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Marquette men and women popular among Big East coaches

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Allazia Blockton – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

The Marquette women’s basketball team has been picked by the league’s coaches, along with DePaul as co-favorites in the Big East Conference this season.  Both teams finished tied atop the Big East last season with 15-3 records.

Four women’s players were selected to the preseason All-Big East team, led by senior guard Allazia Blockton, who was voted the preseason Conference Player of the Year.

Blockton averaged 19.1 points a game last season.  Seniors Natisha Hiedeman, Amani Wilborn and Erika Davenport were voted to the All-Big East squad.

The Marquette men were picked to finish second behind Villanova in the Big East men’s preseason poll.  Villanova has been the favorite for five straight seasons.

It’s the highest preseason projection for the Golden Eagles since they were tabbed as favorites to win the Big East before the 2013-’14 season.

Junior guard Markus Howard was named to the men’s preseason All-Big East first team.  He averaged 20.4 points a game last season.  Teammate Sam Hauser was a second-team pick after he averaged 14.1 points and 5.7 rebounds a game last season.

Marquette women fall in Big East title game

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Allazia Blockton – File Photo

The Marquette women’s basketball team fell to the DePaul Blue Demons 98-63 in the Big East Championship game.

The Blue Demons outscored the Golden Eagles 30-12 in the second quarter, leading 52-29 at halftime.  DePaul hit 7 three-pointers in the second quarter and finished with 16 treys for the game.

Amarah Coleman scored a career high 27 points for the Blue Demons.  Amani Wilborn had 12 points to lead Marquette.  The Golden Eagles Allazia Blockton, who won Big East Player of the Year honors, was held to just eight points.

Marquette (23-9) has to wait to hear its name called when the NCAA women’s field is announced on Monday night.

 

Marquette, Green Bay advancing to title games tonight

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Both Marquette and Green Bay are headed back to their respective conference title games today.

Allazia Blockton poured in a career-high 32 points to lead Marquette to a 76-70 win over Creighton in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament on Monday.

The Golden Eagles (23-8) will take on DePaul (25-7) in the Big East championship game at 6 p.m. tonight.

Amani Wilborn added 16 and Danielle King 12 for the Golden Eagles.

Green Bay advances

The Green Bay Phoenix (28-3) advanced to today’s Horizon League championship game against Wright State.  The Phoenix knocked off Youngstown State 66-45 in Monday’s semifinals, reaching the HL championship game for the eighth straight season.

Senior Jessica Lindstrom scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to set a program Division 1 record with 1,000 career rebounds.

Today’s title game tips off at 11am from Detroit.

Women’s college basketball results

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The Marquette Golden Eagles pushed their Big East record to 7-0 with a 88-67 win over Xavier at the Al McGuire Center on Sunday.

Allazia Blockton scored 19 points, while Danielle King added 16 and Amani Wilborn had 15 for the Golden Eagles (13-5, 7-0).

Badgers fall

In the Big Ten, Penn State knocked off the Wisconsin Badgers 69-62.  Amari Carter’s 21 points paced the Lions in the victory over the Badgers.

Wisconsin (7-12, 0-6) remains winless in Big Ten play.

Marquette women fall to Qunnipiac in NCAA Tournament

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Natisha Hiedeman – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

Fifth seeded Marquette fell victim to college basketball’s famous 12-5 upset, losing to Quinnipiac 68-65 in the opening round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament in Coral Gables, Florida on Saturday night.

Natisha Hiedeman’s buzzer-beating three-pointer to force overtime was off the mark, ending the Golden Eagles season at 25-8.

Erika Davenport scored a game-high 21 points for the Golden Eagles.  Allazia Blockton added 14 and Hiedeman 13.  Jennifer Fay had 20 points to lead the Bobcats.

Marquette never led in the contest and trailed by as many as 19 points.

Quinnipiac (28-6) shot 52.8% from the field for the game and moves on to round two with the victory.

