#MUWBB Resumes BIG EAST Play vs. St. John's

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette women's basketball team resumes BIG EAST competition on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. Central time against St. John's (2-3, 0-1 BIG EAST). FloHoops will provide streaming coverage while GoMarquette.com will show live stats.

The Golden Eagles (4-1, 1-0 BIG EAST) have won three straight games since dropping a non-conference game to Milwaukee on Dec. 2. On the other hand, the Red Storm have lost three straight, including their conference opener vs. Villanova.

Led by second year head coach Megan Duffy, the Golden Eagles are coming off a 24-8 (13-5 BIG EAST) season in which they finished as conference runner-up and advanced to the BIG EAST tournament title game for the fourth straight year.

MU is anchored by seniors Selena Lott (17.2 ppg.) and Lauren Van Kleunen (14.8 ppg.) while the team returns eight letterwinners and three starters from last year. This includes BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection Camryn Taylor, who's averaging 11.8 points and 7.4 rebounds as a sophomore this year.

Under Duffy, the Golden Eagles are 28-9 overall, having won 76% of the games in her tenure thus far. Duffy is 72-29 overall as a head coach.

St. John's (2-3, 0-1 BIG EAST) is led by ninth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, who sits third on the all-time wins list in school history. He's 164-103 overall during his time with the Red Storm.

In 2019-20 SJU had a successful season, going 19-12 (11-7 BIG EAST) and totaling its highest offensive output since 1994-95, scoring 72.3 points per game. The Red Storm have made the postseason in six of the past seven seasons.

HOW TO FOLLOW:
The game will be live steamed on FloHoops.com and the FloHoops app. Live stats will be available GoMarquette.com. Make sure to follow along on Twitter @MarquetteWBB for live in-game updates.

GAME DETAILS
Marquette (4-1, 1-0 BIG EAST) vs. St. John's (2-3, 0-1 BIG EAST)
Al McGuire Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wednesday, Dec. 16
2 p.m. CT

LIVE COVERAGE
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

STARTING FIVE
• The Golden Eagles are 14-3 at home under Coach Duffy, including a 10-0 record against BIG EAST foes.
• MU's last BIG EAST home loss came against Butler on Feb. 22, 2019. MU has won its past 11 conference home games since that loss.
• Coach Duffy coached her 100th career game as a head coach on Thursday. She holds a 72-29 (.712) overall record, including a 28-9 (.757) mark at Marquette.
• The Golden Eagles are 21-1 under Coach Duffy when leading at halftime and 13-1 when they turn the ball over fewer times than their opponent.
• MU is 17-2 when scoring more than 70 points under Coach Duffy and 19-2 when shooting more free throws than its opponent.

SCOUTING THE RED STORM
• Under the leadership of Coach Tartamella, SJU has made six postseason appearances, including two NCAA tournament trips. The Red Storm were on track to make their seventh postseason in eight years last season before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
• So far in 2020-21, the Red Storm have posted wins over Fairleigh Dickinson (70-44) and Saint Peter's (85-47). Their losses are to Villanova (74-65), Delaware (93-88) and UMass (63-61).
• SJU is led by senior guard and 2019-20 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection Qadashah Hoppie, who missed the first three games of the season before coming back to average 22 points and four boards per game in the past week.
• 2019-20 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honoree Leilani Correa is having a great start to her sophomore year, averaging 21.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and three assists per game. She scored a career-high 35 points at Delaware on Dec. 10.
• Four players average between 8.4-9.2 points per game and nine players average double digit minutes.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST ST. JOHN'S
• Marquette is 16-10 all-time against St. John's. The Golden Eagles have won the last four matchups.
• In addition to taking the last four games in the series, MU has won seven of the past eight against SJU.
• The Golden Eagles have won the past three games at the Al McGuire Center against the Red Storm. SJU hasn't won at the Al McGuire Center since an 82-72 win on Feb. 5, 2017.
• MU swept the season series 3-0 last year, winning at home 94-85, on the road 67-57 and in the BIG EAST tournament 78-55.

CAMRYN TAYLOR BUILDING OFF STRONG FRESHMAN SEASON
• The Peoria, Ill., native played in 31 games off the bench and finished fourth on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg.) on her way to BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honors.
• She notched 11 double figure scoring efforts in her first year in Blue & Gold. Taylor netted a career-high of 23 points in a road win over Seton Hall in January.
• Taylor is picking up where she left off this year, averaging of 11.8 points and 7.4 rebounds (team-high).
• She netted a career-best 27 points against MKE after notching a double-double (17 pts/11 reb) at UND.
• Taylor was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 7 for her performance against MKE.

MU BY THE NUMBERS – BIG EAST (2020-21)
Scoring Offense: 76.8 (4th)
Scoring Defense: 64.4 (8th)
Scoring Margin: +12.4 (4th)
FT Percentage: .702 (3rd)
FG Percentage: .447 (4th)
FG Pct. Defense: .387 (7th)
3FG Percentage: .321 (5th)
3FG Pct. Defense: .306 (8th)
Rebounding Offense: 42.8 (3rd)
Rebounding Defense: 31.0 (3rd)
Blocked Shots: 2.4 (8th)
Assists: 20.4 (2nd)
Steals: 7.6 (8th)

HAVING A LOTT OF FUN
• Senior guard Selena Lott is coming off a breakout season that helped her garner significant preseason acknowledgement both around the conference and nationally.
• So far in 2020-21, Lott leads the team in scoring (17.2) and assists (4.4) while ranking third in rebounding (5.6). She ranks in the top five in the BIG EAST in scoring, assists free throw % (.900) and 3FG made (2.4).
• Perhaps the team's best all-around player, Lott has 37 double figure scoring games in her career. She notched her first career double-double in a win at Belmont (12/13) grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with 18 points and five assists.
• Lott was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 14 after averaging 22 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 75% from the field last week.

MAROTTA THRIVING IN INCREASED ROLE
• The Mequon, Wis., native started 13 games last year as a sophomore and played in all 32.
• She averaged 4.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 16.9 minutes per game. She doubled both her playing time and production after averaging just over two points in seven minutes as a freshman.
• Marotta's breakout performance last year came against St. Francis (11/7/19) when she scored a career-high 20 points to go along with 12 boards in the team's victory.
• The two-time BIG EAST All-Academic selection has started in all four games this season and tied her career-high in rebounds with 12 against Milwaukee (12/2).
• She had her best all-around-game of 2020-21 against Providence (12/4), tallying nine points, nine rebounds and three assists. Marotta chipped in eight points, five boards and three assists at UC (12/10) and nine points and seven boards at Belmont (12/13).

WHAT'S NEXT?
• After the St. John's game, MU will travel to Seton Hall on Saturday, Dec. 19 and Xavier on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The SHU game is set for noon Central time while the Xavier game is at 1 p.m. CT.

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Players Mentioned

Selena Lott

Camryn Taylor

Lauren Van Kleunen