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The Marquette women's track and field team stands tall in the Big East.

Omo Tseumah won the high jump and Maya Marion took the shot put to lead the Golden Eagles to their first-ever indoor championship Saturday in Staten Island, N.Y.

MU freshman Monique Felix, who won the pentathlon Friday, was third in the long jump and second in the triple jump to earn Field Performer of the Meet honors.

The Golden Eagles finished with 168.5 points. St. John's was second with 150.

"Super proud of the team," said MU coach Bert Rogers, whose staff received the conference award after the meet. "Our ladies just competed and competed hard. I'm proud of them for doing a lot of amazing things."

In the men's meet, Maxwell Bullard took the shot put and Joel Swanberg won the heptathlon for the second straight year as the Golden Eagles finished second.

Defending champion Villanova won with 208 points while MU finished with 195.

Big Ten:Morgan McDonald took second in the 5,000 meters to lead the Wisconsin men's team to a second-place finish at the conference indoor meet in Geneva, Ohio.

Nebraska recorded 116 points, while Wisconsin finished with 73.

In the women's meet, Kelsey Card followed up her victory in the shot put by winning the weights.

The Badgers finished eighth in the meet with 38 points. Michigan was first with 109.

HOCKEY

Goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens broke the NCAA record for shutouts in a season as host Wisconsin overpowered Minnesota State, 6-0, for a two-game sweep in their first-round WCHA playoff series.

Desbiens, who made 10 saves, has 18 shutouts this season. Minnesota's Noora Raty recorded 17 shutouts during the 2012-'13 season.

Annie Pankowski had a goal and two assists for the Badgers (32-3-1-0), who will play Minnesota Duluth in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off at 2 p.m. Saturday in Minneapolis.

SWIMMING

Diver Rachel Margis claimed the title on the 3-meter board to lead the UW-Milwaukee women's team to a second-place finish in the Horizon League championships in Rochester, Mich.

Margis, who was named as the league's diver of the year, helped the Panthers finish with 628.5 points. Oakland won with 827.5.

UWM's Todd Hill was named as the women's diving coach of the year.

In the men's meet, UWM's Tim Halverson edged out twin brother Nic to win the 1,650-meter freestyle.

UWM took fifth in the meet.