No. 19 Marquette women’s basketball knew remaining undefeated on the season would be an uphill battle.
The Golden Eagles, in their second road match of the season, started the game down 11-0 to the Illinois State Redbirds and head coach Megan Duffy had to burn an early timeout.
What transpired was a back-and-forth game that went down to the very last second, but the Golden Eagles (9-0) escaped Normal, Illinois with a 64-62 victory over the Redbirds (6-3) Sunday afternoon at CEFCU Arena.
Karlen continues to close
Senior forward Liza Karlen, as she has done all season, made her mark on the game when Marquette needed her most.