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Howard falls short in preseason Big East honor

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Markus Howard – file photo / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard is the reigning Big East Conference Player of the Year.  But Howard fell short in the voting by Big East Coaches as the preseason conference Player of the Year.

Big East Conference coaches picked Seton Hall senior Myles Powell as the preseason Player of the Year instead.  Seton Hall was also picked by the coaches to win the league this season.

Howard averaged 25 points a game last season and was still a unanimous pick for the preseason All-Big East first team.  Joining Howard on the first team are Xavier forward Naji Marshall, Butler guard Kamar Baldwin, Providence guard Alpha Diallo and Creighton guard Ty-Shon Alexander.

Villanova was picked to finish second, Xavier third and Marquette fourth.

DePaul was the unanimous choice to win the Women’s Big East regular season title.  Marquette was picked to finish ninth.

 

4th ranked Wisconsin falls to Marquette in women’s volleyball

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Wisconsin Volleyball – File Photo

The fourth-ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team dropped a thriller to in-state rival and 11th-ranked Marquette on Thursday night.

It’s the first time in program history that Marquette has defeated Wisconsin, snapping a 20-match Badger win streak.

Marquette dropped the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-22 before rebounding to win the next three, 29-27, 32-30 and 15-9 in the opening round of the HotelRED Invitational.

A season-high 17 blocks was the difference in opening up a 2-0 lead for the Badgers, but it wasn’t enough as Marquette hit .400-or-better in the last three sets.

The Badgers wrap up the HotelRED Invitational on Friday night when they take on No. 17 Baylor at 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network).

The Golden Eagles return to Milwaukee to host Syracuse on Saturday (12:30 p.m.)

 

Marquette opens 2019-20 season against Loyola (Maryland)

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The Marquette men’s basketball team will open the 2019-20 season against Loyola-Maryland on November 5 at Fiserv Forum.

The school revealed the Golden Eagles’ nonconference schedule on Thursday.

The Golden Eagles nonconference slate is highlighted by games against Purdue, Wisconsin and Kansas State.  The Golden Eagles will also play three games in the Advocare Invitational in Orlando from Nov. 28-Dec. 1.  The bracket will be revealed later.

The Golden Eagles will play an exhibition opener against Division 3 St. Norbert College on a date that is yet to be determined.

Hauser’s reportedly saying “No” to Wisconsin

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The Hauser’s – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Former Marquette players Sam and Joey Hauser haven’t made their transfer plans official yet, but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is citing sources that say the brothers are no longer considering a transfer to Madison to play for the Badgers.

Less than a month ago, it was reported that the Hauser’s were going to transfer to Wisconsin and play for the Badgers.  That has apparently changed.

The Journal Sentinel reported Saturday that Sam Hauser is expected to choose Virginia to play for Tony Bennett and Joey will play for Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans.

Sam Hauser played three seasons at Marquette and will have one season of eligibility remaining.  Joey Hauser has two seasons of eligibility remaining, although he could decide to appeal to regain a season that he lost because of injury. [Read more…]

Wojciechowski gets extension at Marquette

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Steve Wojciechowski

Marquette is locking up men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski long-term.  His new deal now runs through the 2023-’24 season.

Marquette won 23 games during the regular season and finished second in the Big East, but the Golden Eagles lost six of their last seven.

After guard Markus Howard announced in early April that he was returning for his senior season, brothers Sam and Joey Hauser announced that they were leaving the program.

Despite the fact that Wojciechowski has led the Golden Eagles to three straight postseason tournaments, they’re 0-2 in NCAA Tournament games.  Marquette did win a pair of games in the 2018 National Invitation Tournament.

Marquette was in line to claim the Big East championship but dropped its final four regular-season [Read more…]

Hausers to visit four schools

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Joey (22) and Sam (10) Hauser – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

According to a CBS Sports report, Sam and Joey Hauser, who announced on April 15th that they are leaving Marquette, will visit four schools who are in the running for their services moving forward.

The brothers are planning visits to Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State and Virginia.

Iowa is the fourth school in the mix.  Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffrey recruited Joey in high school.  The younger Hauser also played AAU ball with Hawkeyes sophomore Joe Wieskamp.

Both Hausers have to sit out next season, per NCAA transfer rules.  Sam would have one year of eligibility left.  Joey would have two years and possibly a third if an NCAA waiver is granted.

 

Hauser brothers leaving Marquette

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Joey (22) and Sam (10) Hauser – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The race is on for college basketball’s top brother combination.  According to Marquette men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski, Sam and Joey Hauser will transfer from the program and look to play elsewhere.

In three seasons with Marquette, Sam Hauser has started 97 of 101 games and averaged 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds a game.

Joey Hauser started 31 of 34 games in his first season with the team and averaged 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds a game.

As a junior last season, Sam Hauser was a second-team all-Big East selection and averaged 15.1 points.

The two brothers played together for two seasons at Stevens Point Area Senior High School, leading the Panthers to a pair of WIAA state titles.

Wisconsin missed on both players the first time around.  Can they find a way to land both players this time?

Marquette hires new women’s basketball coach

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Megan Duffy – Photo courtesy of Scott Kissell/Jeff Sabo and Miami Athletics.

One week after Carolyn Kieger left to take the head women’s coaching job at Penn State, Marquette announced the hiring of Megan Duffy as the sixth women’s coach in program history.

The 34-year-old Duffy spent the last two seasons at Miami (Ohio) where she led the RedHawks to back-to-back Women’s National Invitation Tournament appearances.  The RedHawks lost in the first round both years, finishing last season with a 23-9 record, including a 13-5 mark in the Mid-American Conference.

Duffy went 44-20 in her two seasons at Miami.

Duffy played collegiately as a guard at Notre Dame from 2002-’06, helping the Irish to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.  She is one of four players in school history to collect 1,000 points, 500 assists and 200 steals.

Marquette athletic director Bill School was an administrator at Notre Dame when Duffy was a player.

Kieger went 99-64 in five seasons with the Golden Eagles and was named the 2018 Big East co-coach of the year.  She led Marquette to a pair of regular-season league titles and a conference tournament crown over the last three seasons.

 

Marquette looking for a new women’s basketball coach

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Carolyn Kieger – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

After five seasons at Marquette, Carolyn Kieger is leaving the school to take the head coaching job at Penn State.

Kieger was 99-64 in her five seasons at the school, helping the Golden Eagles win the Big East regular season title this past season.  Kieger was the 2018 Big East co-coach of the year.

Marquette won the Big East tournament title in the 2016′-17 season, shared the league title in 2017-’18.

The 35-year-old Kieger played point guard for Marquette from 2002-’06 and remains the school’s all-time leader in assists. [Read more…]

Happ, Howard named All-American

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Ethan Happ

The state of Wisconsin has two All-American college basketball players in the same season for the first time ever.

Wisconsin senior Ethan Happ and Marquette junior Markus Howard were both named to the All-American second team by the Associated Press on Tuesday.

Happ, who was also a AP third-team All-American in 2017, is the first two-time AP All-American in Wisconsin.

Averaging 17.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, Happ was the nation’s only player to average at least 16.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 4.0 apg.  In fact, in the last 20 years, the NCAA’s only other player [Read more…]