St. John’s 80, Yale 66
Behind a stellar team effort that saw five different players finish in double figures, St. John's won at Yale, 80-66, on Friday evening. Kadaja Bailey and Qadashah Hoppie paced the way for the Johnnies in scoring with 13 points apiece. In her first time back on the court in four games, Alisha Kebbe made an immediate impact, pulling down a team-high nine rebounds and registering eight points. With St. John's holding an eight point lead, 68-60, and under three minutes to play in regulation, Yale converted on four attempts from the free throw line to cut the Red Storm's lead in half, 68-64. St. John's put together one final offensive push to take its largest lead of the night and come away with the double-digit victory.
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RV/- Colorado 62, Xavier 53
Aaliyah Dunham had a career-high nine assists and six steals on Friday night as the Musketeers dropped a 62-53 matchup with RV/- Colorado at Cintas Center. The Musketeers moved to 1-6 on the year. Colorado won the battle on the glass, 42-29, while Xavier scored six more points off of turnovers (22-16). The game featured 10 lead changes and two ties. A’riana Gray scored a team-high 17 points, grabbing a Xavier-best nine boards as well.
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Columbia 54, Georgetown 49
The Hoyas battled, but could not overcome a late drought to fall to 2-6 on the season.
Georgetown would lead by as much as three until midway through the final stanza. Matching treys tied the game at 45 and Columbia managed to grab the lead which it would not relinquish as GU eventually fell 54-49. Taylor Barnes led the Blue & Gray with 17 points and four steals as the lone Hoya in double figures. Senior Anita Kelava pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
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Up Next
Three more games are on the schedule for BIG EAST teams on Saturday, beginning with the opening game of the fourth annual Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament for Providence. The Friars will face Bryant at noon ET, followed by either Brown or Rhode Island on Sunday. Villanova returns home for the first time since Nov. 21 when it hosts Big 5 foe Saint Joseph’s at 1 p.m. No. 16/15 DePaul rounds out the slate when it takes its BIG EAST-leading four-game winning streak to -/RV Green Bay at 2 p.m.
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday
Providence at Bryant, noon
Saint Joseph’s at Villanova, 1 p.m.
16/15 DePaul at -/RV Green Bay, 2 p.m.
Sunday
Seton Hall at Iona, 1 p.m.
Northern Iowa at RV/RV Creighton, 2 p.m.
Akron at Butler, 2 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Xavier, 2 p.m.
Georgetown at Fordham, 2 p.m.
-/RV Marquette at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
Providence vs. URI or Brown, 12 or 2 p.m.
All times Eastern