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Marquette Rallies To 72-65 Win Over Cincinnati
2/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2008
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MILWAUKEE - Freshman guard Angel Robinson poured in a career-high 20 points and the Marquette women's basketball team erased a 19-point deficit Tuesday night, rallying to defeat Cincinnati in BIG EAST action from the Al McGuire Center, 72-65.
The Bearcats overcame 13 turnovers in the first half by shooting a scorching 66.7 percent from the field. They connected on seven of their first nine attempts from three-point range to race out to a commanding 34-15 lead with 5:52 remaining in the stanza.
Tenishia Benson's tip-in at the buzzer gave the visiting Bearcats a 43-27 advantage going into halftime. Kahla Roudebush added another Cincinnati 3-pointer to begin the second half, extending the Bearcats' lead back to 19 points.
Marquette then proceeded to go on an 18-2 run, highlighted by nine points from Robinson. Junior Marissa Thrower and sophomore Janelle Harris also got into the mix offensively, as did the team's leading scorer, junior Krystal Ellis, who was held scoreless until the 13:29 mark.
Ellis' first basket of the evening was the result of a steal by Robinson who dished out one of her eights assists to Ellis on the fast break. Robinson's steal was her 63rd takeaway of the season, establishing a new single-season freshman steals record at MU - a record set by Ellis in the 2005-06 campaign.
Ellis went on to score the next five points for the Golden Eagles, including a 3-pointer with 11:30 left to play to cut the margin down to four at 53-49.
Freshman Paige Fiedorowicz, who did not play in the team's last game to an injury and was not in tonight's starting lineup along with Ellis, converted on a three-point play with 7:33 remaining following a basket and a foul that gave MU its first lead since early in the first half.
Marquette converted on its free throw attempts down the stretch, netting its final 10 attempts from the foul line, to help fend off the Bearcats and secure the improbable comeback victory.
Harris finished with nine points and seven rebounds. Ellis ended up with 11 points while Fiedorowicz contributed eight points and six boards to fuel a Golden Eagles' bench that outscored Cincinnati's 30-2.
Roudebush and Jill Stephens combined for six 3-pointers and 40 points, netting 21 and 19 points, respectively.
In all, the Golden Eagles forced 27 turnovers as they improved to 13-9 (5-4 BIG EAST). The Bearcats dip to 10-12 overall and 1-9 in league play. Marquette now leads the all-time series 19-9 and has claimed the last three meetings.
Marquette's next test will be on the road when the squad travels to No. 23/24 Syracuse to take on the Orange on Feb. 10. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPNU.
