Tulane University
Marquette (C-USA Tournament)
Women's Hoops Falls To Marquette, 61-44
Mar 4, 2004 | Women's Basketball
March 4, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fifth-seeded Marquette led from wire-to-wire in defeating No. 12 seed Tulane in the opening game of the 2004 Conference USA Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, 61-44. The Golden Eagles advance to a third meeting with DePaul in the quarterfinal round on Friday.
Katie O'Grady scored all of her team-high 12 points in the first half as the Golden Eagles took a 29-16 lead at the intermission. Christina Quaye added 11 points as Marquette overcame a poor shooting night (36 %) by holding Tulane to 28 percent shooting from the field.
The Golden Eagles outrebounded the Green Wave, 54-36, with Carolyn Kieger and Efueko Osagie each pulling down eight boards. The 54 rebounds are the second-highest total by Marquette this season.
Tulane was paced in scoring by D'Aundra Henry with 13 points and Lakethia Hampton with 12. Hampton also tied for the team high with six rebounds. The Green Wave close out the 2003-04 season at 10-18, ending a nine-year run of trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Marquette (20-8) and DePaul split in its first two meetings this season, with each winning on their home court in the final seconds. The Golden Eagles are seeking their first trip to the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament since 1999.
MAR Leading Scorer: Katie O'Grady, 12
TUL Leading Scorer: D'Aundra Henry, 13
Score by Half
Team 1st 2nd TotalMarquette 29 32 61Tulane 16 28 44
