MILWAUKEE – Loryn Goodwin scored 26 points and Ijeoma Uchendu added 23 on Sunday afternoon as the Bulldogs defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles 76-67. Butler ended the first half on a 7-0 run to take the lead and would never look back as they went on to record their fourth-straight win of the season.

Goodwin shot 9-of-14 from the field to score her game-high 26 points. She continuously attacked the rim and made the Golden Eagles pay from the charity stripe, knocking down eight of her 12 free throw attempts. Goodwin played all 40 minutes on Sunday stuffing the box score with five rebounds, five assists, and three steals.

Joining Goodwin with a breakout performance at Marquette was senior forward Ijeoma Uchendu who hit 11-of-15 from the field for 23 points. Uchendu added nine rebounds, three assists two steals and a block. The 6-1 post presence carved out space in the paint on a number of occasions while adding a few outside jumpers to her scoring total.

Butler rounded out the scoring total with 10 points from Belle Obert, nine from Blaire Langlois, six from Syndey Buck and two from Andriana Moore. Obert added six rebounds and a team-high three blocks while Langlois and Buck combined for all five Butler 3-point field goals.

The game started off with a 5-0 run from Marquette, but the Bulldogs found their stride moments later to tie the score at 10-10. Yet another 5-0 scoring run from the Golden Eagles would give Marquette the lead for a majority of the first half, but Butler would keep within striking distance making the opening 20 minutes very entertaining. There were seven ties and seven lead changes in the game, all of which came in the first half.

Butler grabbed momentum on the road by finishing the first half on a 7-0 run. Obert scored off a nice pass from Uchendu to cut the Marquette lead to just two and the Bulldogs would take the lead moments later off a 3-point field goal from Langlois. The 7-0 run over the final three minutes of the period was capped off by a jumper by Uchendu pushing the score to 38-35.

Butler shot 58 percent from the field in the first half to earn the 3-point lead at the break. The Golden Eagles were equally as effective shooting 59 percent. The final 20 minutes helped change the outcome as Butler shot 51 percent compared to just 31 percent for the home team. Butler didn't shoot the long ball well on Sunday, but they were able to keep pace with Marquette as the Golden Eagles went 0-for-11 from behind the arc.

Butler led by as many as nine points in the second half, but a 10-4 run from Marquette would get the Golden Eagles within two points with 8:28 to play. Uchendu stepped up for Butler to score four-straight points for the Bulldogs to rebuild the lead and Marquette would never get closer allowing Butler to secure the 76-67 win.

With the victory the Bulldogs remain perfect in the month of January with a 4-0 record. They improve their overall record to 8-9 which includes a 4-2 mark in conference action. The team will return to action with a pair of home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse this upcoming weekend. They will host Villanova on Friday before playing Georgetown on Sunday.