WBB Travels to Illinois State Sunday at 2 p.m. CT

MILWAUKEE – The No. 19/19 Marquette women's basketball team heads to Normal, Illinois for a matchup at Illinois Sate this Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Central time. It will be the second true road game of the season for MU.

Marquette is coming off an 87-52 win against Penn last Sunday at the Al McGuire Center. Three Golden Eagles scored in double figures, led by Frannie Hottinger who had a season-high 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting with eight rebounds. Mackenzie Hare started 4-of-4 from deep and finished the game with 19 points, going 5-of-6 from beyond the arc.

Hare earned a spot on the conference's weekly honor roll for the second time this season after shooting 83.3 percent from beyond the arc (10-of-12). It was the second week this season she has hit 10 three-pointers over two games.

The Naperville, Illinois native is first in the nation, shooting 59.3 percent from deep (32-of-54) and third in 3-pointers per game (4.0).

The Golden Eagles have shot 50-percent-or-better in 6-of-8 games this season after shooting a season-high 57.9 percent against Penn. MU is first in the BIG EAST and fourth in the nation in shooting percentage (51.9 percent).

Sunday's game will be on ESPN+ and live stats are available here.

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SCOUTING THE REDBIRDS
• Illinois State (6-2, 0-0 MVC) is coming off a 79-61 loss at NC State last Sunday.
• Junior Caroline Waite scored a game-high 23 points with a career-high six three's.
• Graduate forward DeAnna Wilson was voted preseason All-MVC first team.
• The Redbirds were picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.
• The Redbirds were MVC regular season champions last season with a 23-7 (17-3 MVC) record and earned a berth in the WNIT.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST ILLINOIS STATE
• Sunday's matchup will be the fifth meeting all-time between Marquette and Illinois State, with the series tied 2-2.
• Marquette won the last meeting, 58-41, on Nov. 10, 2019 at the Al McGuire Center.
• Jordan King had nine points and five assists.
• MU is 35-28 all-time against the MVC.

MOVING THE BALL
• Marquette is first in the BIG EAST and 12th in the nation in assists per game (20.6).
• The Golden Eagles have recorded 20-or-more assists in 5-of-8 games this season. MU hit that mark eight times all of last season.

HOT SHOOTING START
• Marquette is first in the BIG EAST and fourth in the nation in shooting percentage (51.9 percent).
• MU has now shot 50 percent or better in 6-of-8 games this season after shooting a season-high 57.9 percent against Penn.
• The Golden Eagles shot 50-percent-or-better in the first four games this season (51.7 percent vs UT Martin, 50 percent vs Illinois, 52.2 percent at IUPUI, 57.4 percent vs Saint Peter's) for the first time in the Megan Duffy era.
• Marquette shot 50-percent-or-better as a team three times all of last season.

NATIONAL RANKS
• Marquette is first in the BIG EAST and 19th nationally in scoring offense (83.1 points per game).
• First in the BIG EAST and second in the nation in 3-point percentage (43.7 percent).
• First in the BIG EAST and 10th nationally in scoring margin (+27.4).
• First in the BIG EAST and 44th nationally in rebounding margin (+8.6).
• Second in the BIG EAST and 23rd in the nation in free throw percentage (78.6 percent).