#MUWBB To Face Virginia Tech In NCAA Tournament

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's basketball team (19-6, 14-4 BIG EAST) has earned an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in San Antonio, Texas and will face Virginia Tech (14-9, 8-8 ACC) in the first round on Sunday, March 21 at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU.

The Golden Eagles are the 10 seed in the River Walk Region and will face the seventh-seeded Hokies.

Marquette is making its 13th appearance in the NCAA tournament and fourth in a row since the 2016-17 season. The Golden Eagles are 6-12 all-time in the NCAA tournament, winning one game in four of their last five appearances in the big dance. The program has made the Round of 32 six times but has never made it to the Sweet 16.

Team Summary

Finished second in the BIG EAST to No. 1 UConn. Also fell in the BIG EAST tournament finals to the Huskies.
Set a school record with 11 road wins in 2020-21 (11-2 record), which ranks top 5 nationally.
MU is one of three high-major teams (with UConn and Maryland) to play in its last five conference tournament championship games.
Coach Duffy is 43-14 (27-9 BIG EAST) through her first two seasons at MU. Her .754 overall win percentage is the best in program history through 57 games.
Statistically, MU ranks in the top-20 nationally in field goal percentage (.459, 18^th), rebound margin (+8.6, 18^th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.27, 17^th) and assists per game (19.4, 8^th).
Senior guard Selena Lott was named the BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Golden Eagle in program history to win DPOY honors. She also made the All-BIG EAST First Team.
Redshirt senior Lauren Van Kleunen earned the league's sportsmanship award and was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team.
Sophomore forward Camryn Taylor was one of two players in the conference to be named All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention.

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