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57
Winthrop Win 0-1,0-0 Big South
89
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89
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Winthrop Win 6 17 21 13 57
Marquette Marq 23 21 30 15 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Porter, Pierfax pace Eagles in Road Loss at Marquette

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The Winthrop University women's basketball team dropped its season opener at Marquette, 89-57, Monday at the Al McGuire Center. Amourie Porter led the Eagles with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Mya Pierfax added 13 points with three 3-pointers. Ryiah Wilson chipped in eight points (2-for-2 from deep) and two steals as Winthrop finished 6-for-20 from three and collected nine steals. 

Top Performers 

Amourie Porter: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals 
Mya Pierfax: 13 points, 3 assists, 2 steals 
Ryiah Wilson: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals 
Cori Lard: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block 
Uniyah Franklin: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block 

First Quarter 

  • Marquette scored the game's first six points and led 9–2 after a Lee Volker 3-pointer and two Jaidynn Mason free throws. 
  • Madison Ruff put Winthrop on the board in transition with a driving layup at 8:21. 
  • Back-to-back threes by the Golden Eagles' Skylar Forbes stretched the margin to 18-4 with 3:06 left. 
  • Tocarra Johnson beat the buzzer with a tip-in, but Marquette took a 23-6 lead after one. 

Second Quarter 

  • Cori Lard hit a jumper, and Pierfax converted a steal into a fast-break layup to cut it to 25-10 at 7:47. 
  • Porter steadied the offense with a free throw, a 3-pointer, and a pull-up jumper. 
  • Ryiah Wilson sparked a late push with a wing three followed by a fast-break layup at 1:21. 
  • Marquette closed the half at the line for a 44-23 advantage. 

Third Quarter 

  • Ruff scored at the rim to open the half, and Naomi Wilson added a layup, but a 10-2 Marquette surge made it 55-27 at 7:04. 
  • Ryiah Wilson buried another three, and Porter completed a three-point play at 3:12 to keep pace. 
  • Pierfax drilled a right-wing three and later beat the horn with a deep buzzer-beater to end the period. 
  • Marquette carried a 74-44 lead to the fourth. 

Fourth Quarter 

  • Porter cashed in two early trips to the line and Lard added two free throws. 
  • Uniyah Franklin hit a mid-range jumper at 3:01 as Winthrop continued to chip away. 
  • Lard sliced to the rim for a late layup with :19 remaining. 
  • Marquette closed it out, 89-57.

NEXT UP
The Eagles remain up north, taking on Chicago State on Wednesday at Noon.

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