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 9 NOTES - FEBRUARY 2021 - all times are Central and subject to change - 1 MONDAY 2 TUESDAY 3 WEDNESDAY 4 THURSDAY 5 FRIDAY 6 SATURDAY 7 SUNDAY 2 p.m. 1 p.m. Practice 3 p.m. Off Day 6 p.m. 11 a.m. Practice 11 a.m. MARQUETTE (12-2, 9-1 BIG EAST) vs. #3/5 UCONN (12-1, 10-0 BIG EAST) MARQUETTE QUICK FACTS Golden Eagles Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 • 6 p.m. CT • Milwaukee • Al McGuire Center 2019-20 Record .........................................................24-8 (13-5 BIG EAST) Live Stats/Video: ........................GoMarquette.com/SNY Location ............................................................................Milwaukee, Wis. Head Coach: ..........................................Geno Aurriemma President ...................................................................Dr. Michael R. Lovell Scoring: ......................................... Paige Bueckers (19.6) VP/Director of Athletics .............................................................Bill Scholl Rebounds:...............................Olivia Nelson-Ododa (7.0) Home Facility ...................................................Al McGuire Center (3,700) UConn Assists ............................................. Paige Bueckers (6.0) Head Coach ............................................ Megan Duffy (Notre Dame, ‘06) @MarquetteWBB Duffy’s Record at Marquette ............................. 36-10 (Second Season) Head Coach: ........................... Megan Duffy SERIES SNAPSHOT Assistant Coaches.......................................Justine Raterman (Dayton, ‘10) (36-10, 22-6 BIG EAST), Second Season) Overall: UConn leads 9-0 Most Recent Meetings: ........................................................................Tony Greene (Langston, ‘94) Scoring ..............................Selena Lott (16.1) ...................................................................... Itoro Coleman (Clemson, ‘00) Rebounds ........... C. Marotta/C. Taylor (6.6) @Marquette: UConn leads 5-0 Feb. 5, 2013: A, L, 94-37 Affiliation/Conference .................................. NCAA Division I/BIG EAST Assists ................................Selena Lott (4.6) @UConn: UConn leads 4-0 Jan. 12, 2013: H, L, 85-51 Nickname .............................................................................Golden Eagles Steals ..................................Selena Lott (1.4) Feb. 25, 2012: H, L, 85-45 Colors ................................................................. Blue (281) and Gold (123) Blocks .................................Selena Lott (0.7) Dec. 9, 2010: A, L, 79-47 MARQUETTE SET TO HOST #3/5 UCONN FRIDAY NIGHT MARQUETTE SCHEDULE The Golden Eagles haven’t played the Huskies since 2013 Date Opponent Location Time/Result November The Marquette women’s basketball team is set to MU has gone with a nine-player rotation this season Nov. 28 at North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. W, 90-82 host No. 3/5 UConn at the Al McGuire Center on with sophomore Jordan King (9.6 ppg.) and leading December Friday evening at 6 p.m. Central time. SNY holds the rebounder Chloe Marotta (6.6 reb.) joining the Wed. 2 Milwaukee Al McGuire Center L, 64-55 Fri. 4 Providence* Al McGuire Center W, 89-40 television rights and Allen Bestwick (play-by-play) starters. Claire Kaifes, Liza Karlen, Taylor Valladay Thu. 10 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio W, 86-75 and Meg Culmo (analyst) will be on the call. Fans and Antwainette Walker all play between 10-20 Sun. 13 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. W, 64-61 can watch on the FOX Sports app by logging in with minutes per game off the bench. Wed. 16 St. John’s* Al McGuire Center W, 66-62 Tue. 22 at Xavier* Cincinnati, Ohio W, 69-56 their cable credentials. January Lott has developed into one of the top all-around Sun. 3 #18/21 DePaul* Al McGuire Center Postpomed The Golden Eagles (12-2, 9-1 BIG EAST) have won players in the country in 2020-21. She leads the team Wed. 6 at Creighton* Omaha. Neb. Postponed six straight conference games since dropping their in scoring, assists, steals, blocks and free throw Sat. 9 Villanova* Al McGuire Center Postponed Fri. 15 at Seton Hall* South Orange, N.J. L, 77-66 first BIG EAST contest at Seton Hall on Jan. 15 after percentage. She ranks in the top 10 individually in Sun. 17 at St. John’s* Queens, N.Y. W, 72-61 coming off a two week pause in basketball activities. the BIG EAST in seven statistical categories. Wed. 20 Georgetown* Al McGuire Center W, 72-40 Sun. 24 at Butler* Indianapolis, Ind. W, 95-57 Wed. 27 Seton Hall* Al McGuire Center Postponed MU is anchored by seniors Selena Lott (16.1 ppg.) UConn (12-1, 10-0 BIG EAST) is led by 36th-year Wed. 27 at Villanova* Villanova, Pa. W, 95-77 and Lauren Van Kleunen (13.1 ppg.), and returned head coach Geno Auriemma. The Huskies have Sat. 30 Xavier* Al McGuire Center Postponed eight overall contributors from last season. This four players averaging double figures in scoring February includes BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection with two more players averaging between eight Mon. 1 at Creighton Omaha, Neb. W, 66-53 Wed. 3 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. W, 55-48 Camryn Taylor, who’s averaging 11.4 points and 6.6 and nine points per game. In their 10 games since Fri. 5 #3/5 UConn* Al McGuire Center 6 p.m. rebounds as a sophomore this year. returning to the BIG EAST in 2020-21, only one Sun. 7 #20/21 DePaul* Al McGuire Center TBA opponent has lost by less than 25 points. Wed. 10 Butler* Al McGuire Center 1 p.m. Sat. 13 at Providence* Providence, R.I. TBA MARQUETTE PROJECTED STARTERS Fri. 19 Villanova* Al McGuire Center 7 p.m. Mon. 22 Creighton* Al McGuire Center 1 p.m. Name Class Pos. Ht. GP/GS MPG PPG REB AST OTHER Wed. 24 at DePaul* Chicago, Ill. 4 p.m. Selena Lott Sr. G 5-11 14/14 33.3 16.1 5.6 4.6 All-BIG EAST Mon. 1 at #5/5 UConn* Storrs, Conn. 7 p.m. Jordan King So. G 5-11 14/14 31.2 9.6 4.1 4.4 BE Weekly HR Camryn Taylor So. F 6-2 14/14 23.4 11.4 6.6 2.0 All-Freshman All times are CT and subject to change Lauren Van Kleunen RSr. F 6-2 14/14 26.1 11.9 5.5 1.1 * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game The Al McGuire Center is located at 770 N. 12th St., Milwaukee Chloe Marotta Jr. F 6-1 14/14 26.3 8.4 6.6 3.0 Rankings are AP Poll at time of game BENCH Taylor Valladay So. G 5-7 14/0 17.9 5.2 1.5 2.1 Claire Kaifes So. G 5-11 14/0 17.6 4.1 1.7 1.3 Liza Karlen Fr. F 6-2 12/0 13.7 5.8 3.7 0.6 Antwainette Walker RSo. G 5-11 13/0 9.0 2.5 1.6 0.1 Rose Nkumu Fr. G 5-7 9/0 4.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 Julianna Okosun Fr. F 6-4 8/0 3.0 0.6 0.9 0.6 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 Chloe Marotta ................................................Mer-OTTA New York (1) ..............................................................................................Lott Justine Raterman ........................................Rat-er-man Ohio (1) .......................................................................................Van