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Marquette Wire

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Marquette Wire

First-year guard Emily La Chapell was named to the All-Big East Freshman Team March 2.

PREVIEW: Marquette faces St. John’s in quarterfinals of Big East Tournament

Kaylynn Wright, Assistant Sports Editor March 3, 2023

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — After securing a first-round bye Monday night, the Marquette women’s basketball team will face the St. John’s Red Storm Saturday afternoon in the Big East Tournament Quarterfinals...

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Men’s basketball wins first outright Big East regular season championship with win over Butler

John Leuzzi, Executive Sports Editor February 28, 2023

On Saturday, Shaka Smart led No. 6 Marquette to claiming its first share of the Big East regular season title in over a decade. Three days later, Smart led the Golden Eagles (24-6, 16-3 Big East) to...

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Chloe Marotta honoring dad’s legacy with Rebounds for Research NIL Initiative

Jack Albright, Sports Reporter February 28, 2023

Rebounds don’t just get wins; they also get Starbucks. That is if you’re senior forward Chloe Marotta.  “My dad would be like, ‘Okay, you get 15 rebounds this game and we’ll go grab some...

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Roegner brings ‘silent killer’ mentality in first year at Marquette

Kaylynn Wright, Assistant Sports Editor February 28, 2023

Despite his long history with the sport, first-year Blake Roegner didn’t always want to play collegiate tennis. “I've always been playing tennis since I was three years old,” Blake said. “I...

(Photo courtesy of Ryan Kilcoyne.)

Childhood friends join together at college level

John Gunville, Sports Reporter February 28, 2023

Four fourth-graders join a club lacrosse team and become friends. Add a fifth to the mix in sixth grade and eleven years later they are juniors playing Division I at Marquette. "The fact that we all...

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Okwaramoi balances best of both worlds on and off the track

Benjamin Hanson, Sports Reporter February 28, 2023

Juru Okwaramoi is more than just a hurdler on the women's Track & Field team. In fact, she is part of the honors pre-med track program while also being a teaching assistant for biology classes...

Senior forward Chloe Marotta (52) celebrates after Marquettes win over DePaul Feb. 27.

Women’s basketball secures first-round bye with regular season finale win over DePaul

John Gunville, Sports Reporter February 28, 2023

It wasn't a normal Monday night in the Al McGuire Center, it was a little bit more than that. Before Marquette (20-9, 13-7 Big East) took down DePaul (15-16, 8-12) 98-80, senior forward Chloe Marotta...

Senior forward Chloe Marotta poses with her family prior to Marquette womens basketballs win over DePaul on Senior Night.

BASELINE: Marotta wins final regular season home game at the Al

Ava Mares, Assistant Sports Editor February 28, 2023

For the final time in her five-year colligate career, senior guard Chloe Marotta laced up her blue Jordans and stepped out onto the Al McGuire Center court. The Mequon, Wisconsin native was celebrated...

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Robinson finds familiarity down in Puerto Rico

Trevor Hilson, Sports Reporter February 27, 2023

The course at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico reminded senior Josh Robinson of his course conditions back home in Northern Ireland. "The course was set up differently than last year's tournament,...

Sophomore guard Kam Jones set a career-high for 3-pointers in a single game in No. 10 Marquette mens basketballs win over DePaul Feb. 25 at Fiserv Forum.

No. 10 Marquette claims share of Big East regular season title with win over DePaul

John Leuzzi, Executive Sports Editor February 25, 2023

In the 44-year history of the Big East conference, no one has done what No. 10 Marquette did Saturday night at Fiserv Forum. The Golden Eagles (23-6, 15-3 Big East), who were picked to finish ninth...

Sophomore guard Kam Jones led No. 10 Marquette with 22 points in its 90-84 win over DePaul Feb. 25 at Fiserv Forum.

BASELINE: New Fiserv Forum attendance record set on historic night in Milwaukee

Trevor Hilson, Sports Reporter February 25, 2023

Two records were set at Fiserv Forum on Saturday night in Milwaukee. A new attendance record of 17,873 fans witnessed No. 10 Marquette clinch at least a share of the Big East Regular Season title, as...

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Marquette picks up big win on the road against Michigan

John Gunville, Sports Reporter February 25, 2023

Marquette came into its matchup with Michigan looking to turn the tables on its 1-2 start of the season. "This one would be huge for us," junior defender Ryan Kilcoyne told the Marquette Wire earlier...

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