WBB Hosts Indiana State Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CT

MILWAUKEE - The Marquette University women's basketball team hosts Indiana State on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. CT at the Al McGuire Center.

FloCollege features the broadcast with Bob Brainerd (play-by-play) and Chloe Marotta (analyst) calling the action. Live stats will be accessible at Go Marquette.com.

Marquette is coming off a tournament win at the Battle on the Banks, a two-game multi-team event hosted by Rutgers. The Golden Eagles beat Rutgers in game one on Friday in a 59-57 thriller before beating Maryland Eastern Shore in a neutral site game Saturday, 74-48.

Skylar Forbes earned Most Valuable Player honors after averaging Forbes averaged 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds over the two games including a career-high 23 points against Rutgers. Halle Vice earned a spot on the all-tournament team after a career-high 15 points against Maryland Eastern Shore.

Following Tuesday's game, Marquette stays home to host Illinois State on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT.

SCOUTING THE SYCAMORES
• Indiana State is coming off a 68-65 win at Southeast Missouri State on Saturday, Nov. 30.
• The Sycamores were picked ninth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST INDIANA STATE
• Tuesday is the fifth meeting all-time between Marquette and Indiana State.
• Marquette leads the all-time series, 3-1, and the two programs haven't met since 2014.

BATTLE ON THE BANKS CHAMPIONS
• Marquette went 2-0 at the Battle of the Banks over the holiday weekend, beating Rutgers on its home court Friday afternoon and before defeating Maryland Eastern Shore in a neutral site game on Saturday.
• It was the 10th holiday tournament title in program history.

FORBES EARNS TOURNAMENT MVP HONORS
• Forbes averaged 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds over the two games and was named Battle on the Banks Most Valuable Player.
• The sophomore forward had a career-high 23 points at Rutgers, her first 20-point game of her career. 14 of her 23 points came in the second half.
• Forbes had seven blocks over the two games, including a career-high five against Rutgers.

HALLE ON ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
• Halle Vice had a career-high 15 points, five boards and two blocks against Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday.
• The sophomore guard 11.0 points over the two games.
• Vice has started in every game this season and got her first double double against IU Indy on Nov. 24 with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

LEE CONTINUING CAREER STRETCH
• Lee Volker tied her career-high with 18 points Friday at Rutgers, 14 coming in the second half.
• The senior guard has scored in double-figures four times this season and is shooting 50.0 percent from the floor, good for sixth in the BIG EAST.

REBOUNDING SWING
• Going into the Battle on the Banks, Marquette was -6 in rebounding margin on the season. The Golden Eagles outrebounded both opponents at the tournament and left with a +8 margin.
• MU is 4-0 in games this season when outrebounding its opponent.
• Marquette had 45 rebounds at Rutgers on Friday, the most rebounds in a game against an NCAA Division I opponent this season.

DEFENSE LEADS THE WAY FOR MU
• Marquette is first in the BIG EAST and eighth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (32.6 percent).
• The Golden Eagles have held teams to under 53 points four times this season and have held opponents to 10 points or less in nine quarters.

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Players Mentioned

Skylar Forbes

Halle Vice

Lee Volker