WBB Defeats No. 23 Illinois, 71-67, on Saturday at Al McGuire Center

Saturday, November 11

Milwaukee, WI

2 P.M. CT

Marquette University

2-0,0-0Big East

#23 Illinois

1-1,0-0Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Illinois	16	18	16	17	67
Marquette	14	23	19	15	71

WBB Defeats No. 23 Illinois, 71-67, on Saturday at Al McGuire Center

11/11/2023 5:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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MU Earns First Ranked Win Since Defeating then No. 4 UConn Last February

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's basketball team took down No. 23 Illinois, 71-67, on Saturday at the Al McGuire Center for an early season ranked win.

The Golden Eagles (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) had four players score in double figures, led by a pair of seniors in Jordan King and Liza Karlen who combined for 41 of the team's 71 points.

Marquette took the lead with 7:42 left in the second quarter and held it the rest of the way, leading by as many as 11.

King had 19 points and hit two free throws with 14 seconds left to give MU a three-point lead and added another with three seconds left to seal it. Karlen had a game-high 22 points.

Illinois was led by Camille Hobby who had 18 points and 7 rebounds. Genesis Bryant, who had a career-high 32 points in Illinois' opener, was held to 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting.

NOTABLES

First ranked win for Marquette since beating then No. 4 UConn, 59-52, on Feb. 8, 2023 at the Al McGuire Center.
With the win, Marquette leads the all-time series, 6-2. Illinois is now 0-5 all-time vs. Marquette playing in Milwaukee.
Fifth ranked win in the Megan Duffy era.
Liza Karlen had a game-high 22 points on 11-of-16 shooting. It was her fifth career 20-point game.
Jordan King added 19 points while going 9-of-10 from the line. Her nine made free throws was a career-high.
King is now 15th on the Marquette all-time scoring list (1,427 career points).
Rose Nkumu scored 12 points and was 2-of-2 from three-point range for the second straight game.
Frannie Hottinger scored 11 points, her 53rd career game scoring in double-digits and first at Marquette.
Mackenzie Hare had a career-high seven assists.
Marquette went 85.7 percent (12-14) from the line.
Marquette led for over 30 minutes of the game, with the largest lead being 11 points at the 5:33 mark of the second half.

UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles hit the road for a matchup at IUPUI Wednesday, Nov. 15. Tipoff from Indianapolis is at 6 p.m. CT.

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