#MUWBB Hosts Creighton for Final BIG EAST Home Game

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette women's basketball team hosts the Creighton Bluejays for its final BIG EAST home game on Monday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. Central time on FS1. Lisa Byington (play-by-play) and Michelle Griffin-Wenzel (analyst) will be on the call.

The Golden Eagles (15-4, 12-3 BIG EAST) sit in second place in the BIG EAST while the Bluejays (7-8, 6-5 BIG EAST) are in sixth place. Both teams have three conference games to go before the BIG EAST tournament begins on March 6.

MU has gone 3-0 with wins over Butler, Providence and Villanova after coming off their most challenging weekend of the season in which they faced No. 3/5 UConn and No. 20/21 DePaul in a three-day span. MU fell to the Huskies, 87-58, and to the Blue Demons, 87-82.

MU is anchored by seniors Selena Lott (15.2 ppg.) and Lauren Van Kleunen (12.6 ppg.) and returned eight contributors from last season. This includes BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection Camryn Taylor, who's averaging 11.0 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds.

MU has typically gone with a nine-player rotation this season with sophomore Jordan King (9.9 ppg.) and Chloe Marotta (6.6 reb.) joining the starters. Claire Kaifes, Liza Karlen, Taylor Valladay and Antwainette Walker all play between 8-20 minutes per game.

Lott has developed into one of the top all-around players in the country in 2020-21. She leads the team in scoring, assists, steals, blocks, 3-point and free throw percentage. She ranks in the top 10 individually in the BIG EAST in seven statistical categories.

Creighton is coming off of its biggest win of the season, an 83-72 win at No. 19 DePaul. The victory was Creighton's 10th over a top-25 team under Jim Flanery, and sixth in the past four seasons. The Bluejays have won three straight games, all of which were on the road.

HOW TO FOLLOW:
The games will be televised on FS1 and the FOX Sports app while GoMarquette.com will provide live stats. Make sure to follow along on Twitter @MarquetteWBB for live in-game updates.

GAME DETAILS
Marquette (15-4, 12-3 BIG EAST) vs. Creighton (7-8, 6-5 BIG EAST)
Al McGuire Center
Milwaukee, Wis.
Monday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. CT
FS1/FOX Sports App

LAST TIME OUT
• The Marquette women's basketball team completed the season sweep over Villanova with a 65-57 win on Friday evening.
• Selena Lott filled the box score on both ends of the court, posting game-highs in points (22), rebounds (11), assists (6) and steals (3) to lead the Golden Eagles. Lauren Van Kleunen tallied 15 points and Camryn Taylor joined her in double figures with 10 points and eight rebounds.

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.
• For CU in 2020-21, health and injury challenges have forced head coach Jim Flanery to use ten unique starting lineups in 15 games. No group of five has started more than three games this season.
• The Bluejays are coming off a win over No. 19 DePaul on Friday. In the win over the Blue Demons, Creighton shot 58.0% (29-for-50). That mark was the Bluejays' best since knocking down 31-of-53 shots at North Dakota State on Nov. 9, 2018.
• Temi Carda is the team leader in scoring and assists with 13.7 ppg and 3.0 assists per game.
• A few key players to watch for the Bluejays are freshmen Emma Ronsiek (11.7 ppg), Tatum Rembao (10.0 ppg) and Rachel Saunders (8.2 ppg).
• The Bluejays lead the all-time series 14-10 over Marquette, but MU has won four of the last six.

STARTING FIVE
• Marquette's recent wins over Butler, Providence and Villanova last week moved it to 12-3 in conference play, marking the programs fifth consecutive season with 10-or-more BIG EAST wins.
• Senior guard Selena Lott became the 30th Golden Eagle in program history to hit the 1,000-point mark on Jan. 27 at Villanova. She now sits at No. 26 all-time in scoring at MU with 1,099 points.
• The Golden Eagles are 30-1 under Coach Duffy when leading at halftime and 20-1 when they turn the ball over fewer times than their opponent.
• MU is 11-1 when scoring more than 80 points under Coach Duffy and 26-3 when shooting more free throws than its opponent. The Golden Eagles have scored 80-or-more points six times this year (5-1).
• In the 51 games of the Coach Duffy era, the Golden Eagles have out-rebounded or tied their opponent 48 times (37-11 record). They'll look to continue that streak this week.

MU TO #PLAY4KAY MONDAY NIGHT AGAINST CREIGHTON
• The Golden Eagles will #Play4Kay on Monday night against Creighton to honor legendary former NC State Head Coach Kay Yow. In her 38 years as a college head coach, Coach Yow was one of only six Division I women's basketball head coaches to achieve 700 career victories. She passed away in 2009 after a 22-year battle with breast cancer.
• MU will wear pink warmup shirts, headbands and shoelaces to honor Yow. Several cancer survivors will introduce the team on the scoreboard prior to opening tip-off.

MARQUETTE IN WINS VS. LOSSES
• The Golden Eagles are 15-4 (11-3 BIG EAST) in 2020-21.
• Team Stats in (15) Wins: 73.3 ppg, 47.5% FG, 35.0% 3FG, 70.4% FT, 20.9 Ast., 15.3 TO
• Team Stats in (4) Losses: 65.3 ppg, 40.9% FG, 21.1% 3FG, 64.9% FT, 17.8 Ast., 18.3 TO
• Selena Lott in Wins: 16.7 ppg, 48.5% FG, 41.7% 3FG, 88.1% FT, 5.7 Reb., 4.9 Ast., 1.6 steals
• Selena Lott in Losses: 8.3 ppg, 28.2% FG, 8.3% 3FG, 66.7% FT, 4.8 Reb., 4.8 Ast., 2.3 steals

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
• The Golden Eagles went 13-2 at home in 2019-20, including a perfect 9-0 record in BIG EAST play. So far in 2020-21 MU is 5-3 at home, including 5-2 in BIG EAST play. MU's average margin of victory in BIG EAST home games this year is 24.4 ppg.
• Their only losses last year at home were to Northwestern and Mississippi State, who each finished ranked in the top-15 nationally. This year, MU fell to No. 3/5 UConn, 87-58, and No. 20/21 DePaul, 87-82.
• MU has won 36 of its past 44 games at the Al McGuire Center, which includes a 22-3 record in the last 25 BIG EAST home games.
• MU hasn't lost more than four home games in a season since 2014-15 and is 39-7 in the past three seasons inside the friendly confines of the Al McGuire Center.

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 61 points away from hitting that threshold.
• Selena Lott is a career 36.2% 3-point shooter, which ranks 7th all-time at MU. She's 29/78 (37%) from downtown this season. She ranks No. 12 all-time at MU with 129 3-pointers made in her career.
• Lott is tied for 10th all-time in Golden Eagles history in steals. She has 203 right now.

GOLDEN EAGLES WEAR #GOLD4SARAH
• All of Marquette's athletic teams wore gold jerseys and/or shoelaces in their contests Feb. 17-21 for MU volleyball student-athlete Sarah Rose, who is undergoing treatment for Ewing's Sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. The Golden Eagles wore gold jerseys and shoelaces in Friday's game against Villanova.

WHAT'S NEXT?
• Marquette will play at DePaul on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. Central time on FloHoops.

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