No. 13/12 Marquette Concludes BIG EAST Slate at Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-The No. 13/12 Marquette women's basketball team will conclude the 2018-19 regular season on Sunday as the Golden Eagles travel to Providence for a 12 p.m. CT tip-off at Alumni Hall.

The Golden Eagles (23-6, 14-3) still look for one more victory to assure sole possession of the BIG EAST regular season title after Marquette fell in a 71-65 decision at Creighton on Friday night. Natisha Hiedeman and Amani Wilborn combined for 22 and 21 points, respectively, but though the Golden Eagles mounted a late, fourth quarter rally they could not close out the win.

This is the second straight season that Marquette has won at least a share of the BIG EAST title and earned the number one seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Golden Eagles open play on Sunday, March 10 at 12 p.m. CT against the winner of the No. 8/No. 9 matchup, still to be determined.

OPPONENT
PROVIDENCE (16-13, 8-9 BIG EAST): The Friars have put together their best BIG EAST season since 1996-97 with eight league victories, also marking just the fourth time in the past 20 years that Providence recorded six -or-more wins in BIG EAST play.

On Friday the Friars fell to DePaul, 76-61 on Friday night behind 17 points from Jovana Nogic. She is just two three-point baskets away from tying the BIG EAST record for three-pointers made and will look to challenge the record on Sunday.

The Golden Eagles and Friars met to open the 2018-19 BIG EAST slate, so it is fitting that the two teams will close league action. In Milwaukee Marquette claimed an 85-46 win.

THE SERIES
Marquette and have Providence have met 20 times in history with the Golden Eagles leading the all-time series 15-5, including a 7-2 mark in Providence.