Photo by Brian Georgeson
A 29-to-9 scoring advantage in the second quarter propelled Marquette to an 80-63 road victory over Xavier Friday night.
The Musketeers (9-16, 2-12 BIG EAST) managed to sneak out of the first quarter with a 14-12 lead, but the lead did not last long as Marquette came out on fire in the proceeding minutes.
An old fashioned three point play by Amani Wilborn got the second quarter run started. Soon to follow was a trio of triples from Selena Lott, Natisha Hiedeman, and Wilborn respectively, which gave Marquette a 24-16 lead just two minutes into the quarter.