Marquette women win first EVER Big East Championship, defeating DePaul 86-78

Marquette women win first EVER Big East Championship, defeating DePaul 86-78

MILWAUKEE -- Natisha Hiedeman scored 28 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and Amani Wilborn added 20 points to help Marquette secure a trip to the NCAA Tournament with an 86-78 victory over DePaul to win the Big East crown Tuesday night, March 7th.It's the first Big East championship for the Golden Eagles (25-7).Marquette opened the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run to take a 10-point lead and held on late after a turnover and a couple missed foul shots allowed top-seeded DePaul (26-7) to get within 83-78 with 23 seconds left on Jessica January's 3.But the top-seeded Blue Demons wasted one last opportunity with a turnover with 4 seconds left, one of six in the fourth quarter for the team.A Marquette-friendly crowd roared after the final buzzer with the school hosting the tourney on campus at the cozy Al McGuire Center.

Marquette women beat No. 23 Creighton in Big East semis

Marquette women beat No. 23 Creighton in Big East semis

MILWAUKEE — Amani Wilborn shot 7 of 12 from the field, made 7 of 8 free throws and finished with a career-high 21 points, four assists and two steals to help Marquette beat No. 23 Creighton 72-65 on Monday to advance to the championship game of the Big East Tournament.Allazia Blockton added 19 points and seven rebounds, while Danielle King scored 18 with five rebounds and five assists for third-seeded Marquette (24-7).

Marquette's Markus Howard elected as member of Big East All-Freshman team

Marquette's Markus Howard elected as member of Big East All-Freshman team

NEW YORK — Villanova's Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson were among the four unanimous selections to the All-Big East first team Sunday.Marcus Foster of Creighton and Angel Delgado of Seton Hall were also unanimous choices.Trevon Bluiett of Xavier and Andrew Chrabascz of Butler also were named to the six-man first team.Hart and Bluiett were selected to the first team for the second year in a row.Hart, a 6-foot-5 senior guard who was the preseason player of the year, led the conference in scoring (18.7), was fourth in rebounding (6.5) and sixth in steals (1.5).Brunson, a 6-2 sophomore, averaged 14.8 points, was second in the conference in assists (4.3) and shot 53.6 percent from the field.Foster, a junior guard, finished second in the Big East in scoring (18.5), losing the scoring title to Hart by three points.Delgado, a junior, led the nation in rebounding (13.1) and averaged 15.7 points.The second team was Kelan Martin of Butler, Justin Patton of Creighton, Rodney Bullock and Kyron Cartwright of Providence, and Khadeen Carrington of Seton Hall.Kamar Baldwin of Butler, Patton, and Marcus LoVett and Shamorie Ponds of St.

"No letter, no phone call, no email:" Why MPS kept lead test results quiet for months

"No letter, no phone call, no email:" Why MPS kept lead test results quiet for months

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools officials are still adding up the cost of testing nearly 13,000 water fixtures, not to mention the cost of repairing or replacing those that showed dangerous amounts of lead.Now, the FOX6 Investigators are asking why it took the district five months to tell parents about lead in the water.

Marquette University hosts forum on Zika virus ahead of Spring Break

Marquette University hosts forum on Zika virus ahead of Spring Break

MILWAUKEE -- With Spring Break around the corner, Marquette University hosted a forum on the Zika virus on Thursday, February 23rd.The College of Health and Sciences invited students to attend the forum called "Zika: Myths and Facts."The event was put together to educate students and the public about Zika, especially with students traveling for Spring Break.One of the organizers said Zika is still a big concern, especially as the weather changes."If we don't take precautions, as the weather starts warming up and the mosquitoes start breeding again, we will start seeing an increase in cases as the weather starts getting warmer, so it is an important thing to be aware of," Laurieann Klockow with the College of Health and Sciences said.Some of the main points of the forum included how the virus spreads, the potential risks and precautions students should take.

Marquette University to expand residence hall project adding 140 beds

Marquette University to expand residence hall project adding 140 beds

MILWAUKEE -- Marquette University announced Thursday, February 23rd, their new residence hall project is expanding to accommodate 140 additional beds.The two-story addition to the facility's west tower, which was approved by the Board of Trustees in February, will bring the total number of beds to 890 and the overall cost to $108 million.According to a news release, the expansion will give the university the flexibility to close the outdated O'Donnell Hall, a first-year residence hall that opened in 1950.“We examined the occupancy rates of our existing housing stock and our enrollment projections over the next few years, and we determined that the most cost-effective and timely way for us to add needed beds, as identified in our master plan, was to add two floors to this project,” said Lora Strigens, vice president for planning and strategy. “We have no immediate plans to raze O’Donnell, so we still have the flexibility to reopen it should enrollment exceed capacity.”Strigens added that the university’s master plan effort looked carefully at the condition of campus buildings and the cost of operating and maintaining each.“As buildings like McCormick and O’Donnell continue to age, they require significant ongoing investment to maintain and bring up to current codes,” she said. “At some point the cost of that maintenance no longer makes sense when compared to replacement.”Marquette last month announced that alumni Ray and Kay Eckstein issued a $10 million challenge toward the construction of the facility, which will be named for longtime Marquette President Rev.

UWM seeks $33M for urgent Sandburg Hall projects; delays basketball practice facility

UWM seeks $33M for urgent Sandburg Hall projects; delays basketball practice facility

MILWAUKEE -- Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are seeking more than $33 million for what they say are upgrades that are urgently needed.UWM officials said the work needs to be done on three Sandburg Hall residence towers -- proposing renovations at more than 429,000 square feet of space in the towers.The school could also delay a $14.5 million on-campus basketball practice facility.CLICK HERE for more on this story via the Milwaukee Business Journal.