
No. 19 Marquette Fell at No. 24 Miami
11/15/2018 8:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Davenport and King led MU in double figures
MIAMI--The No. 19 Marquette women's basketball team fell to No. 24 Miami, 63-55 in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT on Thursday evening at the Watsco Center.
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Erika Davenport led the Golden Eagles (3-1) with 15 points and seven boards, while Danielle King record 10 points.
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Marquette trailed by as many as 16 points with 5:10 left in the third quarter but a swift offensive explosion, including a 6-0 run in the fourth cut Miami's lead to just one point, 56-55, forcing the Hurricanes to call timeout with 4:51 left in the game.
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Despite a flurry of chances to pull ahead, the Golden Eagles went scoreless for the rest of the game.
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MU shot just 28.6 percent (20-70) from the field in the game but forced the Hurricanes (4-0) to commit 19 turnovers, while giving the ball up just nine times themselves.
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Miami was led by Beatrice Mompremier with double-double posting 24 points and taking down 21 rebounds.
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The Golden Eagles will be off until Saturday, Nov. 24 when the squad hosts UIC at 2 p.m. CT.
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Erika Davenport led the Golden Eagles (3-1) with 15 points and seven boards, while Danielle King record 10 points.
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Marquette trailed by as many as 16 points with 5:10 left in the third quarter but a swift offensive explosion, including a 6-0 run in the fourth cut Miami's lead to just one point, 56-55, forcing the Hurricanes to call timeout with 4:51 left in the game.
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Despite a flurry of chances to pull ahead, the Golden Eagles went scoreless for the rest of the game.
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MU shot just 28.6 percent (20-70) from the field in the game but forced the Hurricanes (4-0) to commit 19 turnovers, while giving the ball up just nine times themselves.
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Miami was led by Beatrice Mompremier with double-double posting 24 points and taking down 21 rebounds.
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The Golden Eagles will be off until Saturday, Nov. 24 when the squad hosts UIC at 2 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
MU
UM
FG%
.286
.359
3FG%
.200
.278
FT%
.500
.632
RB
41
56
TO
9
19
STL
13
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Players Mentioned
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WBIT Postgame Presser: Cara Consuegra (3/23/25)
Sunday, March 23
Postgame Interview: Marquette HC Cara Consuegra on ESPN+ (3/20/25)
Saturday, March 22
WBIT Postgame Presser: Marquette's Cara Consuegra & Halle Vice (3/20/25)
Friday, March 21