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Three Wisconsin players selected in WNBA Draft

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Natisha Hiedeman – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Milwaukee native Arike Ogunbowale was selected fifth overall by the Dallas Wings in Wednesday nights WNBA Draft.

Ogunbowale played collegiately at Notre Dame where she averaged 27.9 points a game, shot 69.7% from the field and was named the Associated Press player of the year.  Ogunbowale finished with 2,626 career points for the Fighting Irish, the most in program history.

Ogunbowale is also one of three Notre Dame players to go in the first round, including Jackie Young who went number-one overall.

Port Wing, Wisconsin native Megan Gustafson was taken by the Wings in the second round, with the 17th overall pick.  Gustafson wrapped up an outstanding career at Iowa. [Read more…]

Marquette falls in second round of NCAA Women’s Tournament

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Shambria Washington hit the go-ahead three-pointer late on Sunday, sending Texas A & M into the women’s NCAA “Sweet 16”, knocking off the Marquette Golden Eagles 78-76.

Marquette led 76-74 with 36 second left before Washington (13 points-six assists) drilled the game-winning three-pointer with 23-seconds left.

Aggies star Chennedy Carter poured in 03 points to help the fourth-seeded Aggies (26-7) advance.  They’ll meet the winner of Monday night’s game between Michigan State and Notre Dame in Chicago on Saturday.  Carter added nine rebounds and five assists.

Natisha Hiedeman played all 40 minutes and led Marquette (27-8) with 18 points.  It was the last chance for Hiedeman, who is one of five seniors on the squad (Allazia Blockton, Danielle King, Amani Wilborn and Erika Davenport).

 

Marquette women advance in NCAA Tournament

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Natisha Hiedeman – File Photo / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles came from nine points down in the final minutes to knock off Rice 58-54 in overtime in the opening round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday in College Station, Texas.

Natisha Hiedeman scored 13 points and Allazia Blockton had 12 points  to lead the Golden Eagles (27-7).

Hiedeman secured the victory by making a pair of free throws with 1.3 seconds left in overtime to put the Golden Eagles up by four.

Marquette is in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season and will face Texas A & M in the second round on Sunday.

 

Marquette falls in Big East Women’s title game

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The Marquette Golden Eagles (26-7) watched a 13-point third quarter lead slip away, falling to the DePaul Blue Demons 74-73 in the women’s Big East Championship game on Tuesday night in Chicago.

Chante Stonewall poured in 28 points, including the three-point play with 5.4 seconds left to win it for DePaul.  It was the only time that DePaul led in the final three-quarters of the game.

Natisha Hiedeman led the Golden Eagles with 18 points.

DePaul secures the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.  Marquette will settle for an at-large bid when the pairings are announced on Monday.

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 & 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 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 punches ticket to NCAA Women’s Tournament

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The Marquette Golden Eagles captured the Big East Tournament championship on Tuesday night, knocking off DePaul 86-78 at the Al McGuire Center.

Marquette (25-7) won the Big East Tournament title for the first time in school history.  The last time the golden Eagles won its conference tournament title was in 1995, when they played in the Great Midwest Conference.

Marquette locked up their 15th postseason appearance since the program began in 1975-76.

Marquette guard Natisha Niedeman poured in 28 points and Amani Wilborn added 20 points in the win.

Marquette women drop second straight

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2The Marquette women’s basketball team dropped its second straight Big East contest, falling to Villanova 81-60 in Philadelphia on Sunday.

The Wildcats scored the games first 17 points and led by seven at halftime.  Villanova then pulled away in the second half as Alex Louin scored a career-high 28 points in the contest.

The Wildcats shot 57-percent from the field for the game, while holding the Golden Eagles to 44-percent.

Natisha Hiedeman scored 15 to lead Marquette, which dropped to six-and-seven in the Big East Conference and eleven-and-13 overall.