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BIG EAST WBB Minute: Butler and Seton Hall Earn Wins; #1 UConn Hosts Villanova Thursday

at Seton Hall 64, Marquette 61
Box Score
Seton Hall’s Mariana Valenzuela poured in a career-high 26 points to go with seven rebounds and three blocks. Savannah Catalon scored 12 points, on the strength of 10 made free throws. Seton Hall was down 20-5 to start the game, but used a 17-0 second quarter run to get back into the game. Halle Vice recorded her double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Lee Volker had 19 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field, including 4-for-7 from deep. The game saw 10 lead changes and eight ties.
 
at Butler 62, Providence 52 
Box Score
Butler had a trio of players score double figures – Saniya Jackson (13), Anna Wypych (13) and Mallory Miller (10). Addison Baxter dished a team-high five assists while Caroline Dotsey led the team with 10 rebounds. Sabou Gueye had a game-high 22 points for Providence, to go with eight rebounds and four steals. Sixteen of Gueye’s points came in the second half. Teneisia Brown finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists. 
 
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Top-ranked UConn will host Villanova on Thursday, January 15, at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be live on FS1 with Sloane Martin and Kim Adams on the call. The Huskies are 47-18 against Villanova.

BIG EAST to Provide Public Availability Reports for Men's and Women's Basketball
Beginning in the 2025-26 season, the BIG EAST Conference will provide public reports on the availability of student-athletes in conference games for the sports of men's and women's basketball. BIG EAST schools will be required to submit availability reports three hours before the scheduled tipoff time.  Under the reporting structure, players will be designated as "questionable" or "out."  Availability reports will be posted on the BIG EAST website throughout the 2025-26 season. Women's Basketball Availability Reports


This Week in #BEWBB
Thursday, January 15
Villanova at #1 UConn, 7 p.m. Stats | FS1
 
Saturday, January 17
Creighton at Providence, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
St. John’s at Xavier, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Georgetown at Marquette, 3 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Seton Hall at DePaul, 3 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
 
Sunday, January 18
Butler at Villanova, 2 p.m. Stats | ESPN+

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