No. 9 UConn Huskies Marquette Golden Eagles
27-5 (18-0) 23-7 (11-7)
Date: Sunday, March 10th 2024
Time: 2:30 PM
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Ct.
TV: FS1
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MARQUETTE | UCONN
UCONN LEADS 18-1 H: 7-0 | A: 8-1 | N: 3-0
02/25/06 #8 UConn 74, Marquette 59 Storrs, Conn.
02/03/07 #3 UConn 52, Marquette 48 Milwaukee, Wis.
02/20/08 #1 UConn 95, Marquette 63 Hartford, Conn.
02/07/09 #1 UConn 83, Marquette 49 Milwaukee, Wis.
01/13/10 #1 UConn 68, Marquette 43 Milwaukee, Wis.
12/09/10 #1 UConn 79, Marquette 47 Storrs, Conn.
02/25/12 #4 UConn 85, Marquette 45 Milwaukee, Wis.
01/12/13 #3 UConn 85, Marquette 51 Milwaukee, Wis.
02/05/13 #3 UConn 94, Marquette 37 Storrs, Conn.
02/05/21 #3 UConn 87, Marquette 58 Milwaukee, Wis.
03/01/21 #1 UConn 63, Marquette 53 Storrs, Conn.
03/08/21 #1 UConn 73, Marquette 39 Uncasville, Conn.
02/13/22 #8 UConn 72, Marquette 58 Milwaukee, Wis.
02/23/22 #7 UConn 69, Marquette 38 Hartford, Conn.
03/06/22 #7 UConn 71, Marquette 51 Uncasville, Conn.
12/31/22 #8 UConn 61, Marquette 48 Storrs, Conn.
02/08/23 Marquette 59, #4 UConn 52 Milwaukee, Wis.
03/05/23 #9 UConn 81, Marquette 52 Uncasville, Conn.
01/23/24 #8 UConn 85, Marquette 59 Milwaukee, Wis.
Marquette Season to Date
Marquette was off to their best start in their history, undefeated in their OOC games after 12 games. It's always important to look at their schedule to put that kind of start in perspective.
They started the season witn an easy game with a 84-51 win over UT Martin. A much tougher opponent waited in the second game. At the time No. 23 Illinois game the Golden Eagles a tough go but Marquette prevailed winning 71-67 in a really tough battle. Perspecive on this game is that Illinois is no longer receiving votes and is 6-5 on the season.
They then beat IUPUI 92-58, Saint Peter's 96-36, Boston College 73-65, Arkanasas 74-58, Memphis 88-59, and Pennsylvania 87-52.
In the next game, they were able to squeak out a 64-62 win over Illinois State. They needed to outscore the Redbirds 23-15 in the last quarter for the comeback win. How good is Illinois State? Massey has them at 99. Maybe they had an overlook game with Big East team Creighton coming up in the next game? They were able to beat the Blue Jays in a tight game 76-70.
They followed that with a 99-91 win over Appalachian State who is ranked 183 by Massey. They used a big 2nd quarter to take a 10 point halftime lead. Not good they were outscored by 2 points in the second half.
In their final game before playing UConn they easily handeled Bucknell, winning 67-39.
They lost the game right after losing to UConn to St. John's in a tough game 57-56 and then went on a three game winning streak beating Xavier 81-52, Seton Hall 75-54 and DePaul 78-47. In anticipation of the rematch with the Huskies, Marquette took their eye off the ball and lost to Villanova 66-63.
UConn hammered them at home 85-59. At this point Marquette was 15-4 overall and 4-4 in the conference. They played out the string for the rest of the conference schedule going 7-3 before winning their quarter-final game finally beating Villanova 50-48 after going 0-2 on the season..
Comparative Team Statistics
(leader in bold)
UConn Marquette
81.6 PPG 71.5
57.6 Defensive PPG 59.3
24.0 Scoring Margin 12.2
50.2 Field Goal % 45.8
36.2 Defensive FG% 39.6
35.9 Three Point % 37.5
28.7 Defensive 3PT% 32.0
75.1 Free Throw % 76.2
38.8 Rebounds/game 36.7
6.4 Rebounding Margin 5.9
19.9 Assists per game 18.4
12.9 Turnover per game 14.7
1.5 Assists/TO ratio 1.3
10.2 Steals per game 7.0
3.7 Blocks per game 3.8
UCONN
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UConn Injuries
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Broken Nose
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OUT FOR THE SEASON
ACL
Achilles Injury
MARQUETTE
Marquette Starters
Marquette Bench
Game Analysis
Marquette really relies on their starters. 82% of their points have come from their starters. Their two players off the bench in competative games have only scored 8.6 PPG combined.
