WBB Comes Back to Beat Villanova Saturday Afternoon, 64-59
MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women’s basketball team came back from being down 13 to beat Villanova on Saturday, 64-59, at the Al McGuire Center.
The Golden Eagles (11-5, 3-2 BIG EAST) were led by Halle Vice, who had her third double-double of the season with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Jaidynn Mason added 14 points, a career-high tying seven rebounds and two steals.
Coming out of the break, MU scored the first two buckets for an 8-0 run to make it a five-point game that forced a Villanova timeout.
Bridget Utberg hit a three with 2:49 left in the third to tie the game at 38. Marquette got its first lead of the game since being up 4-2 at the 8:01 mark of the first quarter when Olivia Porter hit a layup with 1:45 remaining in the third.
The Golden Eagles outscored the Wildcats 21-9 in the third quarter and led by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter.
Villanova (8-9, 2-3 BIG EAST) were led by Maddie Webber, who had 16 points and six boards.
NOTABLES:
- Marquette’s second-largest deficit in a victory this season after being down 13 in the second quarter. MU came back from 14 down at Rutgers on Nov. 29, 2024.
- MU’s second win this season trailing at halftime.
UP NEXT: Marquette stays home to host Seton Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. CT on FS1.
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