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The MarqueTTe Tribune

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Karlen returns to starting lineup in victory over Hoyas King scores 23 points on National Marquette Day By John Gunville

john.gunville@marquette.edu

In the last act of National Marquette Day, the Marquette women’s basketball team looked to sweep Georgetown in the season series at the Al McGuire Center Saturday evening. “I was excited to play and we were trying to tell the freshmen what it’s about,” senior guard Jordan King said. “Being able to perform in front of so many fans, I think it’s a really cool day.” And the Golden Eagles did just that, defeating the Hoyas 66-49 to sweep the regular season series. The Golden Eagles’ offense was on display in the first half as King led the charge with 11 points in the period. Senior forward Chloe Marotta and first-year guard Mackenzie Hare each pitched in eight points. The second half was more of the same for the Golden

Eagles. They ran their lead all the way up to 23 points early in the fourth quarter. “I’m really proud of our overall team effort after our loss at Villanova on Wednesday,” Marquette head coach Megan Duffy said. “I thought we really settled in and took out a little bit of frustration on Georgetown after how we played the other night. One of our goals was to loosen things up on the offensive end and move the ball around a little bit better and I though we did a really nice job of that.” Karlen’s Connections The junior forward made her first start in eight games for the Golden Eagles. Karlen was the focal point of the first half offense for Marquette as she racked five of the Golden Eagles 12 first half assists. “The biggest thing is just getting the rust off or getting her game minutes again,” Duffy said. “She was a great contributor to our offense with moving the ball five assists one turnover.” As a team Marquette ended the game with 22 assists while Georgetown recorded

Photo by Katie Craig katie.craig@marquette.edu

Karlen (32) finished with five assists in her first start since Dec. 31.

LAST WEEK MUBB vs Villanova.....................W, 73-64 MUWBB at Villanova...................L, 54-73 MLAX vs Lindenwood..................W, 17-2 MUBB vs Butler..........................W, 60-52 MUWBB vs Georgetown...........W, 66-49

Photo by Katie Craig katie.craig@marquette.edu

Marquette women’s basketball defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 66-49 on National Marquette Day.

just seven. “To have 22 assists is a really crazy number in college basketball,” King said. “For us to achieve our goal doing that is really huge. It says something about our players and being able to buy into the coaches, buy into each other and trust.” Statistical Leaders King led all scorers with 23 points on 10-for-17 shooting with five assists, three rebounds and a steal. It was King’s 12th career 20-plus point scoring performance and ninth of the season. Marotta finished the game with a double-double and game-high 13 rebounds. King and junior forward Liza Karlen each pitched in five assists. Georgetown’s junior guard Kelsey Ransom led the Hoyas with 23 points. “Ransom is one of the top players in the league,” Duffy said. “She got off to a hot start

hitting jumpers and we told our team just to kind of sustain that wave. She’s so good going downhill as you saw in that in that fourth quarter. Just trying to make it as difficult as possible have a lot of bodies around her.” Fourth Quarter for the First Year With Marquette holding a substantial lead in the fourth quarter, first-year forward Charia Smith saw time on the court. Smith, who has seen action in 14 of the team’s 23 games this season, finished with two rebounds on the night. “She’s playing behind upperclassmen post players right now,” King said. “Her ability to continue to learn through practice, different film sessions and individuals, I think it’s great for her. She’s really bought into that, so I’m super proud of her.” Next Up: Marquette (15-8, 8-6 Big

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AWARDS

STANDINGS

Big East Men’s Basketball

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Jordan King MUWBB No. 23 Senior guard Jordan King was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll this past week. King averaged a team-best 20.5 points in a 1-1 week for Marquette. She scored 23 points on 10-for-17 shooting in Saturday’s win over Georgetown on NMD.

Tyler Kolek MUBB No. 11 Junior guard Tyler Kolek was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll this past week. Kolek averaged 16.5 points and 7.0 assists in two games last week for the Golden Eagles. He leads the conference and is second in the nation with 7.9 assists per game.

Marquette 19-5 Xavier 19-5 Providence 17-6 Creighton 15-8 Seton Hall 13-9 UConn 18-6 Villanova 10-13 St. John’s 14-10 Butler 11-13 DePaul 9-15 Georgetown 6-18

11-2 11-2 9-3 9-3 8-5 7-6 4-8 4-9 3-10 3-10 1-12

13-1 13-1 12-0 11-1 9-3 11-2 6-3 10-4 8-4 7-5 5-9

5-3 5-2 5-4 2-4 5-4 4-4 3-7 1-6 2-7 2-8 0-8

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Big East Women’s Basketball

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UConn 21-3 Villanova 20-4 Creighton 16-6 St. John’s 17-5 Seton Hall 15-8 Marquette 15-8 DePaul 12-11 Georgetown 12-11 Providence 13-12 Butler 7-16 Xavier 7-16

13-0 11-2 10-4 8-5 8-5 8-6 5-7 5-9 4-10 2-12 0-14

11-1 8-1 6-4 12-2 7-3 10-2 6-6 7-4 8-5 3-9 5-10

7-2 10-1 10-2 3-3 6-4 3-5 4-4 4-6 5-7 2-7 2-6

3-0 2-2 0-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-0 2-0 0-0

NEWS Men’s basketball moved into the top 10 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll. Junior guard Tyler Kolek was named as one of 10 ﬁnalists for the Bob Cousy Award Feb. 6. Women’s basketball’s game Feb. 8 against No. 4 UConn is a white-out.

East) sticks around Milwaukee for a matchup with No. 5 UConn (21-2, 13-0 Big East) at the Al McGuire Center Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. CST. “It’s a great opportunity to have them on our home court,” King said. “It’s no better way to then do it in front of Marquette Nation. I’m really excited for that and I know my teammates are as well.”

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Next: Marquette vs. UConn Wed., Feb. 8, Al McGuire Center @ 7:00 p.m. SNY, Marquette Radio

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GAMES THIS WEEK

2/7 MUBB at UConn XL Center Hartford, Conneticut

2/8 MUWBB vs UConn Al McGuire Center

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2/11 MLAX at Utah Salt Lake City, Utah

2/12 WLAX vs San Diego St. Valley Fields Season Opener