Marquette headed for Big East title game

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Allacia Blockton (11) – Photo courtesy of Marquette University Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles knocked off the 2nd-seeded Creighton BlueJays for the first time this season, winning 72-65 in the Big East Conference Tournament semifinals at the Al McGuire Center.

The win sends Marquette (24-7) to its first ever Big East tournament championship game, facing DePaul at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night.

Creighton (23-7) entered the game on a nine-game winning streak, ranked 23rd in the country.  But the Blue Jays managed to put just one player in double figures in scoring as Sydney Lamberty scored 26 points.

Amani Wilborn scored 21 points, Allazia Blockton had 19 points and seven rebounds and Danielle King had 18 points and five rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles.

Marquette improved to 5-0 against top-25 ranked teams this season.

 

Blockton reaches 1,000 points in Marquette victory

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Sophomore Allazia Blockton reached 1,000 points in a 86-71 Marquette win over Xavier on Sunday afternoon in Big East Conference women’s basketball action.

Blockton became the 25th player in program history, and the youngest, to reach the milestone.

Erika Davenport added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (19-7, 10-5 Big East).  Amani Wilborn added 15 points and McKayla Yentz added 13.

Marquette shot 60% from the field in the second half to win going away. [Read more…]

Marquette women stay hot

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2A month ago, the Marquette women’s basketball team fell to number-25 Seton Hall by 31 points.  Sunday, the Golden Eagles showed the Pirates just how much they’ve improved.

Freshman Allazia Blockton had 21 points and ten rebounds, her eighth double-double of the season, leading Marquette to a 89-82 win over Seton Hall.

It’s the fifth-straight win for the Golden Eagles (11-11, 6-5 Big East).

Marquette led by as many as 20 points in the third quarter before Seton Hall (17-5, 7-4) went on a run, cutting the lead to 71-66.  But the Golden Eagles went on a 9-0 run to put the game away.

Wisconsin falls

In the Big Ten, the Wisconsin Badgers (6-14, 2-8 Big Ten) fell to the Michigan State Spartans (16-4, 7-2) 77-54 before a crowd of 9,436 at the Kohl Center.

Nicole Bauman had 19 points to lead the Badgers, who shot just 34% for the game and 14% in the final quarter.

Women’s basketball roundup

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2The Marquette Golden Eagles captured their second Big East Conference win, rolling to a 80-64 win over Butler in Indianapolis on Sunday.

Freshman Allazia Blockton scored 17 of her 18 points in the second half for Marquette.  Natisha Hiedeman added 17 points and Erika Davenport scored 16 as the Golden Eagles improved to 7-11 overall, 2-5 in the Big East Conference.

The Golden Eagles entered halftime with a lead for the first time in conference play, holding a 32-27 advantage.

Marquette shot 49.2% (32-65) from the field, including a red hot 57.1% (20-35) in the second half.  The Golden Eagles return home to open a four-game homestand starting Friday against Providence. [Read more…]

Women’s hoops: Badgers & Golden Eagles win

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Dakota Whyte

Senior guard Dakota Whyte scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 82- 62 win over Penn State on Sunday at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers (6-8, 2-2 Big Ten) went on a 12-2 run late in the second quarter and opened up a 40-29 lead at the break.  The lead increased to 74-49 in the fourth quarter.

Marquette earns first Big East win

Down twelve points at halftime, the Marquette Golden Eagles shot a blistering 61.3% in the second half to pull out a 87-72 win over Georgetown at the Al McGuire Center.  It is the first Big East Conference victory for Marquette.

Marquette (6-10, 1-4 Big East) went cold in the first quarter, going without a basket for the final 4:58.  They trailed by as many as 18 points in the second quarter before chipping away to go down 12 at the half.

The Golden Eagles took their first lead with 5:20 left to play, then went on a 16-0 run to pull away.  The Golden Eagles scored a season high 35 points in the fourth quarter.

Freshman Allazia Blockton poured in 25 points to lead five Marquette players in double figures.