It was No. 22 Marquette women’s basketball who opened the floodgates to start the game with a 7-0 run. It was that same Golden Eagles team that went scoreless for the final four minutes.
With 3:54 remaining, senior forward Liza Karlen made her way to the charity stripe and nailed both free-throws to give Marquette a 63-56 lead. After that, the Golden Eagles would go 0-for-10 on their next 10 shots, throwing away their advantage and with it any chance of a win.
In those four scoreless minutes for Marquette, Villanova pieced together a 10-0 run to take its first lead of the game and stage a comeback victory over the Golden Eagles, 66-63, Wednesday night at Finneran Pavilion.