Marquette women’s basketball allowed only 60 points or less six times in the 34-game season last year. This season, that has already happened 12 times in 23 games.
The Golden Eagles are the fourth-highest scoring team in the nation, but their defense has allowed Marquette to achieve its highest ranking in the Associated Press Poll in program history.
“We’ve always been a high-octane offense, but when you add that defensive presence and commitment to the defensive end, it makes us a completely different team,” head coach Carolyn Kieger said.
Marquette has given up an average of just 60.