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As Marquette head coach Carolyn Kieger watched shootaround, she paid particular attention to Providence sharpshooter and leading scorer Jovana Nogic, who averages over 17 points per game.
She then looked over to sophomore guard Isabelle Spingola, who entered play with a much more modest stat line — 4.4 points per game while shooting a team-best 38.1 percent from the perimeter. Kieger then gave the Chicago native a simple message.
“What’s different?” Kieger told Spingola during shootaround. “That could be you. You can shoot like she can.”
Spingola certainly got that message, scoring a career-high 28 points en route to Marquette’s 94-61 demolishment of Providence.