The Marquette women’s basketball team was voted the No. 23 team in the country Monday morning in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The ranking comes after six straight wins, the best start to a season in program history.
- The last time the Golden Eagles were included in the AP top 25 poll was Nov. 28, 2022.
- This is the second time that Marquette has been ranked under head coach Megan Duffy.
- With this ranking, Duffy becomes only the second coach in Marquette history to have the program ranked in consecutive seasons.
- Marquette is coming off winning the Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division.
Historically good start
The Golden Eagles have been able to use an attack of balanced scoring and efficient 3-point shooting to propel themselves to the historic start. Sophomore guard Kenzie Hare has led the way so far for the Golden Eagles, averaging 16 points a game on 52% shooting from beyond the arc.
Three other players — Jordan King, Liza Karlen and Rose Nkumu — are averaging over 10 points a game. The team as a whole is connecting 40.3% of the time from deep, ranking them inside the top 15 in the country in 3-point shooting throughout the first three weeks of the season.
Marquette hosts Memphis Wednesday night at the Al McGuire Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CST.
This story was written by Matthew Baltz. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter/X @MatthewBaltzMU.
