MU Women's Basketball Thread

[Marquette Fan]

MU stone cold holding on for a three point lead at end on 3rd

Some nice 3's from Izzy.  4 fouls on Gedeka and Siegrist for Villanova now - attack them and get them out of the game.  MU has a 10 point lead with 3 minutes to go.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Taylor has been rock solid in her first BET game. MU wins

[JWags85]

Some nice 3's from Izzy.  4 fouls on Gedeka and Siegrist for Villanova now - attack them and get them out of the game.  MU has a 10 point lead with 3 minutes to go.

They absolutely blitzed them in that 4 min stretch. Also shredded any pressure Nova tried to put on them. This team is cooking

[Dr. Blackheart]

They absolutely blitzed them in that 4 min stretch. Also shredded any pressure Nova tried to put on them. This team is cooking

Wojo who?  Fun, well-coached team.

[Marquette Fan]

Taylor has been rock solid in her first BET game. MU wins

I love Taylor - can't wait to watch her play for MU the next few years.

[Marquette Fan]

They absolutely blitzed them in that 4 min stretch. Also shredded any pressure Nova tried to put on them. This team is cooking

It was so fun to watch Izzy match Siegrist with the 3's in that stretch.  They had me scared at the start of the 4th quarter - silly me  .

23-7 and onto the BET semifinals - wow.  What an incredible hire - Duffy is one awesome coach.

They play the winner of Creighton-St. John's at 7:30P central tomorrow night - game will be on FS1.  Creighton and St. John's were part of the 5 way tie at 3rd with 11-7 marks.  MU split with Creighton and swept St. John's.  DePaul faces Seton Hall in the other semi at 5P central.  Marquette and DePaul have met in the last 3 BET finals.  This is the 3 year anniversary of the MU win at the Al in the BET final so I figured that had to be good luck for MU .

Go Marquette!

[Dr. Blackheart]

Duffy left with a dumpster fire via graduations, top national recruit walks, picked for ninth, one vote out of last.

Retained two top assistants, worked to keep remaining recruits, focused on defense and rebounding with a mixture of upperclass and frosh. Finished 2nd and playing in the semis.

Meanwhile, Kieger won one game in the B1G with a horrible Penn State squad.

[Marquette Fan]

Duffy left with a dumpster fire via graduations, top national recruit walks, picked for ninth, one vote out of last.

Retained two top assistants, worked to keep remaining recruits, focused on defense and rebounding with a mixture of upperclass and frosh. Finished 2nd and playing in the semis.

Meanwhile, Kieger won one game in the B1G with a horrible Penn State squad.

So here's a question - look at Altia Anderson's stats this year - did she just suddenly become good as a senior ?  I certainly don't think so - if she's given a chance to develop and play a decent amount her first three years, I think Marquette is in a much better position when Davenport gets hurt last year.  Kieger went with her star 5 and didn't really develop many players behind them.  Lott got her big chance when Blockton got hurt at the start of BE play last season. 

In fairness to Kieger, I think she was left with a big mess at PSU that I don't think was going to be turned around right away.  I wish her the best but am very happy with the Duffy hire.  On another Big 10 note, I read recently Wisconsin hasn't made any postseason appearances since 2011 - wow.  And I certainly hope we start playing UW again soon - I miss that rivalry.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Yeah, Carolyn will be fine as she is she did her tear down.  On Anderson, tough situation as that was a damn good team of guards, including Lott who needed and earned playing time. 

[Marquette Fan]

Creighton started out with a big lead in the other quarterfinal game but St. John's came battling back and it's tied at 30 at the half.  Marquette swept St. John's and split with Creighton.

[Marquette Fan]

St. John's was down 20-5 to start tonight's game but makes the comeback and defeats Creighton for the third time this season - 70-54

Marquette now hopes they can defeat St. John's for the third time this season tomorrow night.

Megan Duffy was an assistant at St. John's with current St. John's Coach Joe Tartamella when Kim Barnes-Arico was the head coach - Tartamella took over as head coach when Barnes-Arico took the Michigan job.

Creighton is firmly on the bubble in my opinion - will see how much the committee values their win over DePaul.

The seeds all hold true so far - it will be 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3 in the semi's tomorrow.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Are they a lock regardless?

[Marquette Fan]

Are they a lock regardless?

Is Marquette a lock?  I'd say so and I'm a notorious overly anxious worrier  .  Their RPI was 29 before today's game - they're 23-7 and finished second in the BE.  They have the good win against DePaul and no bad losses - I'd say they are in.  But I am greedy and will take more wins .  I'd also like to see them avoid the 8/9 seed if at all possible and right now they are projecting to an 8/9.

