Green Bay (6-1) entered Saturday boasting the best scoring defense in the country, allowing less than 44 points per contest.
The Phoenix’s suffocating defense was too much for Marquette women’s basketball (3-3) to handle, as the Golden Eagles lost 63-55 in a physical matchup on the road.
Marquette had a slow start, trailing 13-4 about five minutes into the game, and Green Bay never relinquished the lead.
Green Bay’s well-executed zone defense gave the Golden Eagles problems throughout the game. It held Marquette to just 16 points in the paint for the game and 10 first half turnovers.