Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Marquette Defenders (Bellevue, IA) and the host Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels (Reinbeck, IA), saw Marquette's basketball squad overcome Gladbrook-Reinbeck by a tally of 45-36.

With the victory, Marquette improves its record to 26-1 on the campaign. The Defenders travel to Lake Mills (Lake Mills, IA) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 6. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 25-1. Lake Mills won 58-50 in their recent non-league challenge against North Union (Armstrong, IA)