" category.

Mission accomplished.
Dr. Lovell was talking about the program last week in Los Angeles. He really likes the program and mentioned that the new facility being built will include Lacrosse.