Marquette University Athletics
Postgame Notes
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March 19, 2011
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -
? The Golden Eagles move to 24-8 overall on the year.
? Marquette is 4-8 all-time in NCAA Championship play and 4-5 in the first round. Marquette earned its first win as an No. 8 seed (1-1). MU was last a No. 8 seed in 1999.
? Marquette is 1-1 against Texas.
? Marquette had three players score in double figures led by Angel Robinson's 19 points. Robinson scored 15 of her 19 points in the in second frame.
? Tatiyiana McMorris added 13 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds remaining in the game. McMorris has hit the game-tying or game-winning shot in three games.
? Fiedorowicz led MU with 10 points in the opening frame. She finished the game with 14 points. Fiedorowicz has scored in double figures in six of the last seven games.
? After Texas scored the first basket of the game on a layup by Ashley Gayle, MU used a 13-3 run to take a 13-5 lead behind six points from Paige Fiedorowicz.
? The game featured five tie scores and five lead changes. MU's largest lead was eight points, 13-5, with 14:52 left in the first half.
? Down nine points, 54-45, with 12:38 remaining in the game, MU jumped on a 12-4 run to come within two points, 59-57, capped by a McMorris trifecta. Ashleigh Fontenette hit a jumper to put Texas up four points, 61-57. The Golden Eagles used 8-0 run to go ahead four points, 65-61, before Texas tied the score at 65 with 2:13 left to play.
? It is the ninth game this season that has been decided by five-or-fewer points. Marquette is 7-2 in those contests.
? Marquette finished the game making 13-of-14 free throw attempts, while the Longhorns did not shoot any.
? Marquette's seven blocked shots were a MU NCAA Tournament record and one shy of matching a program record.
?Sarina Simmons matched a career-high five blocks. She last blocked five shots against Alcorn State (Nov. 15). The five blocks also match an MU NCAA Tournament individual record. Lisa Oldenburg registered five blocks against Western Kentucky in the first round in 2000.
