After dropping its first home game of the season Sunday against Villanova, the Marquette women’s basketball team turned things around Friday evening defeating the Xavier Musketeers 65-46 at the Cintas Center.
Following a struggling 3-point shooting performance against the Wildcats, the Golden Eagles came out firing from beyond the arc to begin the contest. Graduate student guard Karissa McLaughlin hit two early triples on her first two attempts to give Marquette an early 6-2 lead forcing Xavier to call an early timeout.
As has been the trend in the Megan Duffy era, Marquette’s defense lead to its strong offensive start in the frame.