WBB Surges Past Bowling Green in Second Half

MILWAUKEE – A two-point game at the half turned into a comfortable 71-55 win on Friday night at the Al McGuire Center as the Marquette outscored Bowling Green 42-28 during the final 20 minutes. MU shot a season-best 56.9% from the field during the game, and was blistering 64.0% during the second half.

Lee Volker led Marquette with 23 points and seven rebounds. Fifteen of the graduate’s points came after halftime.

Marquette jumped out early through Volker and its defense. The senior accounted for eight of MU’s 15 points in the opening 10 minutes while the defense held Bowling Green to just 17.6% shooting from the field. The Falcons got their shooting going to start the second with an 8-0 run in less than two minutes to their first lead of the game at 16-15.

The Golden Eagles found a mismatch in the second, working the ball inside to Halle Vice. The junior went 4-of-4 from the field in quarter, helping MU to a slim 29-27 advantage.

Jaidynn Mason got the Golden Eagles going out of the break. Following a triple from the top of the key, the senior produced a block at the other end that turned into a layup from Volker on the break. After the point guard found Vice for her 14^th point that put MU up 36-31 with 7:14 on the clock, the Falcons called their first timeout.

Following the break, a stop was cashed in at the other end with a 3-pointer from Skylar Forbes. A steal from Mason then turned into a layup on the break by the senior to give Marquette its first double-digit lead of the night at 49-39 with 90 seconds remaining in the third.

A Paige Kohler 3 opened the fourth for the Falcons, but Marquette answered, putting the game out of reach with a 14-1 run.

UP NEXT
Marquette heads across town on Wednesday to face UW-Milwaukee at Panther Arena. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT and will stream on ESPN+.

NOTABLES

• Marquette earned its first win over Bowling Green after dropping the previous two in the all-time series.
• For the first time this season, four Golden Eagles reached double figures in the scoring column.
• MU had 20+ assists for the second time this season, dishing out 24.
• Three players had at least four assists with Jaidynn Mason leading the way with seven, matching her career high.
• Lee Volker poured in a season-high 23 points. It was her fifth career 20-point game and was one shy of her career high.
• Halle Vice scored a season-high 18 points.

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.