With every push forward, the target kept moving. The gap shrank, but it never quite disappeared. That was the theme of the Marquette women’s basketball’s (8-5, 2-2 Big East) 73-66 loss to the St. John’s Red Storm (12-3, 2-2 Big East) on Monday night, playing most of the game from behind in a contest where neither team led by more than the winning margin. Marquette tied the game … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball one step behind St. John’s in 73-66 defeat
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Halle Vice’s third straight double-double leads Forbes-less Marquette past Xavier, 67-54
No Skylar Forbes start off the new year? No problem. With Jordan Meulemans replacing in the starting lineup an ill Forbes, Marquette women’s basketball downed the Xavier Musketeers (8-6, 1-4 Big East) 67-54 in Cincinnati on New Year’s Day. Down their leading scorer, Halle Vice shifted to the five and Jada Bediako came off of the bench to spark the Golden Eagles (9-5, 3-2) in … [Read more...] about Halle Vice’s third straight double-double leads Forbes-less Marquette past Xavier, 67-54
Marquette wilts down the stretch in familiar fashion, loses another winnable game
For a moment, it looked like Marquette men’s basketball (5-9, 0-3 Big East) would turn the corner amid a despondent start to the season and notch its first conference win of the season against a much-improved Seton Hall squad (12-2, 2-1). A 16-0 run in the second half, in which the visiting Pirates would not score for nearly six and a half minutes, appeared to flip the script … [Read more...] about Marquette wilts down the stretch in familiar fashion, loses another winnable game
Three scoreless minutes in dying embers Marquette’s demise in St. John’s loss
Watching the Marquette women’s basketball game Monday night felt more like watching a ping pong match or an intense volleyball rally. Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth the Golden Eagles (8-5, 2-2 Big East) and St. John’s went all game inside the Al McGuire Center. It wasn’t until the closing minutes of the game that a clear winner seemed to emerge — thanks to a … [Read more...] about Three scoreless minutes in dying embers Marquette’s demise in St. John’s loss
Zaide Lowery not returning to men’s basketball program
After Zaide Lowery did not travel for Marquette men’s basketball’s game at Creighton on Dec. 20, head coach Shaka Smart affirmed the junior guard was not leaving the team. Eight days later, it was a 180-degree flip. The school announced Sunday night Lowery would depart the program effective immediately, prematurely ending his tenure as a Golden Eagle halfway through the blue … [Read more...] about Zaide Lowery not returning to men’s basketball program