This season's leading scorer is Lisa Karlen, a 6'2" senior forward at 17.8 PPG. She also lead in rebounding at 7.7 RPG. She is second in blocks with 31. She is a solid three point shooter at 40.0% but only takes 2 per game. She's a terrific rebounder for her size. A great all around game. Karlen had 13 points and 7 rebounds in the first match up and 21 points and 6 rebounds in the second match up.
Sophomore Mackenzie Hare is the second leading scorer on the team. The 5'9" guard has been shooting lights out for the Golden Eagles. She is averaging 14.3 PPG leads the team in three point shooting. She takes around 6 per game and hits them at a 42.4%. That is down from the early season shoot with was 54.7% in their OOC schedule. An unusual loop in her shooting form, it really works for her. She has a really quick release. Hare had 12 points and went 2-6 on threes in the first match up and 19 points going 4-6 on threes in the second match up.
5"11" Senior Jordan King is the third double digit scorer at 13.3 PPG and has the most assist as well. Last year she led the team in scoring.. She is a three point threat, shooting 38.8% from deep. Not only the one of the best players, she is the team leader as well. King had 16 points and 5 rebounds in the first match up and 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in thesecond match up.
6'1" Grad Student Frannie Hottinger is the second leading rebounder for Marquette at 7.3 RPG and is scoring at a 7.4 PPG clip. Those numbers are down from her averaging close to a double double in the OOC schedule. The transferred in from Lehigh after playing there for four seasons. Last season she was first team All-Patriot League and Patriot League player of the year. Yes, a lover level league but still a great accomplishment. Remember Lou and what she brought to UConn last year? At 6'1" you wonder how she gets so many rebounds. It's all about positioning and effort. She plays really hard. Hottinger had 4 points and ZERO rebounds in the first match up and 0 points and 3 rebounds in the second match up.
5'7" junior guard Rose Nkumu is the fifth starter. She is averaging 7.2 PPG and leads the team with 5 assists per game. She is quick and a clever passer. Terrific on the fast break. Nkumu had 8 points and 7 assists in the first match up and 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the second match up.
Only two players will see much time off the bench.
6'3" Freshman Skylar Forbes is the size off the bench. She leads the team in blocks. Tall but not wide, she really runs the court well. She is averaging 5.0 PPG and 3.9 RPG. She had 10 points and 6 rebounds with 2 blocks in the first match up and 2 points and 3 rebounds in one of her few starts in the second match up.
Lee Volker is a 6'1" junior guard. She averages 3.6 PPG and 2.6 RPG. She certainly brings some size to the guard position. Volker had 1 point and 5 rebounds in the first match up and 2 points and 2 rebounds in the second match up.
In watching Marquette play, they are a terrific and cohesive team. They really play well off each other. Players drive and kick to open players and the Golden Eagles are quick to let it go from deep. Hare is quick as a bunny with her three point release and has no hesitation in that shot. UConn will have to do a good job getting out on the shooters. It won't be easy.
Defensively, the Golden Eagles play exclusively a man-to-man. They are not a or quick team defensively so the Huskies have an advantage with Edwards of she is playing. I don't think The Golden Eagles have a player that can guard her. Ice will have eto step up if Edwards is out.
UConn will try to uptempo this game. They will run on almost every defensive rebound. But Marquette is always very physical and hopefully no one gets hurt. It will be a battle in the paint for sure.
UConn had a really good shooting game from beyond the arc in their last outing so this could be a real shoot out.
Prediction
UConn is the more talented team. And they are playing better and better. Marquette hasn't come close to playing a team as good as the Huskies. UConn hammered them in the first two games this year. The big question is how UConn handles the game if Edwards can't give any minutes.
So how will this play out? I really like UConn having the "home court" advantage. I haven't even mentioned Paige Bueckers and I'm sure the physical Marquette team will do what they can to throw her off her game. It won't work. UConn now has too many weapons.
UConn by 15+
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