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3,750 fans packed into the Al McGuire Center Friday night for a student-only game against George Mason. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

At student-only game, ‘deafening’ fans party early, stay loud late

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor November 9, 2024

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...

Senior forward David Joplin scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half in Friday's win. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Joplin’s 27 points propel Golden Eagles to 82-63 win over George Mason

Kaylynn Wright, Assistant Sports Editor November 8, 2024

With just under four minutes left in the second half, Marquette men’s basketball held a five-point lead at the final media timeout.  But by the end of the game, the Golden Eagles (2-0) had completely...

Sophomore forward Skylar Forbes tallied 11 points and four rebounds in Marquette's season opener at UCF.(Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Marquette women’s basketball falls in season opener at UCF 57-50

Max Mullin, Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

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...

Marquette women's basketball opens up its season Thursday night in Orlando against UCF. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

PREVIEW: A new era for Marquette Women’s Basketball

Max Mullin, Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

Marquette Women’s Basketball’s 44th season begins the dawn of a new era led by a familiar face, Cara Consuegra. She was a Marquette assistant coach from 2004-2011 and is returning to lead the Golden...

An assistant at the time, Cara Consuegra (left) led Marquette to a win as temporary head coach after Terri Mitchell (right) left early with a concussion. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Cara Consuegra ‘unofficially 1-0’ as women’s basketball head coach

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor November 7, 2024

When Marquette women's basketball tips-off the 2024-25 season Thursday night at UCF, it will mark the start of a new era for the program under Cara Consuegra. But, it will not actually be the first...

(Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Volleyball earns conference tournament birth with fifth-straight sweep

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor November 6, 2024

Marquette volleyball has made it a habit as of late to gift every one of its opponents with a nice big broom. The Golden Eagles (18-6, 12-1 Big East) extended that tradition to a fifth-straight match...

Samantha Naber is averaging a career-best 2.88 digs per set this season. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Samantha Naber’s ‘other’s-oriented’ approach to volleyball paying off

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor November 6, 2024

Want to know what happens when you try to impress upon Samantha Naber some of her recent statistics? By all means, give it a shot. Tell her she is averaging a career-best 2.88 digs per set. And that...

(Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Marquette men’s soccer signs Liam Baines through Team Impact

Raquel Ruiz, Sports Reporter November 6, 2024

As of Oct. 16, Marquette men's soccer added another member to its roster for the next two years. The team held a signing day where Greenfield, Wisconsin native Liam Baines made it official. But there's...

(Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Sophomore big Al Amadou will redshirt this season, Owens injury update

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor November 5, 2024

Al Amadou made a name for himself last year as a 6-foot-9 big man who would come off the bench in the dying moments of a blowout and rile the crowd up with an explosive dunk. So, when Marquette men's...

First-year forward Royce Parham tallied six points and three rebounds in 12 minutes Monday night in his debut for Marquette. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Takeaways from Marquette men’s basketball’s 40 point win over Stony Brook

Matthew Baltz, Sports Director November 5, 2024

It took Marquette men's basketball 26 games to eclipse the 100 point mark last season. This year, it took 38 minutes. With Kam Jones's effortless scoring ability, Chase Ross's career-best performance,...

Chase Ross scored a career-high 23 points on 9-for-11 shooting in Marquette's season-opening win. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

Kam Jones and Chase Ross lead Marquette in season-opening thumping over Stony Brook

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor November 4, 2024

It was a new day that ended with an oh-so similar feeling for Marquette men's basketball. Let's start with the new: There is no more Tyler Kolek or Oso Ighodaro. Now onto the similar: Everyone else...

Jenna Reitsma has averaged a career-low 11.3 total attacks per game since the start of Big East play. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)

MUVB notebook: Reitsma’s new role, Anchante in the record books, and other thoughts

Jack Albright, Assistant Sports Editor November 4, 2024

Some notes after Marquette volleyball (17-6, 11-1 Big East) earned its 11th win in a row: Natalie Ring changing Reitsma's role Graduate outside hitter Jenna Reitsma has spent most of this season playing...

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