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Howard leads Marquette past DePaul

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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 games.

Marquette (21-4, 10-2 Big East) won its second straight game since a 1-point loss to St. John’s.

Femi Olujobi scored 19 points for DePaul (13-10, 5-7), and Max Strus had 16.

After DePaul got to within one point late in the first half, the Golden Eagles went on a 11-0 run to pull away for good.

Marquette is now off for a week before hosting Butler on Feb. 20.  The Golden Eagles beat the Bulldogs 76-58 in their first meeting of the season on Jan. 30.

 

Howard earns 6th weekly Big East honor

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Markus Howard (File Photo) – Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

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 and averaged 27.5 points in two games last week.  The 38 points marked his fourth 30-point game in league play this season.

Georgetown freshman guard Mac McClung was named the Big East Freshman of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 17.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in a pair of games for the Hoyas last week.  For the season, McClung leads all league freshmen in scoring at 13.6 points a game.

 

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’s eight-game win streak ends (AUDIO)

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Sam Hauser – Photo Courtesy of Marquette University Athletics

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 shooting from distance in falling behind by as many as 12 points in the first half, on the way to a 70-69 loss.

St. John’s point guard Shamorie Ponds poured in 28 points, sending Marquette to its first ever defeat at Fiserv Forum.

Ponds and the Red Storm (17-6, 5-5 Big East) kept it up in the early stages of the second half, going up by as many as 15 points, 49-34 with 15:34 left to play.  But Marquette used a 9-2 run, capped by three of Sam Hauser’s team-high 19 points, and the Golden Eagles would climb to within one point, 56-55 with 5:53 remaining. [Read more…]

Marquette runs win streak to eight games

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The Marquette Golden Eagles ended a six game losing streak at Hinkle Fieldhouse, knocking off the Butler Bulldogs 76-58 on Wednesday.

Junior guard Markus Howard scored 32 points to lead the Golden Eagles to their eighth straight victory.

Marquette (19-3, 3-6 Big East) had dropped five straight overall in the series with the Bulldogs (12-10, 3-6).  Now the Golden Eagles have won eight straight, since last losing at St. John’s on New Years day.  The Golden Eagles and the Red Storm will meet next Tuesday in Milwaukee for the rematch.

Sam Hauser added 19 points and Sacar Anim added 14 for Marquette.

Junior guard Kamar Baldwin led Butler with 16 points.

 

Joey Hauser named Big East Freshman of the week

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Joey Hauser – Photo by Mitchell Layton and courtesy of Marquette Athletics

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 3-point range and was 9-of-10 from the foul line.

Hauser scored a collegiate high 21 points, including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc in a 87-82 win over Xavier.

Marquette & Wisconsin both earn basketball victories on Sunday

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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, 9-0 Big East) led 36-31 at the half, then created some separation in the third quarter.  They put together a 30-point quarter and led by as many as 32 points.

The Golden Eagles shot 49% from the field (26-53) and 48% from beyond the arc (11-23).

Butler was led by Kristen Spoylar with 21 points.

Marquette is off until Sunday when they take on DePaul in a 1 p.m. CT tip in Chicago. [Read more…]

Marquette earns Big East road victory at Xavier

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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 stretch to earn the win at the Cintas Center.  The Golden Eagles came from 11 points down in the second half.  Sam Hauser gave the Golden Eagles the lead 71-69 with a three-pointer with 3:55 left to play and Marquette pulled away from there.

Markus Howard poured in 31 points, Joey Hauser added 21 and Sam Hauser 20 to lead Marquette.

Xavier started fast, hitting 10 of their first 13 shots and led 28-21.  The Golden Eagles battled back to tie it and the game went to halftime at 39-all.

Marquette is now off until Wednesday when they travel to Indianapolis to battle the Butler Bulldogs.

Marquette pushes win streak to six

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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, 6-1 Big East), which won for the sixth straight time.

Markus Howard led the way for the Golden Eagles, scoring 23 points.  Sam Hauser added 19.  Howard was just 4 for 10 from the field but made all 15 of his free throw attempts.  He added nine assists but committed eight turnovers.

Paul Reed led DePaul (11-7, 3-4) with 18 points.

 

Hauser scores 25 in win over Providence

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Sam Hauser – Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

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 home arena.

Hauser was coming off a collegiate high 31 points in a win over Georgetown earlier in the week.

Providence held an eight-point lead at the break, with both teams combining to make just 7 of 27 three-pointers.  Marquette shot 28% (7 for 25) overall.

The Golden Eagles took the lead for good when Sacar Anim’s 3-pointer was good from the corner with about 10 minutes left.

Markus Howard returned to the lineup with 24 points but hit just 4 of 15 from the field.  But Howard did make 14 of his 16 free throw attempts.  Forward Ed Morrow was back as well, finishing with nine points.

The Golden Eagles return to Big East action on Wednesday at home against the De Paul Blue Demons.