MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Behind 26 points from Skylar Forbes, Marquette defeated Butler 80-55 on Sunday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee. With the loss, Butler slips to 4-6 on the season and 0-2 in conference action while Marquette improves to 6-3 and 2-0 in BIG EAST play. 
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Caroline Dotsey led the Bulldogs with 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the floor. Dotsey also led the squad on the glass with eight rebounds. 
• Kennedy Langham and Mallory Miller followed closely behind with nine points apiece. 
• Lily Zeinstra paced the BU offense with six assists in the contest. 
• BU shot 23-for-65 from the floor (35.4%).
• Butler forced 15 Marquette turnovers, marking the 12th time in the last 13 games that Butler has forced its opponents to commit double-digit turnovers.

 
MARQUETTE HIGHLIGHTS

• Forbes led the way for MU with 26 points on an efficient 10-for-16 shooting performance from the floor. Forbes added eight rebounds and six assists.
• Lee Volker (14), Halle Vice (13) and Olivia Porter (11) rounded out the Golden Eagles in double figures. 
• Vice led the squad on the glass pulling down a game-high nine rebounds. 
• Jaidynn Mason paced the offense with seven assists. 
• Marquette shot 56.1-percent (32-57) from the floor and outrebounded Butler, 34-31. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides traded buckets early before Marquette strung together a 10-0 run as the Golden Eagles took an early 17-10 lead with under two minutes left in the first. Butler was able to make a few shots of its own as MU held the 19-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. 
• Marquette opened the second frame making 4-of-4 shots, as the MU lead grew to nine before Butler took a timeout at the five-minute mark. MU finished the quarter on a 16-2 run, taking the 41-25 lead into the break. 
• Butler was able to put together an 11-6 run, cutting the Marquette lead to 11 with just over five minutes left in the quarter. MU held the Dawgs scoreless over the final 3:31 of the third as the Golden Eagles took the 56-43 lead into the final frame. 
• Marquette dominated the fourth quarter outscoring Butler 24-12. BU was unable to mount a comeback, dropping the contest 80-55 at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will head back to Indianapolis to square off with Indiana State on Thursday evening, marking the start of a four-game homestand for BU. Tip-off between the Bulldogs and Sycamores is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler will spend the rest of the month at Hinkle, wrapping up the homestand with the No. 1 UConn Huskies visiting Hinkle Fieldhouse on Dec. 28.