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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’s Howard honored by the Big East Conference

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Markus Howard File Photo – Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard has been selected Big East Player of the Week on Monday.

Howard helped Marquette to a 2-0 week which included a win over No. 12 Kansas State on Saturday.  He scored 45 points, the second highest single-game point total in Marquette history, in an 83-71 win over the Wild Cats.  Howard shot 11-of-17 from the field and 19-of-21 from the free throw line.

Howard also scored a team-high 17 points in a 76-55 win over Charleston Southern.  For the two games, he averaged 31.0 points and 4.5 rebounds.  For the week, the junior averaged 31.0 points while shooting 51.5 percent from the floor and 90.5 percent from the foul line.

 

Volleyball Badgers to face San Diego in NCAA Regional Semifinals

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For the sixth-straight year, Wisconsin has advanced to regional play of the NCAA tournament.  The sixth-seeded Badgers (24-6) will take on San Diego (18-12 in the regional semifinals on Friday at 1:30 p.m. from Huff Hall in Champaign, Illinois.

No. 3-seed Illinois (30-3) and No. 14 Marquette (28-6) open regional play on Friday at 11 a.m.

Semifinal winners face off on Saturday at 3 p.m. for the right to advance to the 2018 NCAA Championship at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

Wisconsin is one of only five programs that have advanced to the Sweet 16 the last six years in a row.  UW joins BYU, Nebraska, Penn State and Texas on this elite list.

The Badgers are 8-7 all time in the Sweet 16, including falling at No. 3 Stanford in four sets in 2017.  Wisconsin is 2-6 in the Elite Eight, advancing to the NCAA championship match in 2000 and 2013.

Marquette starts strong before falling to #2 Kansas

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Markus Howard – Photo Courtesy of Marquette University

The Marquette Golden Eagles jumped out to a quick start and led second ranked Kansas 47-38 at halftime.  But the Jayhawks opened the second half with 22 unanswered points to pull out a 77-68 victory  in the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The Golden Eagles missed their first 10 shots and added five turnovers before junior forward Sam Hauser hit a three-pointer with 10:45 left to play.  Kansas turned a 9-point deficit into a 13-point lead and improved to 4-0 with the win.

Marquette struggled to score in the second half and didn’t attack the basket at all.  The Golden Eagles didn’t shoot free throws until there was 4:21 left in the game.  They finished 4 for 5 from the line.

Sam Hauser led Marquette in scoring with 20 points.  Markus Howard added 18 but hit just 6 of 23 from the field.

Marquette returns to action Friday when they take on Louisville in the NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game.

Marquette rolls past Bethune-Cookman

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Markus Howard File Photo – Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Markus Howard poured in 37 points on Saturday afternoon to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 92-59 win over Bethune-Cookman at Fiserv Forum.

Howard hit 10-of-16 from the field, including 7-of-10 from distance to go along with eight rebounds and five assists as the Golden Eagles improved to 2-0 on the season.

Marquette committed 22 turnovers, but held Bethune-Cookman to 29% shooting (20-69).

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.

Big East and Big Ten Announce Matchups for Gavitt Tipoff Games

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The Big East and Big Ten Conferences have announced the matchups for the fourth annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, with eight men’s basketball contests set for Nov. 13-16, 2018.

The Gavitt Tipoff Games features games matching the best of the Big East and Big Ten Conferences and is named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the Big East and basketball visionary.

Among the 16 participating schools, six played in the NCAA Tournament last year and three played in the NIT.  The NCAA Tournament teams are:  Creighton, Michigan, Ohio State, Seton Hall, Villanova and Xavier.  The three NIT squads are Marquette, Nebraska and Penn State.

The 2018 matchups follow: [Read more…]

Marquette to open new home against UMBC

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The last time we saw Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), the 16-seed was busy beating number-1 seed Virginia 74-54 in the NCAA Tournament back in March.

The Retrievers will provide the opposition for the Marquette Golden Eagles on November 6 in their first ever game at the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center.

Whitefish Bay’s Joe Sherburne will be a senior for UMBC next season.  The 6’6 forward averaged 10.7 points a game for the Retrievers last season.

The Golden Eagles bid to land a spot in the NCAA Tournament field fell short.

Rowsey’s career comes to an end in NIT quarterfinals

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Senior Andrew Rowsey – Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

Marquette’s post-season run ended in the N.I.T. quarterfinals, falling 85-80 to the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Al McGuire Center on Tuesday night.

Senior Andrew Rowsey poured in 29 points in his final game with the Golden Eagles.  He ends the year with 716 points, surpassing Dwyane Wade’s 710 points recorded during the 2002-03 Final Four season.  He also tied a season-best with six 3-pointers to move him past Steve Novak (121 in 2005-06) into first in Marquette single season history with 125 triples.

Markus Howard added 21 points for the Golden Eagles (21-14) while Sam Hauser finished with 13 points.

The Nittany Lions (24-13) will face either Mississippi State or Louisville at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 27.  They advanced to the NIT semifinals for the first time since winning the 2009 tournament.  Penn State is now 6-0 in N.I.T. quarterfinal games.

 

Marquette advances to NIT Quarterfinals

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Andrew Rowsey – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles advanced to the NIT quarterfinals with a 101-92 win over Oregon on Sunday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center.

Andrew Rowsey poured in 29 points and Marquette (21-13) led by as many as 25 before the Ducks used full court pressure to close the gap in the fourth quarter.  Rowsey scored 22 of his 29 in the first half, tying his own career high with six 3-pointers in the first two frames.

Markus Howard added 18 points but fouled out, along with Matt Heldt and Sacar Anim.

Freshman Greg Elliott and Theo John added 13 and 10 points, respectively.  MiKyle McIntosh had 25 to lead the Ducks (23-13).

The Golden Eagles will host Penn State in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night at the Al McGuire Center.  The Nittany Lions advanced by knocking off top-seeded Notre Dame.