WBB’s Offense Explodes In 89-42 Win Over Le Moyne

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette women’s basketball team matched its season-high point total on Sunday afternoon in an 89-42 defeat of Le Moyne at the Al McGuire Center. The Golden Eagles’ offense saw a season-high 31 assists, its most in a game since 2021.

MU had four players score in double figures for the second straight game led by Halle Vice‘s 23 points. Vice finished with her second double-double of the season after collecting 10 rebounds. Lee Volker also recorded a triple-double with 14 points and 11 assists.

Marquette came out scoring the first seven points of the game. Shooting 62.5% in the quarter, the Golden Eagles led by at least six in the throughout the period. Halle Vice helped MU to a 24-12 lead scoring nine points.

The Golden Eagles continued to go inside to start the second, though it wasn’t through Vice. MU scored the nine unanswered to start the quarter with the first five coming from Jada Bediako and the next four from Skylar Forbes. Le Moyne knocked down three 3-pointers during a two-minute stretch as Marquette’s hovered around 20. MU closed out the half with a 7-0 run, the last three coming off the hands of Lee Volker. The Golden Eagles shot 6-of-14 (42.9%) in the opening 20 minutes, taking a 49-23 advantage into the locker room.

Though the difference remained through the third, Marquette finished the game on a 21-0 run, outscoring Le Moyne 21-2 in the fourth quarter. The Golden Eagles held the Dolphins without a made field goal for the final 10:54 of the game.

UP NEXT
Marquette will step back into BIG EAST on Wednesday, traveling to No. 1 UConn. Tipoff at PeopleBank Arena in Hartford is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and will air on Peacock.

NOTABLES

• Marquette had four players in double figures for the third time this season and second in a row.
• Marquette’s 31 assists were its most in a game since dishing out 33 on Dec 11, 2021 against North Dakota.
• Marquette’s 49 points in the first half were the Golden Eagles’ most in a first half this season.
• Lee Volker had a career-high 11 assists. Volker passed her previous high of six in the first 15 minutes.
• She is the first Golden Eagle with 10 assists in a game since Rose Nkumu had 10 on Nov. 6, 2023
• Volker recorded her second double-double of the season, and third of her career, with 14 points and 11 assists.
• The last Golden Eagle with at least 14 points and 11 assists in a game was Salena Lott on Jan. 27, 2021.
• Jordan Meulemans had a season-high 15 going 5-of-7 from the 3-point line.
• The five made 3-pointers were the most by a Golden Eagle this season.
• Halle Vice recorded the ninth double-double of her career, and second of the season, finishing with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
• The 23 points matched the junior’s career high which she set earlier this year at Milwaukee.

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