DePaul Blue Demons @ Marquette Golden Eagles
Marquette holds on to beat No. 16 DePaul women 90-83
MILWAUKEE -- Lauren Van Kleunen scored 22 points and Selena Lott scored 20 and Marquette beat No. 16-ranked DePaul 90-83 on Sunday.
Jordan King added 16 points and Altia Anderson scored 10 with 12 rebounds. The Golden Eagles finished Big East Conference play, winning 10 of 12.
Isabelle Spingola's layup with 7:21 remaining put Marquette ahead 76-54. The Blue Demons then outscored Marquette 24-7 over the next six minutes. Lexi Held's 3-pointer with 1:23 remaining brought DePaul to 83-78, but Marquette made 5 of 6 foul shots and Van Kleunen's made a layup with 27 seconds left squashing the threat.
Marquette (22-7, 13-5) seized control in the second quarter as Lott scored 12 of the Golden Eagles' 23 points. They led 50-34 at halftime.
Held led DePaul (25-5, 15-3) with 25 points, Kelly Campbell scored 15 and Deja Church 14 with 10 rebounds. Chante Stonewall added 12 points and Sonya Morris 11.
DePaul ends regular-season play with a two-game losing streak in which it surrendered an average of 83 points a game.
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Game Information
Milwaukee, WI
Referee:Brandon Enterline
Referee:Zac Brost
Referee:Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
2025-26 Standings
| Big East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 8-0 | - | 17-0 |
| Villanova | 7-1 | 1 | 14-3 |
| Marquette | 5-2 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
| Seton Hall | 5-2 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
| St. John's | 4-3 | 3.5 | 14-4 |
| Creighton | 3-5 | 5 | 7-10 |
| Xavier | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-7 |
| Georgetown | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-7 |
| Providence | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-9 |
| Butler | 1-6 | 6.5 | 7-10 |
| DePaul | 1-6 | 6.5 | 4-14 |
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