Marquette Closes Out Road Play at Villanova Saturday

Feb. 29, 2008

MILWAUKEE -

The Marquette women's basketball has hit the home stretch of the 2007-08 season and will finish off the road portion of the regular season when it travels to the "City of Brotherly Love" to play Villanova on Saturday, March 1. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. CT at The Pavilion.

Marquette (15-12, 7-7 BIG EAST), who currently sits in a tie for eighth place with DePaul, will look for a second straight win at Villanova after a 76-69 upset of then-No. 23/21 Pittsburgh on February 23. Three Golden Eagles scored in double figures led by junior Krystal Ellis with 18 and a career-high seven assists. Freshman Angel Robinson, a BIG EAST Honor Roll selection this week, contributed 17 points, five rebounds and six assists, while Jocelyn Mellen added a career-best 15 points off the bench.

Ellis continues to lead the team with 18.6 ppg, while Robinson pushed her scoring average into double digits with 10.2 ppg.

The Wildcats (15-12, 5-9), who were picked to finish 12th in the league are currently tied for 10th place with St. John's. Villanova is coming off a setback at nationally ranked West Virginia, 77-66, on Feb. 23, but prior to that loss, Villanova had won three straight over St. John's (69-66), Providence (72-59) and Cincinnati (69-50).

The Wildcats have three players averaging double-figure scoring averages; junior Laura Kurz (15.0 ppg), senior Stacie Witman (14.5 ppg), and junior Lisa Karcic (12.1 ppg). Kurz leads the team in rebounds, grabbing 6.0 rpg.

Marquette will return home to close out the regular season on Monday, March 3 when it hosts USF at the Al McGuire Center at 8 p.m.