Forbes 21 Points Lead Marquette’s Come Back Win Against Butler Saturday

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women’s basketball team (10-4, 2-1 BIG EAST) got back in the win column with a 57-54 victory over Butler on Saturday afternoon.

To open play, Marquette got their first five points from junior guard Kennedi Perkins before both teams went on a five-minute scoring drought. Perkins and sophomore guard Halle Vice ended the drought, combining for five points to take the team up 10-8 after one.

Marquette and Butler went shot-for-shot to begin the second quarter, but when sophomore forward Skylar Forbes sunk her first basket of the contest, the Golden Eagles went on a small run over the 10 minutes, powered by Forbes’s nine points over the quarter to lead by one at the break.

Trading the lead back-and-forth in the third, Butler took its then largest lead of the game, up by four and. Even with Forbes and Vice’s eight points, Marquette remained behind.

The back-and-forth continued into the fourth quarter, going down to the final minutes. The Golden Eagles put together an 18-15 run over nine minutes to get back within one.

Led by Forbes and senior guard Lee Volker buckets down the stretch, the Golden Eagles were able to pull ahead, 57-54.

The Golden Eagles were led by Forbes’s 21 points, six rebounds, and three blocks. Halle Vice tacked on 10 points and five rebounds.

Butler (10-7, 0-4 BIG EAST) was led by senior guard Kilyn McGuff, who had 18 points, 17 rebounds and two steals.

NOTABLES:

• Forbes scored all 21 of her points in the last three quarters.
• Forbes has scored 20-or-more points in back-to-back games.

UP NEXT:
Marquette travels to Creighton on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. CT.

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