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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Behind 26 points from Skylar Forbes, Marquette defeated Butler 80-55 on Sunday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee. With the loss, Butler slips to 4-6 on the season and 0-2 in conference action while Marquette improves to 6-3 and 2-0 in BIG EAST play.
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
Caroline Dotsey led the Bulldogs with 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the floor. Dotsey also led the squad on the glass with eight rebounds.
Kennedy Langham and Mallory Miller followed closely behind with nine points apiece.
Lily Zeinstra paced the BU offense with six assists in the contest.
BU shot 23-for-65 from the floor (35.4%).
Butler forced 15 Marquette turnovers, marking the 12th time in the last 13 games that Butler has forced its opponents to commit double-digit turnovers.
MARQUETTE HIGHLIGHTS
Forbes led the way for MU with 26 points on an efficient 10-for-16 shooting performance from the floor. Forbes added eight rebounds and six assists.
Lee Volker (14), Halle Vice (13) and Olivia Porter (11) rounded out the Golden Eagles in double figures.
Vice led the squad on the glass pulling down a game-high nine rebounds.
Jaidynn Mason paced the offense with seven assists.
Marquette shot 56.1-percent (32-57) from the floor and outrebounded Butler, 34-31.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both sides traded buckets early before Marquette strung together a 10-0 run as the Golden Eagles took an early 17-10 lead with under two minutes left in the first. Butler was able to make a few shots of its own as MU held the 19-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Marquette opened the second frame making 4-of-4 shots, as the MU lead grew to nine before Butler took a timeout at the five-minute mark. MU finished the quarter on a 16-2 run, taking the 41-25 lead into the break.
Butler was able to put together an 11-6 run, cutting the Marquette lead to 11 with just over five minutes left in the quarter. MU held the Dawgs scoreless over the final 3:31 of the third as the Golden Eagles took the 56-43 lead into the final frame.
Marquette dominated the fourth quarter outscoring Butler 24-12. BU was unable to mount a comeback, dropping the contest 80-55 at the final whistle.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will head back to Indianapolis to square off with Indiana State on Thursday evening, marking the start of a four-game homestand for BU. Tip-off between the Bulldogs and Sycamores is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler will spend the rest of the month at Hinkle, wrapping up the homestand with the No. 1 UConn Huskies visiting Hinkle Fieldhouse on Dec. 28.
