Wednesday, January 8
Omaha, NE
6 P.M. CT
Marquette University
10-5,2-2Big East
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71
Creighton
13-3,5-0Big East
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Marquette
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Creighton
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WBB Drops Road Contest at Creighton Wednesday Night, 71-68
1/8/2025 7:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Golden Eagles host Villanova Saturday at 2 p.m. CT
OMAHA, Nebraska – The Marquette University women's basketball team dropped a road contest at Creighton, 71-68, on Wednesday night at D.J. Sokol Arena.
The Golden Eagles (10-5, 2-2 BIG EAST) were led by Lee Volker, who had 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Jaidynn Mason had a Marquette career-high 18 points, four rebounds and two steals.
Creighton went on an 11-3 run in the last two minutes and 46 seconds of the second quarter to be up 11 at the break.
Marquette got the lead to single digits five times in the third quarter and went into the final frame down eight. MU cut the deficit to six at the 8:59 mark of the fourth quarter before the Bluejays went on 10-2 run over the next three minutes.
The Golden Eagles went on a 6-0 run to make it a three-point game with 1:15 left. MU held Creighton to 2-of-10 shooting in the final minutes.
Creighton (13-3, 5-0 BIG EAST) were led by Morgan Maly, who had 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting.
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 (10-5, 2-2 BIG EAST) were led by Lee Volker, who had 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Jaidynn Mason had a Marquette career-high 18 points, four rebounds and two steals.
Creighton went on an 11-3 run in the last two minutes and 46 seconds of the second quarter to be up 11 at the break.
Marquette got the lead to single digits five times in the third quarter and went into the final frame down eight. MU cut the deficit to six at the 8:59 mark of the fourth quarter before the Bluejays went on 10-2 run over the next three minutes.
The Golden Eagles went on a 6-0 run to make it a three-point game with 1:15 left. MU held Creighton to 2-of-10 shooting in the final minutes.
Creighton (13-3, 5-0 BIG EAST) were led by Morgan Maly, who had 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting.
NOTABLES:
- Marquette shot a season-high 56 percent from the floor.
- First time this season an opponent shot 45-percent-or-better from the field.
- Second time this season an opponent has scored over 70 points.
- Wednesday was the first and only regular season meeting between Marquette and Creighton. The BIG EAST plays an 18-game conference schedule.
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
CU
FG%
.560
.456
3FG%
.385
.538
FT%
.778
.625
RB
29
24
TO
19
12
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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