Marquette University
Oregon State
Marquette Women's Basketball Wins OSU Classic
11/27/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 27, 1999
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The Marquette women's basketball team earned the title of the OSU Classic this evening with a 69-56 victory over host Oregon State here in Gill Coliseum. Tournament MVP Lisa Oldenburg had 16 points, and Abbie Will pwho joined Oldenburg on the All-Tournament Team, led the way with 19 points. Marquette improved to 3-1 with the win and handed Oregon State (2-1) its first loss.
"We executed the game plan exactly like we wanted to tonight, and that will go a long way towards getting wins," Marquette head coach Terri Mitchell said. RItUs tough to come out here, play back-to-back games and come away with the championship. Our bench really stepped up when we needed them and we came through at the (free throw) line.
The Golden Eagles overcame an inconsistent opening half to take a 32-29 lead into the intermission. Center Sissel Pierce staked the Beavers to a 17-9 lead midway through the first 20 minutes. After netting only five points yesterday, the 6-3 senior tallied 12 points in the first half. However, Marquette climbed back into the game by pounding the ball in to the familiar duo of seniors Lisa Oldenburg and Abbie Willenborg. The pair combined for 22 points and six boards in the opening frame. It was Kristi Johnson who gave MU the three-point halftime edge, though, hitting three free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt with 3.3 seconds left.
Marquette held a slight lead for a majority of the second half, as Kiesha Oliver came alive, hitting two three-pointers and collecting all 11 of her points after the breal. The Golden Eagles started pulling away in the last eight minutes, as they took over the battle of the boards and went 18-23 from the charity stripe in the final 20 minutes. Marquette's last14 points came from the line.
Marquette returns to Milwaukee for a 'road' game against cross-town rival UW-Milwaukee on Wed., Dec. 1. Tip-off between the Panthers and the Golden Eagles is slated for 7 p.m. (CT) at UWMUs Klotsche Center.
