No. 14/13 Marquette Readies for St. John's on Sunday

MILWAUKEE – The 14^th ranked Marquette women's basketball team is back in action on Sunday, Jan.20 when the Golden Eagles host St. John's at 2 p.m. CT from the Al McGuire Center.

Patrick Reed and Matt Shumacker will have the call on the BIG EAST Digital Network.

The Golden Eagles are on a six-game winning streak sitting at 6-0 in the BIG EAST standings, in sole possession of first place. They enter the game with a +28.7-scoring margin over their league opponents and average 87.5 in BIG EAST play.

For the third time this season Marquette (15-3, 6-0) had two players record at least 20 points as Natisha Hiedeman scored 28 points and Amani Wilborn added a season-best 20 points in a victory over Seton Hall on Friday afternoon. Erika Davenport tallied her fifth double-double of the season and third consecutive with 12 points and 10 boards.

Marquette will embark on a three-game road trip following the game beginning at Xavier on Friday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. CT live on the BIG EAST Digital Network.

OPPONENT

ST. JOHN'S (8-9, 1-5 BIG EAST): The Red Storm has struggled in the opening of BIG EAST play with the lone victory coming in 76-57 win over Xavier. Alisha Kebbe has led St. John's in the past three games and is averaging double figures along with Quadashah Hoppie who leads the team with 12.3 points per game, and Akina Wellere.

The Red Storm do a good job of protecting the ball with just 13.6 turnovers per game, which is among the nation's top-25.

THE SERIES
This will be the 21st meeting all-time between Marquette and St. John's since 1995 with the Golden Eagles owning an 11-9 record in the all-time series. Marquette won both games in last season's meetings.