After the stress of finals dies down and everybody leaves campus, there will be 30 student-athletes who will stay in Milwaukee. The men’s and women’s basketball teams have a busy month, which includes signature nonconference games and BIG EAST season openers.
Dec. 15: Women’s basketball vs. Green Bay (GoMarquette.com, 2 p.m. CST)
Women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger and her senior-heavy roster host the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix, a team who most notably beat then-No. 16 University of Missouri Tigers 56-49 Nov. 16. in Columbia, Missouri.
Green Bay is coming off five consecutive wins over the Golden Eagles.