Wednesday, January 29
Cincinnati, OH
6 P.M. CT
Marquette University
14-6,6-3Big East
67
at
38
Xavier
6-15,1-9Big East
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Marquette
16
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67
Xavier
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WBB Earns Road Victory Over Xavier Wednesday Night, 67-38
1/29/2025 8:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Golden Eagles travel to Villanova Sunday at 1 p.m. CT
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Marquette University women's basketball continued BIG EAST play on Wednesday night with a 67-38 win at Xavier at Cintas Center.
The Golden Eagles (14-6, 6-3 BIG EAST) were led by Lee Volker, who had 20 points on a career-high four 3-pointers with seven boards. Skylar Forbes added 17 points, three assists and two rebounds. Halle Vice had 13 points, six rebounds and a career-high four steals.
The Golden Eagles led wire-to-wire and led by as many as 31 in the fourth quarter, their largest lead over a BIG EAST opponent this season.
Xavier (6-15, 1-9 BIG EAST) was led by Loren Christie, who had 10 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 (14-6, 6-3 BIG EAST) were led by Lee Volker, who had 20 points on a career-high four 3-pointers with seven boards. Skylar Forbes added 17 points, three assists and two rebounds. Halle Vice had 13 points, six rebounds and a career-high four steals.
The Golden Eagles led wire-to-wire and led by as many as 31 in the fourth quarter, their largest lead over a BIG EAST opponent this season.
Xavier (6-15, 1-9 BIG EAST) was led by Loren Christie, who had 10 points.
NOTABLES:
- Marquette has won the last 17 meetings in the series, the longest win streak against a BIG EAST opponent.
- Marquette held Xavier to 14 first half points, the lowest opponent first half total this season.
- Xavier's 38 points tied the fewest BIG EAST opponent total in program history. Marquette won 61-38 over St. John's on Feb. 18, 2023 and 52-38 over Georgetown on Feb. 7, 2024.
- The Golden Eagles shot 50-percent-or-better from the field for the eighth time this season.
- Third 20-point game of the season for Lee Volker.
- Sixth game this season Olivia Porter has had 5-or-more assists.
- Jada Bediako had a career-high three blocks.
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
Marq
XU
FG%
.509
.349
3FG%
.474
.273
FT%
1.000
.556
RB
31
22
TO
13
20
STL
13
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
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