A strong second half powered by first-year guard Mackenzie Hare’s four 3-pointers, the Marquette women’s basketball team defeated Holy Cross 75-55 Friday night at home.
“My teammates did a great job of giving me confidence,”Hare said. “Liza (Karlen) had some great down screen. Some flare screens just gave me more opportunities. And our point guards did a great job of distributing the ball.”
Marquette jumped out to an early 12-4 lead behind six points from junior forward Liza Karlen in the first two minutes of the game. Holy Cross worked its way back into the game ending the quarter on a 10-3 run to close the deficit to 15-14 heading into the second quarter.