Friday, February 14
Milwaukee, WI
7 P.M. CT
Marquette University
vs
Xavier
Marquette Welcomes Xavier on Friday at 7 p.m.
2/13/2020 12:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Golden Eagles host Date Night at the Al as part of a special ticket package
MILWAUKEE — The Marquette women's basketball team is back in action on Friday as the Golden Eagles host Xavier the Xavier at 7 p.m. CT at the Al McGuire Center.
The game will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network with Patrick Reed (play-by-play) and Meghan McKeown (analyst) calling the action.
The Golden Eagles (18-6, 9-4) are coming off a stellar win in Queens this past Sunday at St. John's. Senior Altia Anderson recorded a career and game-high 15 points on a perfect 7-7 shooting to lead the squad. Selena Lott continued to spread the ball, handing out eight assists to go along with seven rebounds. She leads the conference in assists per game with 5.9. The win was large in part due to a big third quarter for MU as they held the Jonnies to just eight points in the frame.
Lott continues to lead the Golden Eagles with 14.8 points per game, which is tenth in the BIG EAST, while Van Kleunen, Spingola, and Taylor also rank in the top-30. Altia Anderson has been a force on the glass this season and is pulling down 6.5 boards per night, which ranks 12th in the conference as Van Kleunen joins her in the top-20. As a team Marquette combines to take down a league-leading 39.9 rebounds per game with a +9.6 margin.
UP NEXT: Marquette hosts Butler on Sunday, February 16 at 2 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center for its Play4Kay pink game.
PROMOS
Join Marquette for 'Date Night' at the Al! Spend the evening at the Al McGuire Center with Marquette women's basketball with a 'Date Night' ticket package. This package is a great date for dads & daughters, mothers, sons, grandparents, significant others and more! The ticket package includes 2 reserved tickets, 2 boxes of popcorn, a flower and a Marquette gift for just $20. This 'Date Night' package can be purchased online at gomarquette.com/DateNight.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVE STATS: https://gomarquette.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrgQI4d8DK0
OPPONENT
XAVIER (2-21, 1-11): The Musketeers are coming off a tough home loss to Georgetown 63-50 over the weekend. Junior forward A'riana Gray contributed a 14 point and 14 rebound performance to lead the team. Morgan Sharps also finished in double figures with 13. Gray has been dominating for Xavier. She is averaging just over 16 points per game and leads the conference in rebounding, pulling down 9.7 per game. The Musketeers lone conference win was at Georgetown on Jan. 10.
THE SERIES
Marquette owns a 15-7 record in the series with Xavier, including an eight-game winning streak. The Musketeers have won just one game at the Al McGuire Center, a 74-71 decision on Dec. 30, 2014.
WHAT THE TEAM IS SAYING:
Following the win over St. John's…
"We had a good 'next man up' mentality today. Throughout the game we had players in foul trouble, but I knew that we all have each other's backs. If I sit down or someone else sits down, as a team we are confident that the next person is going to step up and perform.
-Altia Anderson
Senior Forward
Keep up with Marquette women's basketball through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteWBB) and Instagram (@MarquetteWBB) and `liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteWBB).
The game will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network with Patrick Reed (play-by-play) and Meghan McKeown (analyst) calling the action.
The Golden Eagles (18-6, 9-4) are coming off a stellar win in Queens this past Sunday at St. John's. Senior Altia Anderson recorded a career and game-high 15 points on a perfect 7-7 shooting to lead the squad. Selena Lott continued to spread the ball, handing out eight assists to go along with seven rebounds. She leads the conference in assists per game with 5.9. The win was large in part due to a big third quarter for MU as they held the Jonnies to just eight points in the frame.
Lott continues to lead the Golden Eagles with 14.8 points per game, which is tenth in the BIG EAST, while Van Kleunen, Spingola, and Taylor also rank in the top-30. Altia Anderson has been a force on the glass this season and is pulling down 6.5 boards per night, which ranks 12th in the conference as Van Kleunen joins her in the top-20. As a team Marquette combines to take down a league-leading 39.9 rebounds per game with a +9.6 margin.
UP NEXT: Marquette hosts Butler on Sunday, February 16 at 2 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center for its Play4Kay pink game.
PROMOS
Join Marquette for 'Date Night' at the Al! Spend the evening at the Al McGuire Center with Marquette women's basketball with a 'Date Night' ticket package. This package is a great date for dads & daughters, mothers, sons, grandparents, significant others and more! The ticket package includes 2 reserved tickets, 2 boxes of popcorn, a flower and a Marquette gift for just $20. This 'Date Night' package can be purchased online at gomarquette.com/DateNight.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVE STATS: https://gomarquette.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrgQI4d8DK0
OPPONENT
XAVIER (2-21, 1-11): The Musketeers are coming off a tough home loss to Georgetown 63-50 over the weekend. Junior forward A'riana Gray contributed a 14 point and 14 rebound performance to lead the team. Morgan Sharps also finished in double figures with 13. Gray has been dominating for Xavier. She is averaging just over 16 points per game and leads the conference in rebounding, pulling down 9.7 per game. The Musketeers lone conference win was at Georgetown on Jan. 10.
THE SERIES
Marquette owns a 15-7 record in the series with Xavier, including an eight-game winning streak. The Musketeers have won just one game at the Al McGuire Center, a 74-71 decision on Dec. 30, 2014.
WHAT THE TEAM IS SAYING:
Following the win over St. John's…
"We had a good 'next man up' mentality today. Throughout the game we had players in foul trouble, but I knew that we all have each other's backs. If I sit down or someone else sits down, as a team we are confident that the next person is going to step up and perform.
-Altia Anderson
Senior Forward
Keep up with Marquette women's basketball through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteWBB) and Instagram (@MarquetteWBB) and `liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteWBB).
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