PROVO -- Freshman guard Julie Whetten came off the bench and sparked BYU's offense with a team-high ten points as the Cougars defeated Marquette, 58-44, Tuesday at the Marriott Center. BYU closes out a four game homestand at 3-1, and improves to 7-3 with the win, while the Golden Eagles drop to 4-5 on the year.

Whetten was the only Cougar to score in double digits, leading a balanced offensive effort for BYU. Erin Thorn and Lisa Osguthorpe each chipped in nine points, and Caroline Beus finished with eight points on the night.

Both teams struggled to get things going on offense in the first half. The Golden Eagles shot 46 percent from the field, while the Cougars managed to shoot just 39 percent in the first half. But despite the shooting difficulties, BYU managed to take a three point lead, 28-25, into the locker room at halftime.

"Both teams played good defense tonight," said BYU coach Trent Shippen. "Marquette is a very good defensive team. They're scrappy and they really get after the ball."

The Cougars stretched the lead to seven early in the second half, but Marquette fought back to tie the game at 38-38 midway through the half. The Golden Eagles then took a one point lead with 9:51 to play, as Heidi Bowman converted one of two free throws after the BYU bench was called for a technical foul. Bowman lead all scorers with 11 points for the game.

But the Marquette lead was short-lived, as the Cougars outscored the Golden Eagles 20-5 the rest of the way. A long jumper and a three-pointer by Kaly Shippen put BYU back up by four, and the Cougars continued to open it up from there. Osguthorpe hit a three from the corner, and on the next BYU possession Thorn converted a four-point play when she was fouled on a three-pointer from nearly the same spot.

BYU returns to action December 28, on the road against Idaho State.

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
MARQUETTE Golden Eagles vs BYU Cougars
12-19-00 7:00 PM at BYU MARRIOTT CENTER   PROVO UT
VISITORS: MARQUETTE Golden Eagles 4-5
				tot-fg		3-pt				rebounds
##	Player		fg	fga	fg	fga	ft	fta	of	de	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	s	min
41	BOWMAN, Heidi	f	4	12	0	5	3	4	1	4	5	1	11	1	3	0	1	33
44	SEFFERN, Kristin	f	3	5	0	0	1	2	0	4	4	1	7	0	2	2	0	24
52	ZAWODNY, Sarah	c	3	9	0	0	0	2	6	5	11	1	6	3	4	2	1	27
13	JOHNSON, Kristi	g	2	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	2	0	1	23
31	SCHWERMAN, Kelly	g	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	1	0	11
03	GALES, Rashida	 	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	0	1	15
11	CUFF, Kristin	 	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4
12	O'GRADY, Katie	 	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
21	KLUG, Rachael	 	3	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	6	0	2	1	0	16
24	STIEBER, Becky	 	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	10
33	WILLIAMS, Ebony	 	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	11
35	BOGOTT, Kylee	 	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
40	WEAVER, Crystal	 	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	6	2	0	0	0	17
	TEAM								6	2	8	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	Totals..............		19	57	1	15	5	10	20	22	42	16	44	11	20	8	6	200
TOTAL FG%	1st Half: 11-24 .458	2nd Half: 8-33 .242	Game: .333	DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG%	1st Half: 1-3 .333	2nd Half: 0-12 .000	Game: .067	REBOUNDS
F Throw %	1st Half: 2-2 1.000	2nd Half: 3-8 .375	Game: .500	3
HOME TEAM: BYU Cougars 7-3
				tot-fg		3-pt				rebounds
##	Player		fg	fga	fg	fga	ft	fta	of	de	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	s	min
31	OSGUTHORPE, Lisa	f	3	8	1	2	2	2	1	5	6	2	9	1	3	0	0	34
50	CHEESMAN, Heather	f	2	3	1	1	0	0	2	3	5	2	5	2	1	0	1	22
44	BEUS, Caroline	c	3	6	0	0	2	3	1	2	3	1	8	1	1	1	0	24
11	THORN, Erin	g	3	8	2	4	1	1	2	3	5	2	9	4	3	0	1	36
22	JENSEN, Stacy	g	0	7	0	2	4	4	0	2	2	3	4	3	3	0	2	24
04	SHIPPEN, Kaly G.	 	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	9
14	WHETTEN, Julie	 	4	7	2	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	10	0	1	0	0	15
15	COX, Jorja	 	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
20	LARSON, Brittany	 	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	8
23	ROSE, Chanell	 	1	6	0	0	2	4	1	2	3	2	4	0	0	0	0	26
	TEAM								4	2	6	 	 	 	 	 	 	
	Totals..............		20	53	7	13	11	15	12	21	33	13	58	13	14	1	4	200
TOTAL FG%	1st Half: 12-31 .387	2nd Half: 8-22 .364	Game: .377	DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG%	1st Half: 3-8 .375	2nd Half: 4-5 .800	Game: .538	REBOUNDS
F Throw %	1st Half: 1-2 .500	2nd Half: 10-13 .769	Game: .733	2
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Officials: CLARKE STEVENS, CHUCK GONZALES, MARIANNE KARP
Technical fouls: MARQUETTE Golden Eagles-None. BYU Cougars-BENCH.
Attendance: 281
Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
MARQUETTE Golden Eagles	25	19	44
BYU Cougars	28	30	58