Marquette women’s basketball picked up a crucial victory over Villanova Sunday afternoon, defeating the Wildcats 57-52.
“This is a big one,” redshirt junior Lauren Van Kleunen said. “It’s a huge win for us, for the program. Villanova’s a heck of a team, they’re very hard to guard, and I think we did that for forty minutes tonight.”
With the win, Marquette is now tied for second place in the BIG EAST standings while Villanova has dropped back-to-back matchups.
“We’ve been a very steady group,” head coach Megan Duffy said. “We have a little bit of a chip on our shoulder.