Marquette Welcomes Belmont on Saturday

MILWAUKEE— The Marquette women's basketball team wraps up non-conference action on Saturday, Dec. 22 hosting Belmont at 2 p.m. CT. The game will also serve as MU's final game before a holiday break and is the first home contest for the Golden Eagles since Nov. 25.

Saturday's game will stream for free on GoMarquette.com with Patrick Reed and Chris Reisner handling the commentary.

The Golden Eagles (8-2) have won four straight games, all victories coming on the road, since narrowly falling to then-No. 10 Mississippi State. MU boasts four players that average double figures, led by junior Selena Lott with 15.8 points per game, while senior Isabelle Spingola tallies 11.8 points per night. Freshman Jordan King and redshirt junior Lauren Van Kleunen average 10.4 and 10.1 points, respectively.

On the defensive side, senior Altia Anderson is grabbing 6.6 boards per game, while sophomore Chloe Marotta pulls down 6.2. As a squad, the Golden Eagles are outrebounding opponents by a +9.5 margin and have taken 119 offensive rebounds this season.

UP NEXT: Marquette opens the 2019-20 BIG EAST campaign at DePaul on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 4 p.m. CT

FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVE STATS: https://gomarquette.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
WATCH: https://gomarquette.com/watch/?Live=101&type=Live

OPPONENTS
BELMONT (5-5): The Bruins have won their last two contests against cross-town rivals, Lipscomb and Middle Tennessee State. OVC Preseason Player of the Year and Kenosha, Wis. native Ellie Harmeyer leads the way for Belmont averaging 17.4 points per game and has poured in five 20+-point performances this season. On the glass Harmeyer pulls down 10.5 rebounds per game. The Bruins rank 30^th in the NCAA with 30.2 defensive rebounds per game.

THE SERIES
This is the first meeting between Marquette and Belmont.

WHAT THE TEAM IS SAYING:
On winning at South Dakota State…
"It was a tough road environment to play in, which is really great to see in women's basketball. I'm really proud of our team for hanging in there. I thought we got off to an ugly start in the first quarter and we were able to hang tough and get back with some great defensive stops. It was a physical battle in the paint and it was a will of who could make the most plays down the stretch."
-Megan Duffy
Head Coach

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