With Marquette leading by 31 in the fourth quarter of the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinal, senior guard Natisha Hiedeman pulled up for a 3-pointer deep enough to make former men’s basketball player Andrew Rowsey blush.
“I just felt like I was open, so I just shot it,” Hiedeman said. “I think it was the dagger.”
The outcome of Sunday’s quarterfinal was decided long before Hiedeman’s 3-pointer made it a 34-point game, but her confidence has given Marquette plenty of daggers.
St. John’s head coach Joe Tartamella, who saw Hiedeman score a double-double before halftime, said Hiedeman’s confidence is not a new phenomenon.