Villanova, Pa. — The Marquette women's basketball team quickly fell into a hole that it couldn't get out of on Sunday.
Villanova started the game on a 17-0 run and then cruised to a 81-60 victory over the Golden Eagles at The Pavilion.
MU (11-13, 6-7 Big East) didn't get on the scoreboard until Erika Davenport scored with 4:25 left in the first quarter. That started a 15-5 run for the Golden Eagles but only closed the gap to 22-17.
The Wildcats (15-10, 8-6) eventually took a 35-28 lead into the break and then took control with a 13-2 run in the second half.