“Can we just talk about Lauren Van Kleunen? I mean wow. She carried us from when we tipped that ball,” graduate student guard Karissa McLaughlin said. “I think she’s the storyline for today.”
Behind Van Kleunen’s career-high 27 points the Marquette women’s basketball team punched its ticket to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament Sweet 16 after defeating the Purdue Boilermakers 77-62 Monday night at the Al McGuire Center.
“Another great victory here at the Al, just couldn’t be more thrilled for our seniors to continue one more day,” Marquette head coach Megan Duffy said. “I just thought the energy of the building, the way we shared the basketball, the way we got tougher as the game went was really great.