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Women’s basketball uses hot start to defeat Butler, secure second place in BIG EAST

Marquette women's basketball in their pregame huddle before its 76-54 win over Butler on Play4Kay Day.

Marquette women’s basketball secured sole possession of second place in the BIG EAST Sunday, defeating the Butler Bulldogs 76-54 on Play4Kay Day at the Al McGuire Center.

Prior to the game, both teams wore Play4Kay shirts and many fans wore pink shirts to honor Coach Kay Yow and all women affected by cancer.

“It’s been a great weekend with two wins and honoring those women who have survived (cancer),” head coach Megan Duffy said. “Last night, we had a dinner to honor the cancer survivors and got to hear their stories … It gave us some great perspective of these women who are absolute warriors and have so much positive energy.