#MUWBB Closes Regular Season at No. 1 UConn

STORRS, Conn. – The Marquette women's basketball team closes its 2020-21 regular season at No. 1/1 UConn at 7 p.m. Central time on Monday, March 1 on CBS Sports Network. John Sadak (play-by-play) and Julianne Viani (analyst) will be on the call.

The Golden Eagles (17-4, 14-3 BIG EAST) are surging with a five game winning streak heading into their regular season finale. MU hasn't lost since dropping back-to-back games against No. 3/5 UConn and No. 20/21 DePaul in a three-day span in early February.

MU is anchored by seniors Selena Lott (15.4 ppg.) and Lauren Van Kleunen (13.1 ppg.), who have had excellent 2020-21 seasons. 2019-20 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection Camryn Taylor has also taken her game to another level, averaging 11.6 points and a team-best 7.0 rebounds.

MU has typically gone with a nine-player rotation this season with the three aforementioned players being joined by sophomore Jordan King (9.9 ppg.) and junior Chloe Marotta (6.5 reb.) in the starting lineup. Claire Kaifes, Liza Karlen, Taylor Valladay and Antwainette Walker all play between 8-20 minutes per game.

Selena 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 and free throw percentage. She ranks in the top 10 individually in the BIG EAST in seven statistical categories.

UConn (20-1, 17-0 BIG EAST) has won 10 straight games since dropping its only game of the season at Arkansas on Jan. 28. UConn has defeated every team since then by at least 21 points besides then-No. 1 South Carolina, who it beat 63-59 in overtime on Feb. 8. The Huskies are looking to cement the No. 1 overall seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament.

HOW TO FOLLOW:
The game will be streamed on CBS Sports Network and UConnHuskies.com will provide live stats. Make sure to follow along on Twitter @MarquetteWBB for live in-game updates.

GAME DETAILS
Marquette (17-4, 13-3 BIG EAST) at No. 1 UConn (20-1, 17-0 BIG EAST)
Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Conn.
Monday, March 1
7 p.m. CT
CBS Sports Network

LAST TIME OUT
• Marquette defeated No. 24/23 DePaul 85-71 on Wednesday afternoon at Wintrust Arena.
• Senior Selena Lott scored 20 of her game-high 25 points in the second half to lead the Golden Eagles (17-4, 14-3 BIG EAST) to their first win over a ranked opponent this season. Lott also added six rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocked shots as she continues to take her all-around game to another level.
• Camryn Taylor scored 20 points on an ultra-efficient 8-of-10 shooting with 11 rebounds to tally her third double double of the year.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES – ALL-TIME SERIES
• UConn returned to the BIG EAST Conference in the 2020-21 season after competing in the American Athletic Conference from 2013-20. There the Huskies accumulated a 139-0 conference record.
• Head coach Geno Auriemma is in his 36th season as leader of the Huskies in 2020-21 and holds over 1,100 wins and only 143 losses.
• Freshman phenom Paige Bueckers leads UConn in points, assists, steals and 3FG%.
• UConn's only loss of the year came at #17/20 Arkansas (90-87) on Jan. 28.
• MU is 0-10 all-time against UConn and this is MU's first trip to Storrs since Feb. 5, 2013 (94-37 loss).

STARTING FIVE
• Marquette's streak of five straight BIG EAST wins moved it to 14-3 in conference play, marking the programs fifth consecutive season with 10-or-more BIG EAST wins. Coach Duffy and company went 13-5 in BIG EAST play last year. She's 27-8 in her 35 BIG EAST games.
• With a win over DePaul, MU clinched a No. 2 seed in this weekend's BIG EAST tournament.
• 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. 25 all-time in scoring at MU with 1,134 points.
• The Golden Eagles are 31-1 under Coach Duffy when leading at halftime and 21-1 when they turn the ball over fewer times than their opponent.
• In the 53 games of the Coach Duffy era, the Golden Eagles have out-rebounded or tied their opponent 50 times (39-11 record). They'll look to continue that streak this week.

MARQUETTE IN WINS VS. LOSSES
• The Golden Eagles are 17-4 (14-3 BIG EAST) in 2020-21.
• Team Stats in (17) Wins: 75.5 ppg, 48.3% FG, 34.7% 3FG, 72.3% FT, 20.9 Ast., 14.8 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: 17.1 ppg, 48.3% FG, 40.0% 3FG, 86.3% FT, 5.8 Reb., 5.2 Ast., 2.1 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

LVK ALL DAY
• The Mason, Ohio native has had a stellar senior season. She ranks second on the team in points (13.1) and third in rebounds (5.8) while shooting over 50% from the floor for the second straight year.
• She's tallied 46 career double-figure games and has led the team in scoring 13 times during her career.
• LVK was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 8 after averaging 19.5 points and five rebounds in games against No. 3/5 UConn and No. 20/21 DePaul.
• Over her last seven games, LVK is averaging 15.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists on 56.4% (48/85) shooting from the floor. This includes two 20+ point efforts and five games in double figures.

ROAD WARRIORS
• Marquette has spent a lot of time on the road this season, playing 12 of its 21 games away from home. None of these have been neutral site games and have all been classified as "true" road games.
• The Golden Eagles are 11-1 in those true road games, including a 7-1 mark in BIG EAST play. The 11 road wins MU has currently leads the BIG EAST and ranks in the top five nationally. 11 road wins is also a school record, three times MU has won 10 road games in a season, but never 11.
• The only road loss came to Seton Hall on Jan. 15, which was the Golden Eagles first game since Dec. 22 after the team went through a pause in team activities due to a positive COVID-19 test in the program
• In non-conference play, MU defeated North Dakota, Belmont and Cincinnati on the road.

NATIONAL RANKS – ROAD WINS
• Stanford (13-1)
• Marquette (11-1)
• Florida Gulf Coast (11-0)
• Maine (11-2)
• Ball State (11-2)
• Santa Clara (11-5)
• UConn (10-1)

CAREER MILESTONE WATCH
• Selena Lott became the 30th Golden Eagle to reach the 1,000 career point mark on Jan. 27 at Villanova. She now has 1,134 points and ranks No. 25 all-time at MU. Lauren Van Kleunen is 35 points away from hitting that threshold. Lott (357 assists) also ranks No. 11 all-time in that category at MU.
• Selena Lott is a career 36.2% 3-point shooter, which ranks 7th all-time at MU. She's 29/82 (35%) from downtown this season. She ranks No. 12 all-time at MU with 129 3-pointers made in her career.
• Lott is 9th all-time in Golden Eagles history in steals. She has 213 right now, eight out of eighth place.

MOHEGAN SUN TO HOST BIG EAST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
• The BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament presented by Jeep will be played at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., from March 6-9.
• The agreement spans three years and includes the 2021, 2022 and 2023 postseasons.
• Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000-seat venue located in southeastern Connecticut which features year-round entertainment.
• The past seven BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournaments have been played in the Midwest, including the past three years at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

WHAT'S NEXT?
• Marquette will play in the BIG EAST tournament quarterfinals Saturday night against an opponent to be determined this week.

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