by Bill Scott | Feb 27, 2019
The Marquette Golden Eagles can secure the number-one seed in the Big East Conference Tournament and at least a share of the regular season championship with a road victory at Villanova on Wednesday night. Marquette earned a share of the regular season title with...
by Bill Scott | Feb 25, 2019
Marquette women’s post player Erika Davenport will miss the remainder of the season with a left knee injury. The 5’11 senior averaged 11.4 points and 9.3 rebounds a game for the 11th ranked Golden Eagles (23-5, 14-2 Big East). Davenport was hurt in...
by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2019
Sam Hauser had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Sacar Anim added 18 points to lead 11th ranked Marquette past Providence 76-58 on Big East action in Providence, R.I., on Saturday. The Golden Eagles (23-4, 12-2 Big East) led by 11 points at halftime and shot 53.6 percent...
by Bill Scott | Feb 21, 2019
Markus Howard scored 28 points and Theo John added 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the 11th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles to a 79-69 win over Butler on Wednesday night. Marquette (22-4, 11-2 Big East) erased a eight-point deficit early in the second half with a...
by Bill Scott | Feb 13, 2019
Markus Howard poured in 36 points and Sam Hauser added 17 to lead 10th ranked Marquette to a 92-73 win over the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago. Howard hit 12 of 21 from the field and 8 of 10 from the free throw line, scoring at least 30 points in four of his last five...
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2019
Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard has been named the Big East Player of the Week for the sixth time this season and the second straight week. Howard scored a game-high 38 points to lead Marquette to a 66-65 win over first-place Villanova on Saturday...
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2019
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...
by Bill Scott | Feb 6, 2019
The Marquette Golden Eagles have only lost two Big East Conference games, with both losses coming at the hands of the St. John’s Red Storm. The Golden Eagles (19-4, 8-2 Big East) shot just 38% from the field in the first half, including 23 percent on 3-of-13...
by Bill Scott | Feb 4, 2019
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...
by Bill Scott | Jan 28, 2019
Marquette’s Joey Hauser has been named the Big East Conference freshman of the week for the second straight week and fourth time this season. Hauser averaged 17.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in a pair of Golden Eagle victories. He connected on 8-of-12 shots from...
by Bill Scott | Jan 28, 2019
Natisha Hiedeman scored 21 points to lead 9th ranked Marquette to a 87-58 win over Butler in Big East action on Sunday in Indianapolis. The Golden Eagles ran their conference win streak to nine games, tying the Big East record for consecutive wins. Marquette (18-3,...
by Bill Scott | Jan 26, 2019
The Marquette Golden Eagles extended their Big East Conference win streak to seven straight games, knocking off Xavier 87-82 in Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon. Marquette (18-3, 7-1 Big East) trailed for a good part of the game but hit some key baskets down the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 24, 2019
In a game that lacked energy at times, sophomore Theo John gave Marquette a spark, scoring a collegiate high 16 points in the Golden Eagles 79-69 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum. John added 10 rebounds and six blocked shots for Marquette (17-3,...
by Bill Scott | Jan 21, 2019
Junior forward Sam Hauser poured in 25 points, including 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the second half to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 79-68 win over Providence at Fiserv Forum on Sunday. The Golden Eagles (16-3, 5-1 Big East) improved to 13-0 at their new...
by Bill Scott | Jan 21, 2019
Natisha Hiedeman poured in 23 points to lead 14th ranked Marquette to a 83-73 win over St. John’s in Big East basketball action at the Al McGuire Center on Sunday. Hiedeman added a career-high seven steals and five assists in the win. Danielle King added 22...
by Bill Scott | Jan 16, 2019
When Marquette’s leading scorer, Markus Howard left just three minutes into the game with back spasms, the Golden Eagles needed somebody to step up. The team’s second leading scorer, Sam Hauser, did just that. Hauser poured in a career high 31 points and...
by Bill Scott | Jan 14, 2019
Marquette guard Markus Howard has been named the Big East Player of the Week for the fourth time this season and sixth time of his career. Howard poured in a career high 53 points in a win over Creighton and averaged 39.5 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds a game...
by Bill Scott | Jan 14, 2019
The Wisconsin Badger women’s basketball team fell behind #25 Indiana 37-14 after the first quarter. They outscored the Hoosiers the rest of the way, but couldn’t overcome the sizeable early deficit, falling 75-68 on Sunday at the Kohl Center. The Hoosiers...
by Bill Scott | Jan 10, 2019
The Marquette Golden Eagles were hoping to hang their hat on a strong defensive performance as the necessary formula for a road victory in Omaha, Nebraska on Wednesday night. Instead, junior guard Markus Howard was the key to the Golden Eagles first true road win of...
by Bill Scott | Jan 2, 2019
The Marquette Golden Eagles lost their Big East Conference opener, falling 89-69 to the St. John’s Red Storm on Tuesday night in New York. Shamorie Ponds scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half as St. John’s (13-1, 1-1 Big East) rebounded from its...
