MU Set to Take on Milwaukee in Crosstown Battle

MILWAUKEE— The Marquette women's basketball team is back in action on Sunday, Dec. 8 on the road against the Milwaukee Panthers at the Klotsche Center.

Opening tip is scheduled for 4 p.m. Central time. ESPN3 will provide live streaming coverage while live stats will be available at MKEPanthers.com.

The Golden Eagles (6-2) are coming off of two straight wins at the Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic last weekend, defeating host Saint Mary's (77-63) on Friday and Tulsa (61-60) on Saturday.

Selena Lott and Lauren Van Kleunen scored 18 points apiece Friday afternoon as MU shot 46 percent from the floor and held SMC to 38.7 percent shooting for the game. Freshman Jordan King chipped in 13 points and tied a career-high with seven rebounds while Isabelle Spingola finished with nine points and a season-best 10 rebounds, which was a game-high.

Spingola hit the game-winning free throws with nine seconds remaining to give MU a one-point victory over Tulsa on Saturday, wrapping up the tournament title for MU. Camryn Taylor tallied 15 points and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles, which were both team-highs.

Lott, who scored 10 points and dished out five assists, was named tournament MVP for her performances. Lauren Van Kleunen joined Lott on the all-tournament team.

MU has three players averaging double figures this season, led by Selena Lott leads with 16.1 points per game. Isabelle Spingola and Lauren Van Kleunen add 11.8 and 11.1 points per game, respectively. On the defensive side, Altia Anderson and Chloe Marotta are each pulling down nearly seven boards per game while Anderson leads the BIG EAST with 16 blocked shots on the season.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVE STATS: MKEPanthers.com
WATCH: ESPN3

UP NEXT:
Marquette will travel to Brookings, S.D. to take on South Dakota State University on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. CT. SDSU will provide live stats.

OPPONENT:
MILWAUKEE (3-5): The Panthers have seven players averaging between 5.1 and 8.8 points per game. Junior guards Brandi Bisping and Sydney Staver lead the team in scoring at 8.3 and 8.8 points per game, respectively. Senior forward Lizzie Odegard averages a team-best 7.3 rebounds per game while also chipping in 7.6 points per night.

Led by eighth-year head coach Kyle Rechlicz, the Panthers have played a challenging non-conference slate thus far, playing three Big Ten teams (Minnesota, Purdue, Wisconsin) and a BIG EAST team (DePaul) in their first eight games. Rechlicz will attempt to bring her team to its fourth postseason appearance in five years this season. UWM missed out on the postseason last season but appeared in the WNIT in 2017-18.

THE SERIES
Marquette owns the series history against Milwaukee, 30-19, including winning 18 of the last 19 matchups dating back to 1996.

NOTES:

Freshman forward Camryn Taylor and junior guard Selena Lott are Nos. 1 and 2 in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 63.2 and 57.3 percent, respectively.
Selena Lott is the only player in the conference to rank in the top 10 in scoring (sixth), FG% (second), assists (third) and steals (sixth).
Isabelle Spingola leads the BIG EAST with 24 made 3-pointers so far in 2019.
Altia Anderson ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in rebounds (6.6 per game) and second in blocked shots (2.0 per game).
Seven different Golden Eagles have reached double figures in scoring this season.

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