MILWAUKEE–On a night where there was a possibility of Krystal Ellis breaking the women’s all-time scoring record, she came up short by scoring 9 points and is now 16 points shy of that mark. The Golden Eagles also fell short by losing to the Syracuse Orange 66-55.

The story of the night was Chandrea Jones and Nicole Michael, as they poured in a combined 40 points and 16 rebounds in Tuesday’s action. Marquette got off to a cold start as they missed 13 of their first 15 shots from the field leading to an early 11-1 deficit.

Marquette got back into the game by attacking the zone and getting good ball movement to create easy shots as they went into the locker room down 32-31. Marquette continued to use its momentum to stay in the game as the first 10 minutes following the half saw eight lead changes and three ties. MU’s first lead of the contest came on its very first possession of the second half on an offensive rebound and putback by Jessica Pachko. Struggling to put the ball in the basket the rest of the second half, MU shot 36.2 percent from the floor, 9-of-17 from the foul line and went 0-of-11 from 3-point range.

Syracuse’s full court press forced turnovers and Marquette couldn’t find an offensive rhythm. Angel Robinson and Krystal Ellis were each held to single digit scoring, with seven and nine points, respectively. The Marquette duo combined to shoot just 6-23 from the floor, a horrendous 26.1 percent. Marquette will return to the hardwood January 30 at Pittsburgh.

Todd Warner
MUTV Sports

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