After trailing by as much as nine points in the fourth quarter, Marquette women’s basketball stormed back to a 58-54 overtime victory over Rice to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
“Incredibly proud of my team,” head coach Carolyn Kieger said. “We’ve been saying all year, ‘You’re never out of the fight’, and they stayed with it.”
This is the second consecutive season the Golden Eagles have reached the second round.
“I knew we were going to win (this) game based off (our) responses and the demeanor they had in huddles,” Kieger said.