[JWags85]

Are they a lock regardless?

Based on bracketology, they were a lock before DePaul. They are working on seed lines now

[Marquette Fan]

Based on bracketology, they were a lock before DePaul. They are working on seed lines now

I agree Marquette is a lock but ESPN bracketology also has Creighton as a lock and I'm not so sure about that one.  They finished in the 5 way tie for 3rd in the Big East 19-11 overall and their RPI went from 46 to 51 with their loss in their first BET game.  I'd be nervous waiting for Selection Monday if I was a Creighton fan.

Good RPI news for Marquette - theirs jumped from 29 to 24 with yesterday's win (DePaul has the best RPI in the BE with a 22).

For the ESPN bracketology, Charlie Creme has been updating it everyday this week and still has Marquette as a 9 facing 8 seed Drake in the first round (coached by former Marquette assistant Jennie Baranczyk) where they would face a game on the court of 1 seed Maryland should they be able to win the first round game.  St. John's is one of the first 4 teams out in that bracket projection so they have a lot to play for tonight.  Earlier he was predicting Marquette face Michigan which would have Duffy going against her former boss Kim Barnes-Arico - Duffy was an assistant under her at St. John's and Michigan.  Tonight Duffy coaches again against Joe Tartamella who she was an assistant with at St. John's.

http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology

[Marquette Fan]

DePaul had a close contest with Seton Hall prevailing 83-80.  They advance to the BET final for the 4th straight season - will Marquette be their opponent in the final for the 4th straight season?  Marquette's semifinal game against St. John's starts at 7:30P on FS1.

Go Marquette!!!

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Section 124. Go MU!

[Marquette Fan]

Section 124. Go MU!

Cheer them onto victory!  I'll be screaming at my TV 

[lostpassword]

Hour long interview/podcast with Coach Duffy which may interest some of you:

https://wtmj.com/wtmj-podcast-network/jaytalking/2020/03/08/wtmj-conversations-megan-duffy-marquette-womens-basketball-coach-and-big-east-coach-of-the-year/

[Marquette Fan]

Marquette is shooting well - 56% from the field in the first half with 8 different players scoring for MU.  But St. John's is taking advantage of Marquette's turnovers - they have scored 12 points off MU's 7 TO's.  St. John's is only 1 for 10 from 3 point land but that one 3 was right before the halftime buzzer and Marquette holds a slim 35-30 lead at halftime.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Great win by the Warriors. Total shut down defense, swarming hustle.  Coach had a great game plan against old staff.

[Marquette Fan]

Great win by the Warriors. Total shut down defense, swarming hustle.  Coach had a great game plan against old staff.

They made me a tad nervous when St. John's made the big run with the 3 and quick bucket off a turnover.  But they took back control quickly.  That 4 point possession sure helped too .  Great coaching job as you say and a nice win.

They move to 24-7 on the season and will face DePaul in the BET final for the 4th straight year.  Let's hope for the 2017 result .

I think a win tomorrow night would move them off the 8/9 seed line in the NCAA Tournament - that would be nice.  But they're in the NCAA Tournament no matter what.

Go Marquette!

[Ardmore Mug]

They made me a tad nervous when St. John's made the big run with the 3 and quick bucket off a turnover.  But they took back control quickly.  That 4 point possession sure helped too .  Great coaching job as you say and a nice win.

They move to 24-7 on the season and will face DePaul in the BET final for the 4th straight year.  Let's hope for the 2017 result .

I think a win tomorrow night would move them off the 8/9 seed line in the NCAA Tournament - that would be nice.  But they're in the NCAA Tournament no matter what.

Go Marquette!

Whats ridiculous is they are now a 10 seed and in the bracket is show the girls in the Downward Arrow, after a dominating win yesterday...
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology

[Marquette Fan]

Whats ridiculous is they are now a 10 seed and in the bracket is show the girls in the Downward Arrow, after a dominating win yesterday...
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology

Yeah I saw that and am thinking they may be doomed to the 8/9 no matter what.  Another messageboard I post on said Marquette moved down because Iowa State upset Baylor yesterday - a much better win than what MU has of course (Baylor will get a 1 seed).  I was confused about moving down as they had been a 9 for a few weeks and then have won 4 in a row and their RPI has gotten better.

A win tonight would be nice and should only help seeding.  But who knows what will happen with the seeding - will find out in about a week.  Here's hoping ESPN doesn't accidentally leak the bracket early this year - that was a major disappointment last season .

[Ardmore Mug]

All they can do is WIN...  Its in their hands