Marquette women’s basketball will have a tough test Sunday afternoon as they open BIG EAST play against No. 16 DePaul Blue Demons, a team who has won back-to-back BIG EAST Tournaments.
The Golden Eagles are coming off a come-from-behind 53-51 win this past Saturday against Belmont. First-year guard Jordan King and senior guard Izzy Spingola led MU with 12 points each.
Meanwhile, the Blue Demons are coming off an 83-76 win over Loyola Chicago this past Friday. DePaul was led by senior forward Chante Stonewall’s 25 points, eight rebounds and four steals.
DePaul lost two of its starters from last year to graduation: Mart’e Gray and Ashton Millender.