BASELINE: Marquette defeats Butler behind strong defensive performance

(Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)After an eight day break, the Marquette women’s basketball team returned to Big East play taking on Butler inside the Al McGuire Center.

Here is a breakdown of the Golden Eagles’ 67-46 win over the Bulldogs Sunday afternoon:

GAME MVP:

Junior guard Rose Nkumu scored 15 points in 25 minutes of action, scoring nine of those points in the first half. The Iowa City, Iowa native went 7-for-8 from the field, picking up two rebounds and three steals in Sunday’s contest.

“Her defense, her intensity (and) her poise was great,” head coach Megan Duffy said. “She got out in the passing lanes (and) really did a good job of getting in the paint. She works really hard on…