Parade rained on....

Mixed day yesterday as an excellent mail day (check next weeks On the Signing Front for more) was combined with Xavier's elimination in the NCAA's and the Devils dropping a 3-0 decision to Washington in their throwback Red and Green sweaters.

I flipped back and forth between the two games,so I won't be doing a through recap of either game,but did want to toss a few things out there.
Xavier just was outmuscled on the boards by Marquette and allowed the Marquette defense to control the game by suffocating Xavier star Tu Holloway.
Holloway was held to just five points on the evening.
Solid season for Xavier as the Musketeers continue to make their case along with Gonzaga and maybe Butler as the program most likely to be considered a major power without being in a major conference...

As for the Devils,the less said the better,as the second loss in as many nights may have been the death blow to the playoff hopes.
The Devils fired 33 shots on net,but none of them found the back of it and Washington might have been the end of the line for the Devils.
Check In Lou We Trust's recap here out for more...

Not a ton else to say,although I may be back time permitting....