MILWAUKEE – Marquette led Butler by 10 at the half, and would outscore the Bulldogs 21-8 in the third quarter to cruise to a 67-46 victory. With the setback, Butler moves to 5-6 on the season with an 0-3 mark in the BIG EAST. Marquette improved to 9-2 and 2-1 in the conference.
 
How it Happened
Chloe Marotta scored the first four points of the game for the Golden Eagles, but the 'Dawgs would jump out in front 5-4 after a 3-pointer from Tenley Dowell. The one point lead would hold until the first media timeout with Butler on top of Marquette 9-8. Marotta had six points for the home team over the first six minutes of action and Dowell led Butler with five.
 
Jordan King scored her first two points of the day after the first timeout of the contest. Her driving layup was part of an 8-0 Marquette scoring run that gave the Golden Eagles a 14-9 lead. Rachel McLimore broke up the scoring spree, but the home team would lead Butler 18-11 after the first quarter.
 
Marquette outscored Butler by three in the second quarter to hold a 10-point edge at the half 34-24. Rose Knumu contributed to the lead with nine points in the first half. She hit four of her first five shots including just her second made 3-pointer of the year. Butler had Sydney Jaynes in the box score with nine points and McLimore would chip in with six.
 
Marquette scored the first four points of the second half leading to a quick Butler timeout. The 4-0 run grew to 10-0, pushing the Marquette lead to 20 points at 44-24. Butler went to the bench midway through the third looking for a spark. Kendall Wingler stepped up for the second unit and hit a corner 3-pointer for the Bulldogs, marking their first points of the second half.
 
Wingler hit another third quarter 3-pointer that caused Marquette to burn a 30-second timeout with 3:20 to play. Her six points were it for the Bulldogs until Jaynes added a pair of free throws with 33 seconds left.
 
Jessica Carrothers supplied BU with their first five points of the fourth quarter to push her game total to nine. Marquette countered with an 8-0 run moments later to double BU up in the fourth frame 10-5. The Bulldogs would go to the bench for the final five minutes of action and Marquette would end the week with a 67-46 victory.
 
Stat of the Game
Rose Nkumu scored 15 points for the Golden Eagles, just one point shy of her career-high. She went 7-for-8 from the field and added three steals in 25 minutes of action. Nkumu entered the game averaging 5.4 points per game.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Butler was limited to just five made 3-pointers, tying their season-low team total
- Jessica Carrothers led BU with 14 points and a team-high three steals
- Sydney Jaynes joined Carrothers in double figures with 11 points
- Kendall Wingler went 2-for-2 from downtown to net six points
- Tenley Dowell led Butler with five rebounds
- Marquette outrebounded Butler 39-25
- The Golden Eagles pulled down 10 offensive rebounds
- Marquette scored 23 points off 20 Bulldog turnovers
- Anna Mortag and Kendall Wingler returned to action at Marquette
- Tenley Dowell started for the second consecutive game
 
Up Next
Butler will play their final non-conference opponent on Wednesday, Dec. 21 when the Bulldogs travel to Bloomington to face #4 Indiana. Tip on Big Ten Network+ will go up at 1 PM at Assembly Hall.