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MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Contact: E.J. Stevens • E-mail: [email protected] • Office phone: (414) 288-6980 Twitter/Instagram: @MarquetteWBB Facebook.com/MarquetteWBB THIS WEEK IN MARQUETTE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEK 1 NOTES - NOVEMBER 2020 - all times are Central and subject to change - 23 MONDAY 24 TUESDAY 25 WEDNESDAY 26 THURSDAY 27 FRIDAY 28 SATURDAY 29 SUNDAY 2 p.m. Practice Off Day 12:30 p.m. Practice 11 a.m. Practice 11 a.m. Practice Travel Day 1 p.m. S THE MATCHUP MARQUETTE QUICK FACTS 2019-20 Record .........................................................24-8 (13-5 BIG EAST) MARQUETTE (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) AT NORTH DAKOTA(0-0, 0-0 SUMMIT) Location ............................................................................Milwaukee, Wis. Golden Eagles Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 • 1 p.m. CT • Grand Forks, N.D. • B.E. Sioux Center President ...................................................................Dr. Michael R. Lovell VP/Director of Athletics .............................................................Bill Scholl Live Stats/Video: ......................... FOX Sports Wisconsin Home Facility ...................................................Al McGuire Center (3,700) Head Coach: ......................Mallory Bernhard (UND, ‘11) Head Coach ............................................ Megan Duffy (Notre Dame, ‘06) Scoring: ................................................ Julia Fleecs (12.2) Duffy’s Record at Marquette ............................... 24-8 (Second Season) Rebounds:...........................................Jaclyn Jarnot (7.1) Assistant Coaches.......................................Justine Raterman (Dayton, ‘10) North Dakota Assists ..................................................Alaina Jarnot (3.9) @MarquetteWBB ........................................................................Tony Greene (Langston, ‘94) ...................................................................... Itoro Coleman (Clemson, ‘00) Head Coach: .......................Megan Duffy TEAM-BY-TEAM COMPARISON Affiliation/Conference .................................. NCAA Division I/BIG EAST ............................(24-8), Second Season) Marquette 2020 North Dakota Nickname .............................................................................Golden Eagles Scoring ......................... Selena Lott (15.5) 69.0 ..............................................Points Per Game ............................................ 69.6 Colors ................................................................. Blue (281) and Gold (123) Rebounds ...... Lauren Van Kleunen (5.9) .454 .........................................Field Goal Percentage........................................ 38.8 Assists .......................... Selena Lott (5.6) .340 .............................................. 3FG Percentage ............................................. .305 Steals ............................. Selena Lott (1.8) 18.1 (1.1/1)...............Assists Per Game/Asst./Turnover Ratio ...............14.4(0.8/1) MARQUETTE SCHEDULE Blocks ............................ Selena Lott (0.8) 40.5 .......................................... Rebounds Per Game ......................................... 41.7 Date Opponent Location Time/Result November Nov. 28 at North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 1 p.m. MARQUETTE TIPS OFF 2020-21 SEASON AT NORTH DAKOTA December The Golden Eagles take on the Fighting Hawks in a Sunday matinee Wed. 2 Milwaukee Al McGuire Center 1 p.m. Fri. 4 Providence* Al McGuire Center 2 p.m. The Marquette women’s basketball team tips off Sophomores Jordan King (8.1 ppg.) and Camryn Fri. 11 Prairie View A&M Al McGuire Center 1 p.m. its 2020-21 season on Sunday, Nov. 29 against the Taylor (9.3 ppg.) will continue to be key pieces in Sun. 13 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 1 p.m. University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks. The their second years in the program. King started Wed. 16 St. John’s* Al McGuire Center 2 p.m. Sat. 19 at Seton Hall* South Orange, N.J. Noon game will tip off at 1 p.m. Central time and FOX every game as a freshman while Taylor was named Tue. 22 at Xavier* Cincinnati, Ohio 1 p.m. Sports Wisconsin will carry televison coverage. to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. This will be the first ever meeting on the hardwood All times are CT and subject to change between the two teams. The Fighting Hawks (15-15, 6-10 Big Sky) are led * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game by interim head coach and UND alum Mallory The Al McGuire Center is located at 770 N. 12th St., Milwaukee Rankings are AP Poll at time of game Led by second year head coach Megan Duffy, Bernhard (‘11). They return their top six scorers the Golden Eagles are coming off a 24-8 (13-5 from last season and played seven true