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Marquette opens Big East tournament with a win

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Natisha Hiedeman – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Big East Player of the Year, Natisha Hiedeman, scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 88-57 win over 9th-seeded St. John’s in the conference tournament on Sunday.

Allazia Blockton added 17 points, Amani Wilborn 13 and Lauren Van Kleuen 11 for the Golden Eagles.

Marquette (25-6) will face Georgetown (16-14) in the semifinals at 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

The Golden Eagles shot 50 percent for the game with 8 three-pointers.

The two teams had split their two games during the regular season.

 

Marquette women push win streak to 12

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Natisha Hiedeman poured in 22 points and Allazia Blockton added 19 to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to their 12th straight victory, 93-55 over Villanova on Sunday.

The 7th ranked Golden Eagles (21-3, 12-0 Big East) used an 18-4 run in the first quarter to break the game open for good.  They led 25-12 after one-quarter and 46-21 at halftime.

Marquette hasn’t lost since falling to 2nd ranked Notre Dame 87-63 back on December 22nd.

Badgers fall at Illinois

After a week off, the Wisconsin Badgers return to action in Champaign, falling to Illinois 78-68.  The game featured eight ties and 10 lead changes.

Wisconsin (10-12, 2-10 Big Ten) got 19 points from senior Marsha Howard, including nine from the free-throw line and pulled down seven rebounds.  Freshman Imani Lewis added 16 points and seven rebounds

The Badgers return home to host Michigan State on Thursday night.

Marquette women remain unbeaten in Big East

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The Marquette women’s basketball team held off a late rally to knock off the DePaul Blue Demons 93-87.  Allazia Blockton scored 25 points to lead the Golden Eagles (19-3, 10-0 Big East) to their 10th straight Big East win.

The 9th ranked Golden Eagles led by 13 in the third quarter, but DePaul chipped away at the deficit and tied the game with 3:42 left in the fourth on a layup by Kelly Campbell.  Blockton gave Marquette a three-point lead with her basket and the foul with 2:01 left.

Marquette overcame foul trouble in the fourth quarter and Erika Davenport knocked down two free throws with 1:14 left to give the Golden Eagles an 88-83 advantage.  Danielle King had 18 points for Marquette and Amani Wilborn added 17.

Badger women fall at home

Senior Marsha Howard scored 30 points, but Wisconsin still lost to Michigan 76-70 on Sunday at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers (11-12, 2-9 Big Ten) scored just eight points in the second quarter and trailed 32-22 at halftime.

Freshman Imani Lewis also added 15 for the Badgers.

 

Blockton sets Marquette record

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Allazia Blockton File Photo – Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Allazia Blockton became the Marquette women’s basketball team’s all-time leading scorer in the No. 18 Golden Eagles’ 76-57 win over Northwestern this weekend in Evanston, Illinois.

Blockton needed 16 points to break the record of 1,940 career points, which was held by Krystal Ellis in 2009.

Blockton finished with 21 points, giving her 1,946 in her career.  Barring injury, Blockton should soon become the first 2,000-point scorer in the history of the school, male or female.

 

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.