Saturday, Feb. 5 4:00pm ET
Marquette shuts down Daley in win
 
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Lisa Oldenburg scored 17 points and Abbie Willenborg had 16 as Marquette upset No. 21 Tulane 81-62 Saturday.

Marquette (19-4, 10-1 Conference USA) snapped Tulane's 18-game home winning streak and held its leading scorer, Grace Daley, to just nine points. Daley, averaging over 18 points, was 3-for-11 from the field, including 2-for-9 from 3-point range.

Kiesha Oliver added 15 points, and Sarah Zawodny 12 for Marquette, which outrebounded Tulane 53-33 and made 16-of-21 free throws compared to 9-of-21 for Tulane (19-3, 8-3).

Janell Burse led Tulane with 13 points, and Fabrecia Roberson had 12 and Britt Themann 11.

Marquette closed the first half with an 11-4 run and led 40-27 at halftime.

The Eagles increased the lead to 54-33 with 16:04 left, and led by as many as 24 before it was over.

It was Tulane's largest home loss since 1991.

 


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 Lisa Oldenburg gets the board and the put-back.
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 Grace Daley knocks down the three.
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