Marquette women’s basketball fell short in Cara Consuegra’s head coaching debut. The UCF Golden Knights (2-0) bested the Golden Eagles (0-1) 57-50 behind first-year Emely Rodriguez’s 18 points and 7 rebounds Thursday night in Orlando, Florida. UCF took a 6-5 lead on a made jumper by Achol Akot with 6:34 in the opening quarter and never looked back. With 6:07 left in the second … [Read more...] about Marquette women’s basketball falls in season opener at UCF 57-50
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At student-only game, ‘deafening’ fans party early, stay loud late
By 9:30 a.m. Friday, a police car and barricades had closed off the block. By noon, basketball hoops and trash cans were out on the street. By 4 p.m. vendors began showing up with trucks and tents. Just before 5, students began filing past the roadblocks and into the party. By 5:15, more than 100 people had arrived. By 6, that number grew to 200. By 6:30, the line to get into … [Read more...] about At student-only game, ‘deafening’ fans party early, stay loud late
Get To Know A Marquette Basketball Opponent: George Mason
Getty Images Name: George Mason University Who’s George Mason? We’ll get to it in a second. Location: Fairfax, Virginia Huh, I would have guessed Washington, D.C. It’s definitely in the DMV, but it’s a 20 mile drive outside of town. Founded: Would you believe that GMU used to be just the northern extension branch of the University of Virginia? It’s true! Happened in … [Read more...] about Get To Know A Marquette Basketball Opponent: George Mason
Work In Progress: UCF 57, Marquette 50
Olivia Porter led Marquette in scoring with 14 points in her debut. | Marquette University The Golden Eagles make a late rally but it’s not enough on the road against the Knights in the season opener. Cara Consuegra’s run as Marquette women’s basketball head coach has started with a loss. The Golden Eagles went down to Florida to start the 2024-25 season, and they’re … [Read more...] about Work In Progress: UCF 57, Marquette 50
GAME THREAD: #18 Marquette vs George Mason
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Hope you already got your Peacock subscription set up. THE VITALS: #18 Marquette Golden Eagles (1-0) vs George Mason Patriots (1-0) THE DATE: Friday, November 8, 2024 THE TIME: 8pm Central THE LOCATION: Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin WAIT, IT’S NOT AT FISERV? Nope, Little Big Town and Sugarland are playing there tonight. … [Read more...] about GAME THREAD: #18 Marquette vs George Mason