Marquette women’s basketball (6-2) cruised to a wire-to-wire 78-57 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds (5-4) Sunday at the Al McGuire Center. It all started with a smothering defensive effort, by holding the Redbirds to just seven first quarter points, while jumping out to a 13-point advantage at the end of the period. From there, Marquette’s lead only continued to grow … [Read more...] about MUWBB-Illinois State takeaways: Balanced offensive production leads to 78-57 win over Illinois State
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Marquette Cruises Past Illinois State
Skylar Forbes had her first career double-double on Sunday against Illinois State. | Marquette Iniversity This one was out of hand before I sat down, it seems. Through no fault of my own, I was a tad late to Marquette women’s basketball’s Sunday afternoon game against Illinois State. Sometimes life decides that you have to deliver something shortly before the game tips … [Read more...] about Marquette Cruises Past Illinois State
Big East What To Watch: Week 6
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The weekday slate is a little slow, but things pick up in a hurry over the weekend. I thought I wasn’t going to be in a hurry to post this week’s What To Watch because Finals Week across the Big East was going to slow down the schedule. As it turns out, there are still two Monday games on the women’s basketball calendar, so we’ll … [Read more...] about Big East What To Watch: Week 6
Forbes tallies first career double-double in Marquette’s 78-57 win over Illinois State
The Marquette Golden Eagles (6-2) routed the Illinois State Redbirds (5-4) 78-57 at the Al McGuire Center Sunday afternoon, extending their win streak to six games. Marquette was firing on all cylinders, finishing +17 in the rebound margin and had three players score in double figures (Lee Volker, Skylar Forbes and Olivia Porter). “I am very impressed with how this team … [Read more...] about Forbes tallies first career double-double in Marquette’s 78-57 win over Illinois State
#5 Marquette Beats #4 Utah In 5 Sets To Advance To The Sweet 16!
Aubrey Hamilton in flight in Utah. | Marquette University The Golden Eagles toppled the #17 ranked team in the country on their own floor in order to get to the second weekend for the third time in program history. They’ve never done this before. For the second straight day, Marquette volleyball has done something that the program has never done before. On Thursday, it … [Read more...] about #5 Marquette Beats #4 Utah In 5 Sets To Advance To The Sweet 16!