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#BIGEASTwbb Minute: Marquette Drops NCAA Heartbreaker; Georgetown, Providence To Meet In WNIT Third Round

Fifth-seeded Golden Eagles fall at No. 4 seed Texas A&M 78-76 in the NCAA Second Round; Friars defeat Penn, Hoyas win at Harvard to advance in the WNIT; Villanova’s season ends at West Virginia.

NEW YORK – NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament action concluded on Sunday for BIG EAST teams as No. 5 seed Marquette fell at No. 4 seed Texas A&M, 78-76, in the Second Round. The BIG EAST regular-season champion Golden Eagles finish the year with a 27-8 record. In WNIT Second Round play, Providence and Georgetown marched on with victories, earning the right to play each other on Tuesday at 7 p.