# Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball

The Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represents Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big East after moving from Conference USA following the 2004–05 season. The Golden Eagles first competed in the North Star Conference from 1986–87 until it joined the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) for the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons. The Golden Eagles changed conferences again, joining the Great Midwest Conference, where it competed for four seasons until joining Conference USA beginning with the 1995–96 season. The women's basketball team began competing in 1975–1976 under coach Tat Shiely, earning a 12–4 record in its first year.

## Notable players

* Natisha Hiedeman (born 1997), basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod and the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

## Yearly records

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Tat Shiely (Independent) (1975–1986) ||||||
| 1975–76 | Tat Shiely | 12–4 | | | |
| 1976–77 | Tat Shiely | 5–14 | | | |
| 1977–78 | Tat Shiely | 12–8 | | | |
| 1978–79 | Tat Shiely | 7–12 | | | |
| 1979–80 | Tat Shiely | 15–11 | | | |
| 1980–81 | Tat Shiely | 14–13 | | | |
| 1981–82 | Tat Shiely | 10–21 | | | |
| 1982–83 | Tat Shiely | 6–18 | | | |
| 1983–84 | Tat Shiely | 14–13 | | | |
| 1984–85 | Tat Shiely | 11–14 | | | |
| 1985–86 | Tat Shiely | 5–20 | | | |
| Tat Shiely: | Tat Shiely: | 111–148 (.429) | | | |
| Sr. Maria Pares (North Star Conference) (1986–1989) ||||||
| 1986–87 | Sr. Maria Pares | 9–18 | 0–6 | 7th | |
| 1987–88 | Sr. Maria Pares | 9–19 | 2–8 | | |
| 1988–89 | Sr. Maria Pares | 13–15 | 7–8 | | |
| North Star Conference: | North Star Conference: | | 9–22 (.290) | | |
| Sr. Maria Pares (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1989–1990) ||||||
| 1989–90 | Sr. Maria Pares | 11–17 | 9–7 | 3rd | |
| Sr. Maria Pares: | Sr. Maria Pares: | 42–69 (.378) | 9–22 (.290) North Star 9–7 (.563) MCC | | |
| Jim Jabir (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1990–1991) ||||||
| 1990–91 | Jim Jabir | 7–20 | 3–13 | 8th | |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference: | Midwestern Collegiate Conference: | | 12–20 (.375) | | |
| Jim Jabir (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995) ||||||
| 1991–92 | Jim Jabir | 16–13 | 7–3 | | |
| 1992–93 | Jim Jabir | 22–9 | 10–0 | 1st | NWIT 4th Place |
| 1993–94 | Jim Jabir | 22–7 | 9–1 | | NCAA Round of 64 |
| 1994–95 | Jim Jabir | 19–12 | 9–3 | | NCAA Round of 64 |
| Great Midwest Conference: | Great Midwest Conference: | | 35–7 (.833) | | |
| Jim Jabir (Conference USA) (1995–1996) ||||||
| 1995–96 | Jim Jabir | 8–20 | 5–9 | 7th | |
| Jim Jabir: | Jim Jabir: | 94–81 (.537) | 3–13 (.188) MCC 35–7 (.833) GMC 5–9 (.357) CUSA | | |
| Terri Mitchell (Conference USA) (1996–2005) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Terri Mitchell | 21–10 | 10–4 | T-4th | NCAA Second Round |
| 1997–98 | Terri Mitchell | 22–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 1998–99 | Terri Mitchell | 21–8 | 12–4 | T-1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1999–2000 | Terri Mitchell | 22–7 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2000–01 | Terri Mitchell | 13–16 | 8–8 | T-7th | |
