Feb. 3, 2009

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It was Ellis layup in with 10:09 left to play that tied Abbie Willenborg's scoring record (1,818) that stood for nine years. Ellis broke the record with another layup with 5:43 left to play. She finished the game with eight points and five rebounds.

Sophomore Angel Robinson poured in a game-high 30 points to help Marquette snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 13-9 overall, 4-4 in BIG EAST play.

For the game, the Golden Eagles shot 37.1 percent, while holding the Bulls to make 17 of their 52 attempts (32.7 percent) for the game. Marquette also dominated the glass pulling down a season-best 54 rebounds, including 22 on the offensive end.

The Golden Eagles went into halftime with a seven-point advantage, 33-26 behind 15 points from Robinson. With the score knotted 24-24 with 4:33 in the first half, a 3-pointer by Robinson sparked a 9-2 run to close out the first half.

Marquette pushed the lead to 12 points, 38-26, by the first official timeout of the second half. The Bulls came out of the time out and went on an 8-2 run to cut MU's lead to six points, 40-34 with 13:30 left to play.

The Golden Eagles regained a nine-point lead, 34-43, thanks to a 3-pointer from senior Erin Monfre. USF came as close as four points of the Golden Eagles on two occasions, but that would be the closest the Bulls would get for the game.

With the score at 48-53 with 6:45 to play, Marquette pushed its five-point lead to an 11-point advantage (49-60) and maintained the double-digit lead for the rest of the game.

The Golden Eagles will return home to host No. 1/1 Connecticut at the Al McGuire Center Saturday at 7 p.m.