Marquette guard Allazia Blockton sinks a free throw and the Providence Friars get set to inbound the ball. Then, the call comes from point guard Danielle King: “Three up! Three up!”
Instead of running back on defense, three Golden Eagles stay on Providence’s side, prowling like hyenas roughly halfway between the baseline and center court. As soon as the inbounds pass is thrown to a player on the left side of the court, Blockton and forward Erika Davenport swarm the ball handler, using their sizable wingspans to force her against the sideline.
It takes a second for the Friar ball handler to slip out of the trap and heave a pass up the court … and straight into the waiting hands of King.