#MUWBB Travels to Creighton and Georgetown this Week

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette women's basketball team will travel to Creighton and Georgetown on Monday and Wednesday this week for BIG EAST competitions. MU is set to play the Bluejays at 2 p.m. Central time on Monday and the Hoyas at 3 p.m. CT on Wednesday. Both games will be shown on FloSports.

The Golden Eagles (10-2, 7-1 BIG EAST) have won four straight conference games since dropping their first BIG EAST contest at Seton Hall on Jan. 15 after coming off a two week pause in basketball activities.

MU is anchored by seniors Selena Lott (17.8 ppg.) and Lauren Van Kleunen (13.1 ppg.), and returned eight overall contributors from last season. This includes BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection Camryn Taylor, who's averaging 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds as a sophomore this year.

MU has gone with a nine-player rotation this season with sophomore Jordan King (9.2 ppg.) and leading rebounder Chloe Marotta (6.8 reb.) joining the starters. Claire Kaifes, Liza Karlen, Taylor Valladay and Antwainette Walker all play between 10-20 minutes per game off the bench.

Creighton (4-6, 3-3 BIG EAST) played its first game in 27 days on Saturday against Georgetown, coming away with a 65-57 win. Payton Brotzki had 14 of her career-high 18 points in the first half to help win coach Flannery's 350th game as the head man. CU and MU haven't played yet this season.

Georgetown (1-7, 1-7 BIG EAST) is led by fourth-year head coach James Howard, who led the Hoyas to two WNIT appearances in his first two seasons. The Hoyas didn't play their first game until Dec. 19 because of a pause of team activities due to COVID-19 and have had 11 games either cancelled or postponed this year. MU defeated the Hoyas 72-40 in the first meeting on Jan. 20.

HOW TO FOLLOW:
The games will be streamed on FloHoops while GoCreighton.com and GUHoyas.com will provide live stats. Make sure to follow along on Twitter @MarquetteWBB for live in-game updates.

GAME 1 DETAILS
Marquette (10-2, 6-1 BIG EAST) at Creighton (4-6, 3-3 BIG EAST)
D.J. Sokol Arena
Omaha, Neb.
Monday, Feb. 1
2 p.m. CT
FloHoops

GAME 2 DETAILS
Marquette (10-2, 6-1 BIG EAST) at Georgetown (1-7, 1-7 BIG EAST)
McDonough Arena
Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, Feb. 3
3 p.m. CT
FloHoops

LAST TIME OUT
• The Marquette women's basketball team emerged victoriously in a 95-77 triumph at Villanova on Wednesday evening at Finneran Pavilion.
• 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.
• 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.

STARTING FIVE
• Senior guard Selena Lott became the 30th Golden Eagle in program history to hit the 1,000-point mark on Wednesday at Villanova. She netted a team-high 27 points along with 11 assists, her second double double of the season.
• Coach Duffy coached her 100th career game as a head coach on Thursday, Dec. 10. She holds a 78-30 (.722) overall record, including a 34-10 (.772) mark at Marquette. Coach Duffy holds the best coaching record in program history through her first 40 games as the head coach. The next closest was Terri Mitchell (1996-14), who went 28-12 through her first 40 games.
• The Golden Eagles are 26-1 under Coach Duffy when leading at halftime and 17-1 when they turn the ball over fewer times than their opponent.
• MU is 11-0 when scoring more than 80 points under Coach Duffy and 21-2 when shooting more free throws than its opponent. The Golden Eagles have scored 80-or-more points five times this year (5-0).
• In the 44 games of the Coach Duffy era, the Golden Eagles have out-rebounded their opponent in 41 of those games (32-9 record). They'll look to continue that streak this week.

SCOUTING THE BLUEJAYS – ALL-TIME SERIES
• As a group CU brought back nine players from 2019-20, with a combined 4,207 minutes and 1,183 points.
• The last time Creighton was on the floor the Bluejays struggled to a 53-50 win at Xavier, shooting 3-of-22 (13.6%) from long range at Xavier on Jan. 3.
• On the season the Bluejays are connecting on 31.1% of their long-range calls, led by 40.5% by senior Temi Carda (15-of-37).
• Carda is the team leader with 14.4 ppg, while fellow senior Tatum Rembao controls the offense with 33 assists and 11.5 ppg.
• A few key players to watch for the Bluejays are freshmen Emma Ronsiek (11.4 ppg), Morgan Maly (6.0 ppg) and Molly Mogensen (4.7 ppg).
• The Bluejays lead the all-time series 14-9 over Marquette, but MU has won three of the last five. The two teams split last year.

SCOUTING THE HOYAS – ALL-TIME SERIES
• Georgetown is led by freshman Kelsey Ransom, who leads the team with 11.1 points per game. She was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week last Monday after averaging 11.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.5 spg and 1.5 apg for the Hoyas over two games.
• Graduate student Milan Bolden-Morris is second on the team in scoring at 11.5 ppg while freshman
Yasmin Ott scores nine points a night.
Entering the season with just five returners from the 2019-20 season, the Hoyas brought a combined 1,362 minutes and 318 points.
• Marquette has won 21 of the 25 games all-time against Georgetown, including 11 of the 12 contests
in Milwaukee. MU has won seven straight in the series with GT's last win coming on Jan. 19, 2018 in
Washington, D.C. MU's only home loss to the Hoyas came on Jan. 17, 2012 (67-39).

PROMOTING UNITY
• Prior to their game on Wednesday, Jan. 20, the two teams and their coaching staffs met via Zoom and connected in breakout rooms to discuss current events going on in the United States and how to push for change in their respective communities. Key talking points included breakdowns of what happened in Washington D.C. last week, a push for unity, striving for change and fostering dialogue in your family.
• After the national anthem is played leading up to the game, both teams will stand side-by-side on the center MU logo in a show of unity as the song "Lift Every Voice" is played. Both coaching staffs will join together on the free throw line before the game as well.
• Postgame, Marquette head coach Megan Duffy and Georgetown head coach James Howard will participate in a postgame Zoom press conference to promote the importance of unity within their teams and communities as well as encouraging their players to have a voice in a safe space.

CAREER MILESTONE WATCH
• Selena Lott became the 30th Golden Eagle to reach the 1,000-career point mark on Wednesday at Villanova. Lauren Van Kleunen is 153 points away from hitting that threshold.
• Selena Lott is a career 37.9% 3-point shooter, which ranks 7th all-time at MU. She's 25/52 (48%) from downtown this season. She ranks No. 13 all-time at MU with 125 3-pointers made in her career.
• Lott is 18 steals away from a tie for 10th all-time in Golden Eagles history.

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 (17.8) and assists (4.4) while ranking third in rebounding (5.4). She ranks in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in scoring, assists, free throw %, 3-point %, 3FG made, minutes and assist/turnover ratio.
• The team's best all-around player, Lott has 43 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. She posted her second on 1/27 at Villanova with 27 points and 11 assists while breaking the 1,000-career point mark.
• Lott netted a season-best 30 points in a win at St. John's on Jan. 17 in her home state of New York.

WHAT'S NEXT?
• After road games at Creighton and Georgetown, Marquette heads home for games on Friday and against No. 3 UConn and No. 17 DePaul. The game against the Huskies is set for a 6 p.m. Central time start on SNY while the DePaul game will be an 11 a.m. start on FS1.

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