Marquette University
18-9,11-7Big East
Creighton
20-7,14-5Big East
WBB Comes Up Short vs RV Creighton 55-44
2/22/2023 9:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Golden Eagles now travel to Cincinnati to face Xavier on Saturday
MILWAUKEE — The Marquette women's basketball team (18-9, 11-7 BIG EAST) fell to RV Creighton on Wednesday night inside of the Al McGuire Center, losing 55-44.
"I'm just disappointed overall with tonight's game," said Marquette head coach Megan Duffy. "I thought Creighton did a great job of making some timely baskets, and we struggled at times to scor."
Despite holding the Bluejays to their second-lowest scoring output of the season, the Golden Eagles struggled to find an offensive rhythm as they saw a four-game winning streak come to a close.
The teams exchanged blows throughout the first half, neither side going up by more than a couple of possessions at any point. Creighton took a 26-25 lead into the locker room, but came out strong with a 9-0 run at the start of the third quarter to gain separation for the first time.
The Bluejays took advantage as the Marquette offense fell stagnant in the third quarter, the Golden Eagles shooting just 1-of-11 from the field in the stanza. The Creighton lead grew to as many as 14 points before the quarter was over. MU eventually clawed back within six, but that's as close as it would get.
Senior forward Chloe Marotta and junior forward Liza Karlen each finished in double-figures for Marquette, finishing with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Marotta also led the team on the glass with seven boards.
Creighton (20-7, 14-5 BIG EAST) was led by Morgan Maly, who finished with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. All 55 CU points came from starters.
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With five assists in the contest, Jordan King moved up to sixth on Marquette's all-time career assist leaderboard. She passed Natisha Hiedeman, and now has 458 helpers in her career.
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Chloe Marotta led the team in both points (13) and rebounds (7). This was her 22nd double-figure scoring outing this season, and the 66th of her career.
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Liza Karlen finished with 10 points and five rebounds. This was her 12th double-figure scoring game of the season, and the 31st of her career.
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Marquette finished the game shooting 36.6 percent (19-of-52) from the floor, 10.0 percent (1-of-10) from 3-point range and 50.0 percent (5-of-10) from the free throw line.
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Creighton's Rachel Saunders fouled out at the 1:46 mark of the fourth quarter.
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This is Marquette's first loss in the past seven home games. It is now 12-3 at the Al McGuire Center this season.
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With the loss, Marquette falls to 13-17 all-time vs Creighton.
UP NEXT: Marquette heads out for its final road trip of the regular season as it faces Xavier on Saturday, Feb. 25. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m (CT). The game will be broadcast by BIG EAST Digital Network on FloHoops, with a live stat link available on GoMarquette.com.
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