A hot start on CBS Sports Network on Sunday didn’t last for Marquette women’s basketball, and by the end, it was Villanova taking the 58-55 victory over the Golden Eagles at the McGuire Center. MU is now 11-5 overall and just 4-3 in the Big East after this 2-1 week in the league, while the Wildcats move to 9-6 overall and 3-3 in the league.
It looked like Marquette was getting ready to jump all over Villanova early in the first quarter. Buckets from Chloe Marotta, Lauren Van Kleunen, and Jordan King gave the Golden Eagles a 6-0 run that left them up 13-5 at the media timeout in the period.