Last Night In #BIGEASTwbb – 12.21.19
16/16 DePaul, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall win non-conference finales on Friday.
16/16 DePaul 83, Loyola-Chicago 76
DePaul finished the nonconference season with a 10-2 record while Loyola's loss halted a 9-0 start which is the best in program history. Leading the way for the triumphant visiting team was Chante Stonewall who was magnificent throughout all four quarters with a game-high 25 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Sonya Morris added 17 points and four steals including nine clutch points in the fourth quarter.
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Seton Hall 74, Lafayette 60
Senior Shadeen Samuels led four Pirates to score in double-figures as Seton Hall ran away with a 74-50 victory over Lafayette in their non-conference finale on Friday. Samuels had a dominant effort, erupting for a game-high 19 points to go with eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in only 23 minutes of action. The Pirates close the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 7-4 record, which includes victories in three of their last four games. Seton Hall was 27-for-66 (40.9%) from the floor for the game, while Lafayette was 20-for-50 (40.0%). The Hall was 7-for-28 (25.0%) from three-point range, while the Leopards were 7-for-16 (43.8%).
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St. John’s 71, Fairfield 69 OT
Behind a 31-point performance from freshman guard Leilani Correa, St. John's defeated Fairfield, 71-69, in overtime at Carnesecca Arena on Friday afternoon, putting the exclamation mark on non-conference play. With the Red Storm's win, the Johnnies are 5-0 at Carnesecca Arena this season for the team's best start at home since the 2015-16 campaign. That same year, St. John's jumped out to a 5-0 start in Queens before going on to capture the BIG EAST Championship. The victory over the Stags also marked the 150th career-win for eighth-year Head Coach Joe Tartamella. With time ticking down in regulation and the Red Storm trailing Fairfield by two, 62-60, Correa converted on a jump shot off a pass from Tiana England to knot the score at 62 and force overtime.
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Providence 48, Loyola Marymount 45
The Friars head home from their Southwest swing, 2-2, and conclude non-conference play with a 9-3 overall record. Chanell Williams led PC with 11 points while Mary Baskerville matched the game high with 12 rebounds. Providence outscored LMU 26-22 over the final 20 minutes to erase a one-point halftime deficit and pick up the win. The Friars forced 21 turnovers, converting the miscues into 17 points.
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Florida 67, Xavier 64
Sophomore Lauren Wasylson scored a season-high 15 points on Friday evening as Xavier dropped its opening game of the West Palm Beach Invitational to Florida, 67-64. The two-day tournament is being hosted by Keiser University at the Student Life Center. The Musketeers closed within one point with 12 seconds left in regulation and had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but the comeback effort fell short. Xavier dropped to 1-9 on the year, while Florida improved to 8-3 - matching its win total from last season.
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RV/RV Arizona State 70, -/RV Creighton 55
Despite a career-high 24 point effort from senior Olivia Elger, Creighton team suffered a 70-55 loss at Arizona State.
The loss ended the Bluejays’ non-conference season with an 8-3 mark, while Arizona State moved to 10-2 overall. Creighton got off to a slow start, scoring eight points over the opening 10 minutes before ASU outscored the Bluejays 25-16 in the third. Creighton won the fourth, 17-15. The Bluejays committed just seven turnovers but the Sun Devils shot nearly 52 percent in the second half to maintain their advantage.
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Up Next
Non-league finales continue on Saturday as Georgetown visits UMES at 2 p.m. ET, Xavier faces -/RV Northwestern in West Palm beach at 2:30 p.m., and -/RV Marquette hosts Belmont at 3 p.m. Villanova will play its second-to-last non-conference contests when it travels to La Salle at 2:30 p.m. The Wildcats have one final Big 5 opponent on their slate as VU will face Penn in January.
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday
Georgetown at UMES, 2 p.m.
Villanova at La Salle, 2:30 p.m.
Xavier vs. -/RV Northwestern, 2:30 p.m.
Belmont at -/RV Marquette, 3 p.m.
Sunday
Purdue Fort Wayne at Butler, 2 p.m.
All times Eastern
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