Sunday, December 8
Milwaukee, WI
2 P.M. CT
Marquette University
6-2,0-0Big East
78
vs
57
Illinois State
5-4,0-0MVC
1
2
3
4
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Illinois St.
7
14
14
22
57
Marquette
20
19
22
17
78
WBB Dominates Illinois State, 78-57, for Sixth Win in a Row on Sunday Afternoon
12/8/2024 4:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Golden Eagles host Milwaukee Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. CT
MILWAUKEE – Marquette University women's basketball defeated Illinois State, 78-57, on Sunday afternoon for their sixth win in a row.
Skylar Forbes had her first career double double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (6-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) had three in double figures including Lee Volker, who had 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting, five assists and two steals.
Olivia Porter added 11 points and had a career-high tying seven assists, the most assists by an MU player this season. Halle Vice had nine points and six boards, the sixth time this season she has pulled down six-or-more boards in a game.
Marquette held Illinois State to nine points in the first quarter, the ninth time this season MU held an opponent to 10 points or less in a quarter.
The Golden Eagles led by as many as 28 points in the second half and led by double digits for the last 30 minutes and 58 seconds of game action.
Illinois State (5-4, 0-0 MVC) was led by Shannon Dowell, who had 12 points.
NOTABLES:
Marquette hosts Milwaukee next Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. CT.
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Skylar Forbes had her first career double double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (6-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) had three in double figures including Lee Volker, who had 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting, five assists and two steals.
Olivia Porter added 11 points and had a career-high tying seven assists, the most assists by an MU player this season. Halle Vice had nine points and six boards, the sixth time this season she has pulled down six-or-more boards in a game.
Marquette held Illinois State to nine points in the first quarter, the ninth time this season MU held an opponent to 10 points or less in a quarter.
The Golden Eagles led by as many as 28 points in the second half and led by double digits for the last 30 minutes and 58 seconds of game action.
Illinois State (5-4, 0-0 MVC) was led by Shannon Dowell, who had 12 points.
NOTABLES:
- During the six-game winning streak, the Golden Eagles have outrebounded every opponent and have an average winning margin of 25.5 points.
- The Golden Eagles had a season-high 24 assists on 33 made baskets.
- Marquette had a season-high 25 fast break points.
- Third time this season Marquette shot 50-percent-or-better from the field.
- MUÂ improves to 4-2 all-time against Illinois State.
Marquette hosts Milwaukee next Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
ILS
Marq
FG%
.400
.508
3FG%
.286
.292
FT%
.643
.833
RB
25
42
TO
17
17
STL
2
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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