Marquette holds on to beat No. 16 DePaul women 90-83

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lauren Van Kleunen scored 22 points and Selena Lott scored 20 and Marquette beat No. 16-ranked DePaul 90-83.

Isabelle Spingola's layup with 7:21 remaining put Marquette ahead 76-54.

The Blue Demons rallied and outscored Marquette 24-7 over the next six minutes.

Lexi Held's 3-pointer with 1:23 remaining brought DePaul to 83-78, but Marquette made 5 of 6 foul shots and Van Kleunen's layup with 27 seconds to go ended the threat. 

Held led DePaul with 25 points. DePaul ends regular-season play with a two-game losing streak in which it surrendered an average of 83 points a game.

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