Three takeaways: Seniors, 3-pointers propel Marquette past Georgetown

CHICAGO — For its third consecutive season, Marquette (26-6, 15-3 BIG EAST) will be playing in the BIG EAST title game. The top-ranked Golden Eagles defeated No. 4 Georgetown 75-62 Monday afternoon. Here are three takeaways from the matchup:

Strong guard play helps Golden Eagles

With senior forward Erika Davenport out, Marquette has needed to start five guards and lacked a post presence. However, that hasn’t hindered the Golden Eagles in their past two BIG EAST Tournament games.

“You wish Davenport would have played because you can guard them a little bit different,” Georgetown head coach James Howard said. “When you’re playing against five guards who are pretty much all 1,000-point scorers,…