Before Marquette women’s basketball and Western Illinois tipped off Friday night, Marquette assistant coach Scott Merritt told Natisha Hiedeman if she recorded another double-double (she recorded her first double-double in the Golden Eagles’ last game against Pacific) that he would shave his beard. When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game the Golden Eagles had cruised to a 77-61 win and Hiedeman’s stat line read 12 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists. It was Marquette’s second triple-double in program history and the first since 2009.
“I wasn’t even thinking about it, honestly,” Hiedeman said. “They told me that you just need one more (assist).