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Natisha Hiedeman attempts a jump shot against Xavier Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles improved to 7-0 in the BIG EAST. (Photo by Maggie Bean and courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

All-around play leads Marquette over Xavier in dominant fashion

Chris Reisner, Sports Staff Writer January 14, 2018

An all-around team performance and a second half surge helped the Marquette women's basketball team dismantle Xavier 88-67 Sunday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center. The Golden Eagles are still the...

Sacar Anim and the rest of Marquettes frontcourt offense struggled Friday night, as they were outscored 60-28 in the paint.

FLOOR SLAPS: Marquette badly beaten in paint results in loss to Butler

Brendan Ploen and John Steppe January 13, 2018

One thing stood out from Marquette's 94-83 loss to Butler Friday night: the abundance of chances the Golden Eagles gave up in the paint. Marquette barely guarded Butler, a shocking performance after the...

Marquette has a 14-game home winning streak after a close victory over Butler. (Photo by Maggie Bean and courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Blockton beats the buzzer to lift women’s basketball over Butler

Chris Reisner, Sports Staff Writer January 13, 2018

With the score tied at 67 and just 0.8 seconds remaining in regulation, Marquette was inbounding underneath Butler's basket for a chance to win the game. “I was praying to Jesus because I didn’t...

After pacing Marquettes offense in recent games, sophomore shooting guard Markus Howard had a relatively quiet evening, scoring just 14 points.

Martin’s late surge helps Butler come back against Marquette

John Steppe, Assistant Sports Editor January 12, 2018

Marquette was 10 minutes away from winning its first game at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the new BIG EAST era. The Golden Eagles had a 67-60 lead and had all the momentum, benefitting from a 9-0 run. Then...

BIG EAST Notes: Creighton on top of conference

BIG EAST Notes: Creighton on top of conference

Andrew Goldstein and John Steppe January 12, 2018

Every two weeks during conference play, the head coaches of all 10 BIG EAST schools have a teleconference with media members. Here are some notes from that conference:   CREIGHTON BLUE JAYS (14-3,...

Markus Howard leads the BIG EAST in scoring.

PREVIEW: Butler enters game wary of Marquette’s scorers

Andrew Goldstein, Sports Content Executive January 12, 2018

Last year’s game at Hinkle Fieldhouse was a low point  for the 2016-'17 Marquette Golden Eagles. Up by as many as 18 points against the Butler Bulldogs early in the second half, Marquette quickly...

Marquette extended its winning streak to five games against Providence.

Marquette remains undefeated in BIG EAST play following win over Providence

Chris Reisner, Sports Staff Writer January 10, 2018

Marquette's conference record is unblemished at 5-0 following a comfortable 77-60 win on the road against the Providence Friars. Point guard Danielle King led the way for Marquette with 21 points on...

FLOOR SLAPS: Marquette out-rebounds in upset over No. 13 Seton Hall

FLOOR SLAPS: Marquette out-rebounds in upset over No. 13 Seton Hall

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor January 10, 2018

Marquette won the battle of the boards on its way to an 84-64 victory over No. 13 Seton Hall. Here are the floor slaps from MU's first ranked win in almost a year: BATTLE OF THE BOARDS GOES TO MU'S BIG...

Rowseys 31-point performance powers first ranked win since last years Villanova win

Rowsey’s 31-point performance powers first ranked win since last year’s Villanova win

John Steppe, Assistant Sports Editor January 10, 2018

Saturday night against No. 3 Villanova, senior guard Andrew Rowsey had one of his worst performances in a Marquette uniform, scoring six points on a lackluster 2-for-12 shooting before being benched in...

Sophomore Markus Howard was named the BIG EAST player of the week after his performances against Providence and Villanova. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

PREVIEW: Difficult schedule rolls on as Seton Hall comes to Milwaukee

Andrew Goldstein, Sports Content Executive January 9, 2018

It’s possible Marquette’s fortunes in March will be decided in January. Starting Jan. 6, the Golden Eagles (11-5, 2-2 BIG EAST) embarked on a six-game stretch that includes matchups against four...

Emery Lehman smiled for a photo after he made the U.S. Olympic Team as a Team Pursuit Specialist. It will be Lehmans second appearance in the Olympics. He is a junior in the College of Engineering (Photo by Brendan Ploen).

Trials Day 6: After week of waiting, Emery Lehman makes Olympic Team

Brendan Ploen, Assistant Sports Editor January 7, 2018

There better be a good reason for a college engineering student to not enroll in spring classes. For Marquette junior Emery Lehman, it'll be because he's packing his bags and traveling to Pyeongchang,...

Head coach Steve Wojciechowski saw reasons for both optimism and concern in Marquettes loss to Villanova.

Men’s basketball notes: Off-ball defense cause for concern

Andrew Goldstein, Sports Content Executive January 7, 2018

Despite increased contributions from redshirt sophomore Sacar Anim and freshman Greg Elliott Saturday night, Marquette fell to the No. 3 Villanova Wildcats. The loss was largely because of Marquette's...

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