Marquette Opens BIG EAST Slate at DePaul

MILWAUKEE— The Marquette women's basketball team opens its 15^th season of BIG EAST play on Sunday, Dec. 29 when the Golden Eagles travel to No. 16/16 DePaul. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. CT at McGrath-Phillips Arena.

The game will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network with Dave Bernhard and Trish Babcock-McGraw calling the action, while Meghan McKeown will handle sideline reporting.

The Golden Eagles finished the non-conference slate with a 9-2 record and own a five-game winning streak heading into the matchup with DePaul. MU's two losses came in an overtime battle against Northwestern and a narrow loss to then No. 10 Mississippi State.

Three Golden Eagles average double figures with junior Selena Lott leading the squad at 14.9 points per game, which ranks 10^th in the BIG EAST standings. Senior Isabelle Spingola tallies 11.3 points per contest, while freshman Jordan King checks in with 10.5 points each game. Lott is second in the conference dishing out 5.6 assists per game.

Senior Altia Anderson is seventh in the league in rebounding with 6.7 boards per game as the Golden Eagles rank second in the BIG EAST overall with 38.7 rebounds combined.

UP NEXT: Marquette will travel to Creighton on Friday, Jan. 3 for a 7 p.m. CT tip-off.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVE STATS: https://depaulbluedemons.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgXP5uCmwaQ

OPPONENTS
DEPAUL (10-2, 0-0): DePaul is ranked No. 16 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches' Poll and is led by Chante Stonewall with 18.1 points per game, while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor. Stonewall is third in the BIG EAST in scoring as the Blue Demons lead the league with 88.7 points per game combined. Sonya Morris (16.9 ppg) and Lexi Held (12.9 ppg) also average double digits. DePaul's two losses come at the hands of a 98-77 decision at Oregon State and a narrow 84-74 setback to No. 2 UConn.

THE SERIES
Sunday marks the 76^th all-time meeting between Marquette and DePaul. The Blue Demons lead the series, 45-29 with the Golden Eagles claiming both regular season matchups in 2019 as DePaul won the BIG EAST Tournament title.

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