WBB Notes - 12.14 Update
Thrilling Start To The Conference Season
The first conference game of the BIG EAST women’s basketball season lived up to the hype on Wednesday night in Milwaukee as 19^th-ranked Marquette held on to defeat 20^th-ranked Creighton 76-70. The contest featured 12 ties and 13 lead changes with the Golden Eagles using a 22-point fourth quarter to pull away. Creighton’s Emma Ronsiek led all scorers with 29 points, while MU’s Liza Karlen had 25 points and a game-best 12 rebounds. The game was tied at the half and the Bluejays led by one entering the fourth, but the Golden Eagles went on a decisive 7-0 run with under three minutes to play to close it out. Marquette improved to 10-0 on the year, its best start in program history, while Creighton fell to 7-2.  
 
DePaul Dismantles Northwestern
Also on Wednesday night, DePaul (6-5) scored a 90-65 win over Northwestern at Wintrust Arena. The Blue Demons used a 27-point second quarter and 25-point third quarter to put the game away. Anaya Peoples reached the 20-point mark for the seventh time this season – second most in the BIG EAST – with a game-high 21 points. DePaul shot .507 from the field, its second highest shooting percentage of the season, and committed just 11 turnovers – its second fewest of the year. DePaul, which ranks second in the BIG EAST in scoring (78.2) reached the 90-point mark for the third time this season. With the win, BIG EAST teams improved to 9-3 against teams from the Big Ten this season.
 
Up Next
The BIG EAST is quiet on Thursday and has just one game on Friday as Xavier (0-8) hosts SIUE at 7 p.m. ET on FloHoops. Saturday is jammed with a number of notable contests, beginning at noon on FOX as No. 17/18 UConn (6-3) hosts No. 18/17 Louisville. Another ranked opponent awaits at 1 p.m. as Seton Hall (7-3) hosts No. 23/24 UNLV on FloHoops. At 5 p.m., Providence (5-5) welcomes Sacred Heart to Alumni Hall (FloHoops) before the second conference game of the season sees Villanova (6-4) face St. John’s (5-6) at 6 p.m. at Madison Square Garden. The game is part of a tripleheader at the World’s Most Famous Arena which includes Georgia Tech-Penn State men’s, and Fordham-St. John’s men’s leading into the Wildcats-Red Storm women’s game. Villanova-St. John’s will stream on FloHoops.
 
This Week In #BIGEASTwbb
Friday
SIUE at Xavier, 7 p.m. Stats FloSports
Saturday
18/17 Louisville at 17/18 UConn, Noon Stats FOX
23/24 UNLV at Seton Hall, 1 p.m. Stats FloHoops
Sacred Heart at Providence, 5 p.m. Stats FloSports
VILLANOVA at ST. JOHN’S (Madison Square Garden), 6 p.m. Stats BEDN on FloSports
Sunday
Wake Forest at Georgetown, 2 p.m. Stats FloSports
Appalachian State at Marquette, 3 p.m. Stats FloSports
20/20 Creighton at Drake, 3 p.m. Stats ESPN+
Alabama State at DePaul, 3 p.m. Stats FloHoops
All times Eastern
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