Wednesday, February 5
Milwaukee, WI
6:30 P.M. CT
Marquette University
15-7,7-4Big East
57
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55
St. John's
13-10,3-9Big East
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St. John's (NY)
12
10
17
16
55
Marquette
16
16
9
16
57
WBB Hangs On to Defeat St. John’s Wednesday Night, 57-55
2/5/2025 8:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Golden Eagles travel to Butler Sunday afternoon
MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's basketball team continued BIG EAST play with a 57-55 win over St. John's on Wednesday night at the Al McGuire Center.
The Golden Eagles (15-7, 7-3 BIG EAST) were led by Skylar Forbes, who had a game-high 15 points and six rebounds. Lee Volker added 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting with five rebounds and three assists. Halle Vice had eight points and ten rebounds.
Marquette got into a 10-3 hole early, but closed the first quarter on a 13-2 run. Kennedi Perkins had five of MU's 13 points in the run. The scoring stretch continued as Marquette opened the second quarter on a 11-2 run to grow the lead to double-digits at the break, 32-22.
The Golden Eagles were held to just nine points in the third quarter while shooting 18 percent from the field. MU held a two-point lead heading into the final frame, 41-39.
The Red Storm tied the game up at 41-41 at the 8:56 mark of the fourth quarter. There were three ties in the final frame and MU's largest lead was six with 1:42 remaining after an Olivia Porter 3-pointer. St. John's hit a three with 45 seconds left to make it a two-point game at 55-57 and had an opportunity to tie at the buzzer.
St. John's (13-10, 3-9 BIG EAST) was led by Ber'Nyah Mayo, who had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists.
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 (15-7, 7-3 BIG EAST) were led by Skylar Forbes, who had a game-high 15 points and six rebounds. Lee Volker added 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting with five rebounds and three assists. Halle Vice had eight points and ten rebounds.
Marquette got into a 10-3 hole early, but closed the first quarter on a 13-2 run. Kennedi Perkins had five of MU's 13 points in the run. The scoring stretch continued as Marquette opened the second quarter on a 11-2 run to grow the lead to double-digits at the break, 32-22.
The Golden Eagles were held to just nine points in the third quarter while shooting 18 percent from the field. MU held a two-point lead heading into the final frame, 41-39.
The Red Storm tied the game up at 41-41 at the 8:56 mark of the fourth quarter. There were three ties in the final frame and MU's largest lead was six with 1:42 remaining after an Olivia Porter 3-pointer. St. John's hit a three with 45 seconds left to make it a two-point game at 55-57 and had an opportunity to tie at the buzzer.
St. John's (13-10, 3-9 BIG EAST) was led by Ber'Nyah Mayo, who had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists.
NOTABLES:
- Wednesday night was the first and only regular season between Marquette and St. John's.
- Halle Vice had her sixth game this season with 10-or-more rebounds.
- Marquette had 16 assists on 19 made baskets.
- The Golden Eagles 19 baskets were the fewest field goals made in a win this season.
- Marquette led by as many as 15 in the second quarter.
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
SJU
Marq
FG%
.364
.380
3FG%
.273
.267
FT%
.818
.625
RB
31
35
TO
12
15
STL
10
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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