Women’s basketball faces Marquette on CBSSN

Omaha, Nebraska — The 25th-ranked Clayton women’s basketball team continues its three-game homestretch against Marquette on Sunday, Jan. 8, in a contest televised on CBS Sports Network.

Series with Marquette: Blue Jays lead 15-13
Home: 10-2 Away: 5-9 Neutral: 0-2

Clayton has retained a slim edge in the series with Marquette. However, the Golden Eagles have taken five of their last six meetings. Coach Flannery says he’s 11-13 against Marquette.

Series Game by Game
Opponent Score Date
11 January 1986, Marquette W, 75-56
1/25/86 Marquette W, 84-53
12/20/86 Marquette W, 72-49
On January 7, 1987, Marquette W, 77-60
03/24/2008 & Marquette L, 69-75 (ot)
Marquette L, 19 November 2009, 59-66
11/28/10 Marquette W, 63-61
1/25/14 Marquette W, 83-64
Marquette L, 71-73, March 1, 2014
1/25/15 Marquette W, 93-75
2/22/15 Marquette W, 82-60
At Marquette L, 72-79, 24 January 2016
2/19/16 Marquette W, 83-81
1/2/17 Marquette W, 83-63
1/29/17 Marquette W, 80-77
March 6, 2017 ª Marquette L, 65-72
1/7/18 Marquette L, 77-92
February 4, 2018, at Marquette W, 74-73
March 5, 2018 $ ª vs. Marquette L, 70-76
12/31/18, #20 Marquette L, 67-85
03/01/2019 #13 Marquette W, 71-65
1/3/20 Marquette W, 72-62
February 2, 2020, at Marquette L, 50-52
2/1/21 Marquette L, 53-66
February 22, 2021 at Marquette L, 41-65
3/7/21 ª vs Marquette L, 59-64
1/7/22 Marquette W, 62-45
2/6/22 Marquette L, 47-20
ª = BIG EAST tournament game
$ = Played in Chicago, Illinois.
& = WNIT game

Scout Marquette (10-5, 3-3 BIG EAST)
Currently a fringe team in the NCAA Tournament, Marquette is one of the second best defensive teams in the BIG EAST, holding their opponents to 57.9 ppg.

Sr. Jordan King leads the Golden Eagles offense in the Big East with 15.1 points and 16.2 points. Marquette’s other two main players are averaging double figures, Chloe he’s 13.4 ppg for Marotta and 12.1 ppg for Liza Karen.

Marquette has held opponents to just 37.5% off the field this season and limited the team to 31.1% across the arc.

Earlier in the non-conference season, Marquette had wins over Texas and Gonzaga, and came to Omaha after a 72–63 win over DePaul on January 4.

Scout #25 Clayton (9-5, 3-3 BIG EAST)
The Blue Jays are stuck in a rough patch of the season starting the calendar year with a 79-75 home loss to Providence.

The loss was all the more surprising as Clayton shot long balls very well, hitting 16/32 from across the arc.
Junior morgan marie He was dominant against the Monks with a career-high 30 points, including 6 trays.

The problem for the second straight game was a defensive blunder in the third quarter. Against DePaul on December 31, Clayton allowed 31 points, including 17, to Aneetha Morrow. Four days later, against Providence, the Blue Jays allowed the Monks to shoot 11 of 14 from the field in the frame.

Keys To the Game Sunday, January 8

• Strength: Clayton played with great enthusiasm in their victory over DePaul, but didn’t have the same energy against Providence.
• Find and convert simple violations: Marquette clamps defensively so teams can find easy buckets and convert them
• Chance creates a big advantage.
• one quarter: Clayton can’t allow the Golden Eagles to fire in certain quarters.

Marie met Jensen and Roncic at 30-point mountaintop

Junior morgan marie He put in an impressive performance on January 4 against Providence, scoring a career-high 30 points. She also matched her career-best five assists in a contest, shooting 12 of 20 from the field and 6 of 10 from long range.

Marie’s career best 30 points are on the same level Lauren Jensen When Emma RoncicJensen scored 30 points in the season-opening victory over South Dakota (78-69) on January 16, 2022, while Roncic trailed 86-80 in the January 16, 2022 win over St. John’s. Earned 30 points for winning.

History says the Blue Jays rally at home
since head coach Jim Flannery During his reign at Clayton prior to the 2002-03 season, Clayton had lost four straight at home only three times. It happened in 2005-06, 2018-19 and 2020-21.

The Blue Jays are 2-3 at home, losing to No. 21 Arkansas, No. 8 Connecticut and Providence. Overall Clayton will compete against DJ Sokol in his arena match against Marquette, where he is 127-48.