#MUWBB Victorious at Villanova

VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Marquette women's basketball team emerged victoriously in a 95-77 triumph at Villanova on Wednesday evening at Finneran Pavilion. MU (10-2, 7-1 BIG EAST) earned its fourth straight conference victory and league-best seventh road win of the year.

Selena Lott led the way with 27 points and 11 assists, scoring 17 points in the third quarter to propel her team to an exhilarating victory against the Wildcats (9-3, 4-3 BIG EAST). She led a group of five Golden Eagles to reach double figures as Camryn Taylor (16 points), Chloe Marotta (13), Jordan King (12) and Lauren Van Kleunen (10) all scored 10-or-more points. Freshman Liza Karlen chipped in eight points and three boards.

MU started fast on the offensive end, hitting 12 of its 18 shots in the first quarter to burst out to a 27-14 lead after 10 minutes of play. After leading by 11 points at half, the Golden Eagles created more separation in the third quarter when Selena Lott led the team on a 30-12 run, scoring 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a nine minute stretch.

Lott and MU had plenty of cushion heading into the final 10 minutes after building an 80-54 lead. The team was able to get some of its reserves some playing time in the fourth quarter as all 12 active players saw the floor.

On the night, MU shot 52.9% (37-70) from the field and had 27 assists on its 37 made baskets. The Golden Eagles also hit a season-best 10 3-pointers, getting five from Lott and two from freshman Liza Karlen.

The Wildcats shot 47.5% from the field and had three players in double figures, but it wasn't enough as MU's offensive arsenal proved to be too much to overcome.

The BIG EAST's leading scorer at 24 points per game, sophomore Maddy Siegrist led Villanova with 19 points and eight rebounds. Brianna Herlihy also had 19 points while Sarah Mortensen chipped in 13.

POSTGAME NOTES:
-Marquette tied its season-high with 95 points, its second straight game with 95 points and third game over 90 points this season.
-Marquette won the rebounding battle for the 41st time in the 44 games of the Coach Duffy era (39 to 28).
-MU posted 27 assists on its 37 made baskets as a team. It's the third straight game with over 25 assists.
-MU had a season-low five turnovers. It's the first time since Jan. 11, 2019 MU turned it over five times or less.
-The last time the Golden Eagles had five players reach double figures was Feb. 3, 2019 at DePaul.
-The Golden Eagles moved to 9-0 this season and 22-3 under Coach Duffy when shooting over 45% from the field.
-It's the sixth time this season MU has shot 50% or better, including the fourth game in a row.
-It's the 13th time in the last two seasons MU has made over 50% of its field goal attempts.
-Selena Lott registered her 43rd career double-figure scoring game (27 points) and became the 30th Golden Eagle to reach 1,000 points all-time in her career.

UP NEXT:
Marquette plays at Creighton on Monday at 2 p.m. Central time.

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