Marquette women’s basketball had its inaugural season in 1975. Now, 48 years later, the program has gone through six different head coaches and six conference changes.
Every era of the program acts as a branch to a large, connected family tree, and the roots run deep.
Former Marquette women’s basketball player, Patrice Baker, said one constant from her time playing for Tat Shiely, the program’s first head coach, to the program now being led by Megan Duffy has been the emphasis and importance made on legacy.
“Because of Marquette women’s basketball, I’m friends with people that didn’t even play in my era,” Baker said.