Marquette University Athletics
Women's Basketball to Play Exhibition Contest
11/5/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Marquette starts slate with Slovakian Club Team
Anxious to get the 2004-05 season underway, the Marquette women?s basketball team meets BK Poprad, a Slovakian club team, in the first of two exhibitions at the Al McGuire Center on Monday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center.
The 2004-05 season marks the first full season that the Marquette women?s basketball team will play in the on-campus facility. Marquette played its final eight games of 2003-04 in the venue and went undefeated, winning eight times.
Marquette will conclude the preseason on Sunday, Nov. 14, with an exhibition contest against Wisconsin AAU at 2 p.m. The regular season gets underway on Saturday, Nov. 20 with a game against Wis.-Milwaukee at 2 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center.
2003-04 Recap
Marquette returns three starters from a team that tied the school record for wins in 2003-04 with 22 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history. Junior Carolyn Kieger and sophomores Danielle Kamm and Christina Quaye are the returning starters. Kieger was second on the team in scoring last year and Kamm and Quaye had breakout freshman seasons.
Moving to the Al
The 2003-04 season marked the first time that the Marquette women's basketball team played in the Al McGuire Center. Marquette went 8-0 in its on-campus venue, en route to a 13-1 home record in 2003-04.
Return to the NCAA Tournament
Marquette made its ninth post-season appearance and its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance last season. Marquette made its fifth NCAA Tournament trip under head coach Terri Mitchell. The Golden Eagles earned a nine seed and defeated Old Dominion in the first round, 67-64. That win was the second NCAA win in the history of Marquette women?s basketball.
Golden Eagles Get Votes
Marquette finished the 2003-04 season earning 30 points in the Associated Press Top 25. They begin the 2004-05 season on the radar of AP voters. Marquette received 15 points in the preseason USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Top 25. The Associated Press has yet to release its preseason rankings.
Marquette Picked Eighth in Preseason C-USA Coaches Poll
The Marquette women's basketball team was picked fourth in the preseason poll released by Conference USA. The preseason standings are selected by the league's 14 coaches.
Marquette was picked to be in a tie with Louisville for fourth place. The Golden Eagles are coming off a fifth place finish in 2003-04 and a trip to the NCAA Tournament's second round.
DePaul was picked to win the league title, followed by TCU and Houston. Following Marquette and Louisville in the fourth place tie are: Charlotte, Memphis, USF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Tulane, UAB, Southern Miss and Saint Louis.
Marquette to Join BIG EAST in 2005-06
Marquette's athletics teams will join the BIG EAST Conference for the 2005-06 season. Marquette joins current Conference USA schools Louisville, Cincinnati, DePaul and USF in joining the soon-to-be 16 institution league. The BIG EAST continued to have great success in women?s basketball in 2003-04. Connecticut has won the last two women?s NCAA titles. A BIG EAST member institution has won the last five women?s basketball titles.
Golden Eagles to be Heard on WJYI
Most Marquette home game and select road games can be heard on WJYI 1340 AM. All contests can be heard on the world wide web via Marquette?s internet site at www.gomarquette.com.
The Terri Mitchell Show
WJYI 1340 AM will carry ?The Terri Mitchell Show? again in 2004-05. In its seventh year, host Kent Sommerfeld and head coach Terri Mitchell will highlight the previous weeks? action, player features, interviews and a listener call-in period.
The Golden Eagles on TV
Currently, three Marquette games are scheduled to be aired on television. The Conference USA Television Network will team up with WMLW-Ch. 41 to carry two regular-season C-USA games. Marquette hosts East Carolina at noon on January 16 in the first C-USA TV telecast. The Golden Eagles visit DePaul on February 27 for a 2 p.m. start in the second C-USA broadcast of the year. Marquette and DePaul meet on January 11 in a regional telecast on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. More television dates will be announced as the season progresses.
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