Vice Propels Golden Eagles to Win at Xavier

CINCINNATI – Behind a dominant performance from Halle Vice, Marquette picked up its third road victory of the year, winning 67-54 on Thursday afternoon over Xavier at the Cintas Center. Vice finished with 20 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.

Playing without top its top scorer in Skylar Forbes (illness), Marquette led by just four after opening period. The Golden Eagles deployed a suffocating defense to force five turnovers and turn them into 10 of their 13 points in the period.

MU began to settle during the second quarter. A 7-0 run in 90 seconds created breathing room as the lead ballooned to 23-13 with 5:28 on the clock. A missed Xavier jumper turned into a long outlet from Vice to Jordan Meulemans to force a timeout from the Musketeers.

The run continued up to 14 unanswered for Marquette. Xavier was held without a bucket for seven minutes in the period before scoring twice in the final two minutes. Lee Volker ended the half with a triple from the right corner to put MU up 33-17.

The halftime lead was enough for the Golden Eagles to see out the game despite committing 14 of its season-high 23 in the second half. MU held Xavier to just 1-of-10 from the field during the last five-and-a-half minutes of the game.

UP NEXT
Marquette returns home to host Villanova on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. PT and will air on Peacock.

NOTABLES

• • Marquette won its 19th straight game against Xavier.
  • MU committed a season-high 23 turnovers.
  • The Golden Eagles outrebounded Xavier by 20 (44-24), its largest disparity against a D-I opponent since the season opener against Winthrop (48-28).
  • Halle Vice posted her third double-double in the last five games, finishing with 20 points and 19 rebounds.
  • Vice’s 19 rebounds were the most by a Golden Eagle since Frannie Hottinger grabbed 21 against Appalachian State on Dec. 17, 2023.
  • The double-double was Vice’s fifth of the season.
  • Vice’s 20-point game was her team-leading fourth of the year.
  • Vice also matched her career high in assists with five.
  • With 18 points, Lee Volker reached double figures for the first time in the last four games.
  • Jada Bediako scored eight points, her third game this season with at least eight.

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