Head coach Carolyn Kieger said Marquette women’s basketball “can play with anybody.” The Golden Eagles will be putting that to the test in their nonconference schedule that began Tuesday.
“I wanted to challenge our team, let them know that I believe in them,” Kieger said. “I believe we can play with anybody. We really challenged ourselves nonconference so we can make a deep run come March.”
For the past two seasons, the Golden Eagles have been one of the top teams in the nation, but they haven’t necessarily played opponents above their caliber.
“Two years ago, we went 6-0 against top-25 teams, but we didn’t have a top-10 team on that schedule,” Kieger said.