In its opening game of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, Marquette women’s basketball defeated Ball State 93-70 inside the Al McGuire Center Wednesday night.
“Thrilled to get first tournament win of the NIT in front of out home fans and home crowd,” Marquette head coach Megan Duffy said. “I thought we had a lot of great contributors tonight.”
As the trend has been in the Duffy Era, Marquette relied on its strong presence inside the paint winning the rebound battle 51-30.
“Coming into this game we really thought we had the advantage on the boards, offensively and defensively,” Duffy said.