Marquette Athletics
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WBB Travels to Georgetown Saturday Night

Golden Eagles first road trip to D.C. since December 2022

By - Feb 20th, 2025 01:48 pm

The Marquette University women’s basketball team travels to Georgetown on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. CT. The BIG EAST Digital Network on FloCollege features the broadcast with Jeremy Huber (pxp) and Monika Moore (analyst) on the call.

Following Saturday’s game, Marquette hosts Xavier on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. CT for Senior Night.

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST GEORGETOWN
• Marquette and Georgetown are meeting for the 33rd time on Saturday night.
• Marquette leads the all-time series, 28-4, and are 11-3 against the Hoyas in D.C.
• The Golden Eagles have won the last 14 meetings, the third-longest win streak over a BIG EAST opponent. MU has won the last 16 meetings over Providence and last 17 over Xavier.

FIRST MEETING THIS SEASON
• Marquette beat Georgetown 75-58 on Saturday, Jan. 25.
• Lee Volker led MU with 20 points, six assists and four rebounds.
• Halle Vice (19 points, eight rebounds) and Skylar Forbes (18 points, five rebounds and four blocks) joined Volker in double-figures.
• Marquette had 21 assists on 27 made baskets.
• Lee Volker (six) Kennedi Perkins (five) and Skylar Forbes (four) all had career-highs in assists.

DEFENSE DOMINATES IN WIN OVER PROVIDENCE
• Marquette held Providence to five points and 16.7 percent shooting from the floor in the win over the Friars on Wednesday night. Both were season-lows for an opponent in the third quarter.
• It was the second time this season MU held a BIG EAST opponent to 51-points-or-under. Xavier scored 38 points on Jan. 29, 2025.

BENCH PRODUCTION KEY VS THE FRIARS
• Marquette had 22 bench points on Wednesday night vs. Providence, the most bench points in a BIG EAST game this season.
• Bridget Utberg tied her Marquette career-high with eight points.

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).

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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