Marquette scored 29 points on 71.4 percent shooting from the field in the first quarter of today’s matinee against Loyola Chicago, and that wasn’t even close to the most impressive frame of the game. Up 29-11, Marquette (3-2) returned to the court for the second quarter and executed a 28-1 terror over the next ten minutes. By halftime, the score read 57-12. By game’s end, Marquette had won a 92-30 blowout, with the 62 point margin of victory marking an all-time program record.
“We’re talking about playing forty minutes,” head coach Carolyn Kieger said. “Every possession matters, regardless of the score.