Monday, November 18
Milwaukee, WI
11 A.M. CT
Marquette University
1-2,0-0Big East
92
vs
37
Illinois Springfield
0-4,0-0GLVC
1
2
3
4
F
Ill. Springfield
7
9
16
5
37
Marquette
23
16
24
29
92
WBB Dominates Illinois Springfield as Consuegra Earns First Win at Marquette on Monday
11/18/2024 1:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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Four Golden Eagles hit double-figure scoring in win
MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's basketball team dominated Illinois Springfield on Monday, 92-37, in front of 3,750 fans at the Al McGuire Center on Milwaukee Public Schools Kids Day.
The Golden Eagles (1-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) were led by Skylar Forbes, who had a career-high 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting and eight rebounds.
Lee Volker scored in double-digits for the third straight game, adding 14 points, five rebounds and three assists. Jaidynn Mason, in her first career start at MU, had 10 points, three rebounds and two steals on 5-of-5 shooting. Kennedi Perkins had 10 points and a career-high five rebounds.
Marquette started the game on a 21-2 run and ended the game with 23 unanswered points. MU outrebounded ISU 58-21 and had 68 points in the paint compared to ISU's 16. The Golden Eagles had 24 offensive boards that led to 32 second chance points.
Illinois Springfield (0-3, 0-0 GLVC) was led by Emari Dobby, who had 12 points.
NOTABLES:
Keep up with the Marquette women's basketball program through social media by following on X (@MarquetteWBB) and Instagram (@marquettewbb) and `liking' on Facebook (MarquetteWBB).
The Golden Eagles (1-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) were led by Skylar Forbes, who had a career-high 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting and eight rebounds.
Lee Volker scored in double-digits for the third straight game, adding 14 points, five rebounds and three assists. Jaidynn Mason, in her first career start at MU, had 10 points, three rebounds and two steals on 5-of-5 shooting. Kennedi Perkins had 10 points and a career-high five rebounds.
Marquette started the game on a 21-2 run and ended the game with 23 unanswered points. MU outrebounded ISU 58-21 and had 68 points in the paint compared to ISU's 16. The Golden Eagles had 24 offensive boards that led to 32 second chance points.
Illinois Springfield (0-3, 0-0 GLVC) was led by Emari Dobby, who had 12 points.
NOTABLES:
- Cara Consuegra earned her first career win as head coach at Marquette.
- First timing scoring 90-or-more points since MU beat App State 99-91 on Dec. 17, 2023.
- Abbey Cracknell had career-highs in points (6), made 3-pointers (2), and steals (3).
- Ayuen Akot made her Marquette debut and made her first career shot.
- Jada Bediako had career-highs in points (6) and rebounds (8).
- Aryelle Stevens had career-highs in points (9) and rebounds (6).
Keep up with the Marquette women's basketball program through social media by following on X (@MarquetteWBB) and Instagram (@marquettewbb) and `liking' on Facebook (MarquetteWBB).
Team Stats
UIS
Marq
FG%
.250
.521
3FG%
.154
.176
FT%
.556
.813
RB
21
58
TO
23
18
STL
8
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballHighlights: MU 76, JMU 80 (OT) (3/23/25)
Monday, March 24
WBIT Postgame Presser: Cara Consuegra (3/23/25)
Sunday, March 23
Postgame Interview: Marquette HC Cara Consuegra on ESPN+ (3/20/25)
Saturday, March 22
WBIT Postgame Presser: Marquette's Cara Consuegra & Halle Vice (3/20/25)
Friday, March 21