Marquette junior Halle Vice has quietly built a reputation as one of the most relentless rebounders in the Big East. Standing at 6-foot-1, she may not immediately look like a dominant presence on the boards, but her production tells a different story. Vice is averaging 9.0 rebounds per game, placing her among the conference’s best, while also contributing 14.1 points per contest. She has added range to her game as well, connecting on 43.2% of her three-point attempts. Alongside teammates Skylar Forbes and Lee Volker, Vice is part of a Marquette core that has drawn attention as a group with legitimate professional potential.
Last season, when Chaz Franklin was still on the Marquette staff before moving on to the Connecticut Sun as head of player development, he told Vice she had the tools to become one of the top rebounders in program history. That prediction is starting to look accurate. Franklin points to her ability to rebound both inside and outside her immediate area — a skill he considers highly valuable at the next level. While he believes her WNBA future is still to be determined, he sees clear upside thanks to her rebounding instincts, floor-spacing ability, and defensive versatility across multiple positions.
Head coach Cara Consuegra credits Vice’s success to her tireless motor and natural feel for the ball. According to Consuegra, Vice combines effort with instinct — she relentlessly crashes the glass while also reading the trajectory of missed shots with precision. That combination has translated into 11 double-digit rebounding performances this season, including a 19-rebound outing against Xavier on New Year’s Day. Vice says her style of play has always been rooted in effort, but she has embraced it even more at the college level, understanding that energy and physicality are essential to her team’s identity.
Her athletic background has also played a role in her development. A former standout volleyball player at Pleasant Valley High School in Iowa, Vice believes being a multi-sport athlete sharpened her ability to anticipate angles, high-point the ball, and use body positioning against bigger opponents. She also credits Marquette’s male practice squad for consistently pushing her in workouts. With another year of eligibility remaining, Vice has time to further refine her game, but she admits that playing professionally is a dream she hopes to pursue.
Vice is not the only Golden Eagle drawing pro interest. Lee Volker, who began her college career at Duke University under national team coach Kara