| 2001–02 | Terri Mitchell | 14–14 | 7–7 | T-7th | |
| 2002–03 | Terri Mitchell | 16–14 | 6–8 | T-7th | WNIT Second Round |
| 2003–04 | Terri Mitchell | 22–10 | 9–5 | T-5th | NCAA Second Round |
| 2004–05 | Terri Mitchell | 18–12 | 8–6 | 7th | WNIT First Round |
| Conference USA: | Conference USA: | | 92–56 (.622) | | |
| Terri Mitchell (Big East) (2005–2014) ||||||
| 2005–06 | Terri Mitchell | 22–11 | 9–7 | T-6th | WNIT Runner-up |
| 2006–07 | Terri Mitchell | 26–7 | 12–4 | T-2nd | NCAA Second Round |
| 2007–08 | Terri Mitchell | 21–14 | 8–8 | T-8th | WNIT Champions |
| 2008–09 | Terri Mitchell | 17–16 | 7–9 | T-9th | WNIT Second Round |
| 2009–10 | Terri Mitchell | 17–16 | 6–10 | T-10th | WNIT Second Round |
| 2010–11 | Terri Mitchell | 24–9 | 10–6 | T-5th | NCAA Second Round |
| 2011–12 | Terri Mitchell | 14–17 | 4–12 | 14th | |
| 2012–13 | Terri Mitchell | 16–16 | 7–9 | T-9th | WNIT First Round |
| 2013–14 | Terri Mitchell | 22–11 | 11–7 | 4th | WNIT Second Round |
| Terri Mitchell: | Terri Mitchell: | 326–204 (.615) | 87–47 (.649) CUSA 63–65 (.492) Big East | | |
| Carolyn Kieger (Big East) (2014–2019) ||||||
| 2014–15 | Carolyn Kieger | 9–22 | 4–14 | 8th | |
| 2015–16 | Carolyn Kieger | 14–16 | 9–9 | T-5th | |
| 2016–17 | Carolyn Kieger | 25–7 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA first round |
| 2017–18 | Carolyn Kieger | 24–10 | 15–3 | T-1st | NCAA second round |
| 2018–19 | Carolyn Kieger | 26–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA second round |
| Carolyn Kieger: | Carolyn Kieger: | 98–61 (.616) | 56–34 (.622) | | |
| Megan Duffy (Big East) (2019–2024) ||||||
| 2019–20 | Megan Duffy | 24–8 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA canceled due to coronavirus pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Megan Duffy | 19–7 | 14–3 | 2nd | NCAA first round |
| 2021–22 | Megan Duffy | 23–11 | 13–7 | 5th | WNIT third round |
| 2022–23 | Megan Duffy | 21–11 | 13–7 | T-4th | NCAA First Round |
| 2023–24 | Megan Duffy | 23–9 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round |
| Megan Duffy: | Megan Duffy: | 110–46 (.705) | 64–30 (.681) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 779–607 (.562) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## NCAA tournament results

| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1994 | #14 | First Round | (3) Colorado | L 74–77 |
| 1995 | #10 | First Round | (7) NC State | L 62–77 |
| 1997 | #12 | First Round Second Round | (5) Clemson (4) LSU | W 70–66 L 58–71 |
| 1998 | #10 | First Round | (7) FIU | L 45–59 |
| 1999 | #8 | First Round | (9) Kansas | L 58–64 |
| 2000 | #7 | First Round | (10) Western Kentucky | L 65–68 |
| 2004 | #9 | First Round Second Round | (8) Old Dominion (1) Duke | W 67–64 L 67–76 |
| 2007 | #6 | First Round Second Round | (11) La.-Lafayette (3) Oklahoma | W 87–58 L 47–78 |
| 2011 | #8 | First Round Second Round | (9) Texas (1) Tennessee | W 68–65 L 70–79 |
| 2017 | #5 | First Round | (12) Quinnipiac | L 65–68 |
| 2018 | #8 | First Round Second Round | (9) Dayton (1) Louisville | W 84–65 L 72–90 |
| 2019 | #5 | First Round Second Round | (12) Rice (4) Texas A&M | W 58–54 (OT) L 76–78 |
| 2021 | #10 | First Round | (7) Virginia Tech | L 63–70 |