Marquette brushed aside a sluggish start and negated a 15-point deficit Tuesday night at Kouts to escape with a 60-57 victory. Senior Marissa Pleasant buried five three-pointers (four in the second half) to lead the scoring crusade with 18 points. Sophomore Allie Zolvinski took advantage of an uptick in minutes to finish with 16 points, all of which came in the final three periods. Junior Aggie Pezzuto popped a corner three in the final minute of the contest to wrestle away the lead for the final time during a turbulent night on Marty Gaff Court. The Blazers had to play from behind right out of the gate as Kouts raced out to a 19-7 cushion after one quarter. The margin expanded to 26-11 in the second stanza when senior Lily Hart drained a three that kicked off a 13-3 Blazer run. Zolvinski canned a three on Marquette's final possession of the first half that made it 32-27 at the intermission. A defensive shift dizzied Kouts long enough for the Blazers to tie it at 36-all with 4:20 to play in the third quarter. Zolvinski converted a fast-break layup before scooping up a steal and putting it in to even the contest. Senior Olivia Hazzard spotted Marquette with its first lead on the ensuing possession, followed by the first of three third-quarter triples out of the hand of Pleasant. Pleasant's last trey represented the final points of the period and put the Blazers ahead 46-40. A Zolvinski free throw made the lead stretch to eight points for the Blazers midway through the final frame, but Kouts answered with back-to-back threes to shrink it to two at 54-52. A Fillies and-1 swung the advantage back Kouts' way, and the two sides traded baskets when Marquette used its third timeout of the night with 55 seconds remaining. Out of the break, Pezzuto was open in the corner and hit the go-ahead triple to put the Blazers on top 59-57. Kouts didn't get off a shot attempt the rest of the way. A turnover and a Marquette offensive board sealed the win for the Blazers. Marquette (2-0) will return home Thursday to host Andrean at 7 pm.