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After blowing out Dayton 84-65 Friday afternoon in Marquette’s first NCAA Tournament win since 2011, women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger couldn’t help but reflect on how far her team had come.
“What a difference a year can make,” Kieger said.
A year ago, Marquette was heartbroken following an upset at the hands of 12th-seeded Quinnipiac. The Golden Eagles won its first BIG EAST Tournament and had the highest seed in program history, but it didn’t matter.
“I still remember the locker room feeling at the end of the Quinnipiac game,” Kieger said.