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Allazia Blockton scored 20 in Marquettes loss to St. Johns.

Marquette women slow on both sides of the ball in loss to St. John’s

Andrew Goldstein, Assistant Sports Producer January 8, 2017

Things started deviating from the plan even before Marquette stepped on the court in Queens, New York against the St. John’s Red Storm. A late-breaking snowstorm forced Marquette’s plane to be re-routed...

Luke Fischer will be moving to the Canary Islands to play professional basketball.

UNGER: Transfer Harry Froling and Marquette a perfect marriage

Matt Unger, Assistant Sports Editor January 8, 2017

It's no secret that Marquette men's basketball is undersized. The Golden Eagles average roster height is 76.6 inches, 188th in the country. Even head coach Steve Wojciechowksi knows his team is a bit...

Jajuan Johnson recorded a double-double and snagged five steals.

Marquette loses handily to No. 1 Villanova

Andrew Goldstein January 8, 2017

The Marquette Golden Eagles (10-5, 1-2 BIG EAST) lost to the No. 1 Villanova Wildcats (15-1, 3-1 BIG EAST) on Saturday night in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia by a final score of 93-81. Future...

Floor slaps: No. 1 Villanova throttles Marquette

Floor slaps: No. 1 Villanova throttles Marquette

Grant Becker, Assistant Sports Editor January 7, 2017

No. 1 for a reason The reigning national champions and No. 1 team in the country (for now) bounced back from their first loss of the season in style. Villanova turned an 11-point halftime lead into...

Recruiting scores: Holiday tournaments productive for MU targets

Recruiting scores: Holiday tournaments productive for MU targets

John Steppe, Wire Sports Reporter January 7, 2017

As men's basketball head coach Steve Wojciechowski and his staff scramble to fill the final three scholarship slots of 2017, here is how Marquette's targets have been performing since the holidays: 2017...

Recruiting Roundup: Froling to visit campus, Greg Elliott offered

Recruiting Roundup: Froling to visit campus, Greg Elliott offered

John Steppe, Wire Sports Reporter January 6, 2017

With three open scholarships for next season, Marquette has visited three 2017 prospects and scheduled a campus visit with SMU midseason transfer Harry Froling. Marquette assistant coach Stan Johnson...

Allazia Blockton led Marquette with 18 points in its win against Providence.

Marquette shakes things up in bounce-back victory over Providence

John Steppe, Wire Sports Reporter January 4, 2017

The Marquette Golden Eagles salvaged the tail end of their two-game homestand Wednesday, outlasting the Providence Friars, 79-74, at the Al McGuire Center. The Golden Eagles sported a much different...

Danielle King scored all ten of her points against Creighton in the first half.

Women’s basketball puts up ‘no defense’ in loss to Creighton

John Steppe, Wire Sports Reporter January 3, 2017

Marquette will likely want to forget Monday night, as the Golden Eagles lost to the Creighton Bluejays, 83-63, in their BIG EAST home opener. “I’ve never seen that team before in my life,” Marquette...

Seton Hall ended the game on a 7-2 run to down Steve Wojciechowski and the Golden Eagles.

Men’s Basketball Chokes Away Late Lead Against Seton Hall

Andrew Goldstein, Assistant Sports Producer January 1, 2017

NEWARK N.J. – It looked as if the Golden Eagles had passed their biggest test yet. Then it all came tumbling down. Clinging to a 66-63 lead against Seton Hall with just 38 seconds left to play, Marquette...

Katin Reinhardt hit five of his six 3-point attempts in the first half.

Floor Slaps: Reinhardt has efficient night in loss to Seton Hall

Jack Goods, Wire Sports Editor January 1, 2017

Reinhardt starts hot If Katin Reinhardt didn't play a second in the second half, the game already would have been one of his most dominate performances of the year. He shot 5 for 6 from 3-point range,...

Natisha Hiedeman finished second on the team with 20 points against Georgetown.

Women’s basketball moves to 2-0 in BIG EAST play

John Hand, Sports Reporter December 30, 2016

With four players providing double-digit scoring efforts, Marquette women’s basketball cruised past Georgetown 84-77 to open BIG EAST play with back-to-back wins. “That is a big win for us. I mean...

Duane Wilson recorded two points, two assists and a steal in seven minutes of action.

Floor Slaps: Wilson misses second half against Georgetown

Brendan Ploen, Wire Sports Reporter December 29, 2016

Howard, Johnson steal the show for MU It was freshman phenom Markus Howard who stole the show for Marquette in the BIG EAST conference opener, as the Arizona native led Marquette with a career-high...

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