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MUTV “Marquette Big Ups of the Week: 1/30-2/5″
Friday, February 6th, 2009Here’s a cool feature we do on our “FaceOff” show. The guys hand out their “Marquette Big Ups of the Week” and you vote on the winner. So check out the video to see what our guys thought were the biggest highlights in Marquette Sports this week. Then vote on your favorite!
NCAAW: Syracuse 66 Marquette 55
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
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
Strong Second Half Propels Women to a Win at Georgetown
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Marquette women’s basketball team overcame a 11-point half-time deficit to defeat Georgetown, 80-65, Wednesday evening at McDonough Arena. The Golden Eagles had a quartet of players in double figures, led by sophomore Angel Robinson with 19 points. With the win, the Golden Eagles improve to 12-8 overall, 3-2 in BIG EAST play.Freshman Jessica Pachko poured in 16 points, while senior Erin Monfre contributed 12, and sophomore Tatiyiana McMorris added 13.
Marquette was feeling it from long range, especially in the second frame, as it connected on 6-of-7 attempts (85.7 percent) from beyond the arc. The Golden Eagles finished the game shooting a season-best 61.5 percent from 3-point land, aided by Monfre who who was a perfect 4-of-4 from three, all coming in the second half.
Jaleesa Butler led Georgetown with a game-high 27 points. For the game, the Hoyas shot 41.5 percent from the floor.
At half-time, the Hoyas held a 11-point advantage, 37-26. Jaleesa Butler paced GU with 15 points, while the team shot 48.3 percent from the floor (14-of-29).
The Golden Eagles staged its comeback early in the second half as Pachko sparked a 21-8 run that would help Marquette come within two points at 47-45 with 12:50 to play.
The Golden Eagles tied the game at the 11:22 mark in the second half thanks to a steal and quick lay-up from Tatiyiana McMorris. From there neither team held more than a three-point advantage until Marquette pulled away over the final six minutes.
The Golden Eagles took their largest lead of the game with 54 seconds to play following a lay-up by Pachko, and held the Hoyas to just four points over the final 5:21 of the game.
The Golden Eagles return to action Tuesday, Jan. 27 when they host Syracuse at the Al McGuire Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
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