freshmen BIG EAST) season in which they finished as the in 2019-20. conference runner-up and advanved to the BIG EAST tournament title game for the fourth straight Bernhard worked seven seasons as an assistant year. coach for UND before being named interim head coach last March when it was announced former Second Team All-BIG EAST selection Selena Lott head coach Travis Brewster would not return to the (15.5 ppg.) and fellow senior Lauren Van Kleunen program in 2020-21. (11.8 ppg.) will anchor an MU team that returns eight letterwinners and three starters from 2019-20. MARQUETTE PROJECTED STARTERS Name Class Pos. Ht. GP/GS MPG PPG REB AST OTHER Selena Lott Sr. G 5-11 30/30 34.4 15.5 4.2 5.6 All-BIG EAST Jordan King So. G 5-11 32/32 30.8 8.1 3.4 3.2 Taylor Valladay So. G 5-7 20/0 4.4 0.7 0.7 0.3 Lauren Van Kleunen RSr. F 6-2 32/30 25.5 11.8 5.9 2.2 Chloe Marotta Jr. F 6-1 32/13 16.9 4.5 4.8 1.2 BENCH Claire Kaifes So. G 5-11 24/0 8.4 1.0 1.4 0.6 Nirel Lougbo So. G 5-10 32/2 14.0 1.5 2.3 1.2 Camryn Taylor So. F 6-2 31/0 16.4 9.3 3.8 0.7 All-Freshman 2020-21 MARQUETTE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES MARQUETTE TV/RADIO ROSTER 2020-21 MARQUETTE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. Elig. Hometown/High School/Last College 0 Julianna Okosun 6-4 F Fr. Copenhagen, Denmark/ Falkonergarden Gym. & HF-Kursus 1 Nirel Lougbo 5-10 G So. North Andover, Mass./Tabor Academy 3 Rose Nkumu 5-7 G Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City 4 Antwainette Walker 5-11 G RSo. Lisle, Ill./St. Francis/Arkansas-Little Rock 5 Taylor Valladay 5-7 G So. Chicago, Ill./Rich South 10 Claire Kaifes 5-11 G So. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley 15 Camryn Taylor 6-2 F So. Peoria, Ill./Richwoods 23 Jordan King 5-11 G So. Rockton, Ill./Hononegah 24 Selena Lott 5-11 G Sr. Troy, N.Y./Columbia 25 Danyel Middleton 5-10 G Fr. Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook 32 Liza Karlen 6-2 F Fr. Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area 42 Lauren Van Kleunen 6-2 F RSr. Mason, Ohio/Mason 52 Chloe Marotta 6-1 F Jr. Mequon, Wis./Homestead COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Megan Duffy (Notre Dame, ‘06), Second Year Assistant Coach: Justine Raterman (Dayton, ‘10), Second Year Assistant Coach: Tony Greene (Langston, ‘94), First Year Assistant Coach: Itoro Coleman (Clemson, ‘00), First Year Director of Basketball Operations: Veronica Mullen (Adelphi, ‘02), Second Year Director of Video and Analytics: Phillip Leibham (Lewis, ‘18), Third Year Director of Player Personnel: Devin Perez (Ottawa, ‘17), First Year Creative Design Program Assistant: Tiasha Gray (Austin Peay, ‘16), First Year PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ON THE MAP Julianna Okosun .........................................Oh-koh-sun Denmark (1) ............................................................................................Okosun Nirel Lougbo .....................................Ner-ELL LOO-bow Illinois (5) .........................................King, Middleton, Taylor, Valladay, Walker Rose Nkumu ................................................Ni-koo-moo Iowa (1) ................................................................................................... Nkumu Antwainette Walker .............................. ann-twuh-nett Kansas (1) ................................................................................................ Kaifes Claire Kaifes ........................................................Kay-fez Massachusetts .......................................................................................Lougbo Liza Karlen ......................................................... CAR-len Minnesota (1) .......................................................................................... Karlen Lauren Van Kleunen ...................................... CLUE-nen New York (1) ................................................................................................ Lott Chloe Marotta ................................................Mer-OTTA Justine Raterman ........................................Rat-er-man Ohio (1) .......................................................................................... Van Kleunen Itoro Coleman ...................................................It-OR-oh Wisconsin (1) ........................................................................................ Marotta Phillip Leibham ................................................ LIE-palm BY CLASS Seniors (2) .............................................................................Lott, Van Kleunen Juniors (1) .............................................................................................Marotta Sophomores (6) ....................... Kaifes, King, Lougbo, Taylor, Valladay, Walker Freshmen (4) ............................................. Karlen, Middleton, Nkumu, Okosun MEDIA INFORMATION Women’s Basketball Contact: ................................................E.J. Stevens