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Skylar Forbes Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

Sophomore forward averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 2-0 week for MU

By - Nov 25th, 2024 11:35 am

NEW YORK – Marquette University women’s basketball sophomore forward Skylar Forbes was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, the conference office announced Monday.

Forbes had a career-high 18 points and eight rebounds in a 92-37 win over Illinois Springfield on Monday. She followed that up with 15 points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in Marquette’s 83-50 win over IU Indy on Sunday.

The Markham, Ontario native had the best shooting week of her career, going 15-of-24 from the field at 62.5 percent.

This marks Forbes’ first weekly honor of her career.

Marquette returns to action this Friday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. CT at Rutgers in the Battle on the Banks in Piscataway, N.J.

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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