Break In 2018-19 Schedule Allows Time To Reflect

With Marquette completing the first half of the BIG EAST schedule and enjoying a well-deserved bye weekend in league play, here is a look at some highlights from the season so far.

Team

No. 10/9 Marquette is poised to reach its highest national ranking in 40 years. The team has only been as high as 8^th (2011-12) since 1978.
Marquette is the only University in the nation with both its men's and women's programs in the top-10. The teams have combined for an overall record of 37-6 and 17-1 in the BIG EAST Conference. The last loss by either team came on Jan. 1.
Marquette's 19-3 start overall is the best since 2008-09 and it's 8-1 league mark is best since that same team opened BIG EAST play 9-0.
The eight-game winning streak is the longest since Marquette rattled off nine victories in a row in non-league play in 2015-16.

Individual

BIG EAST Player of the Year and All-America Candidate Markus Howard leads the league in scoring (25.0 ppg.), free throw percentage (.911) and 3-point field goals made (78)
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year candidate Joey Hauser is ranked among the league leaders in scoring (30^th), rebounding (14^th), field goal percentage (15^th), free throw percentage (5^th) and 3-point field goal percentage (1^st). He has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on four occasions
All-BIG EAST candidate Sam Hauser is ranked among the league leaders in six categories, including 11^th in scoring (15.5 ppg.) and eighth in rebounding (6.9 rpg.)
Theo John leads the league in blocked shots (2.3 bpg.)

Winning Streak

Markus Howard is averaging 26.9 points per game during the eight-game run, while Sam Hauser has chipped in 17.8 points per contest and leads the team in rebounding (6.9 rpg.)
The winning streak includes four BIG EAST road games, including the program's first victory at Butler since 1990
Marquette's defense has held opposing offenses to just 41.3 percent shooting from the floor overall and 34.5 percent from behind the 3-point line.
As a team, MU has knocked down 82.0 percent of its free throws and has made nearly as many charity tosses as its opponents have attempted.

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