 | Marquette Golden Eagles
RECORD: 22-7 COACH: Terri Mitchell | SEASON RESULTS |
OUTLOOK
First round: Lost to Western Kentucky, 68-65
After stealing away the regular-season Conference USA title from favored Tulane, and breaking into the top 25 in mid-February for the first time in the program's history, the Golden Eagles enter the Big Dance on a two-game losing streak, their first of the season. After wrapping up the regular season with an 89-71 loss to DePaul, top-seeded Marquette was upset 71-61 by eighth-seeded UAB in the C-USA quarterfinals. Still, with senior center Abbie Willenborg, the school's all-time leading scorer (1,808 points) and rebounder (1,159 boards), and forward Lisa Oldenburg on board, Marquette is a good dark-horse candidate. And as C-USA Coach of the Year Terri Mitchell put it, "After the last two games, we've got something to prove. The hunger and desire to end this season on a successful note is there; now we've got to go out and execute."
| PROBABLE STARTERS |
F - Lisa Oldenburg (6-2, Sr., 16.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg)
F - Heidi Bowman (6-0, Jr., 8.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
C - Abbie Willenborg (6-2, Sr., 16.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg)
G - Kristi Johnson (5-6, So., 7.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg)
G - Keisha Oliver (5-9, Sr., 10.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
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| NOTABLE |
NCAA Tournament tiles: None
Final Four appearances: None
Best finish: 1997, advanced to second round
NCAA Tournament appearances: 6
NCAA Tournament record: 1-5
Last NCAA appearance: 1999, lost to Kansas, 64-58, first round
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RANKINGS
Final Ratings Percentage Index ranking: No. 20.
NO. PLAYER POS HT CLASS
11 Kim Nelson F 6-0 FR
12 Rachel Klug F 6-2 FR
13 Kristi Johnson G 5-6 SO
14 Rashida Gales G 5-9 FR
24 Kiesha Oliver G-F 5-9 SR
33 Ebony Williams F 6-0 JR
34 Abbie Willenborg C-F 6-2 SR
40 Lisa Oldenburg F 6-2 SR
41 Heidi Bowman F-G 6-0 JR
44 Kristin Seffern F-C 6-2 FR
52 Sarah Zawodny C 6-4 SO
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