WBB Notes - 1.15 Update
Providence 56, St. John's 49
Mary Baskerville reached the 1,000-point milestone Friday afternoon at Alumni Hall, finishing the game with a season-high 20 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Friars past St. John’s. Tied with less than four minutes to go, Providence (8-7, 3-3 BIG EAST) outscored the Red Storm 11-4 to close out the game and clinch the win. Baskerville scored the final six points of the contest. St. John’s (5-9, 1-3) struggled from the field, shooting .262, despite a 7-of-12 clip from team-leading scorer Kadaja Bailey who finished with 19 points.
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Marquette 68, Georgetown 32
In a game which Marquette struck first and never trailed, Karissa McLaughlin came out firing for 18 points on six 3-pointers in the first half. She finished the game with 21 total points and seven triples, one shy of typing the program's single-game record. Lauren Van Kleunen added a double-double of 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds as Marquette (11-4, 4-2) won for the third time in its last four outings. Kaliyah Myricks led the way with six points for the Hoyas (6-5, 1-2), while Graceann Bennett pulled in a squad-best seven rebounds to go along with four points.
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Creighton 83, Seton Hall 60
Emma Ronsiek scored 19 of her game-high 27 points in the first half as Creighton won for the fifth time in its last six outings, Friday night in Omaha. Ronsiek led four Bluejays in double figures, while Tatum Rembao tallied a game-best 11 assists. Curtessia Dean’s season-high 13 points and nine rebounds led the Pirates (6-7, 1-4), who fell behind early after a 26-point opening quarter for Creighton. The Bluejays (11-4, 6-1) shot .556 on the night while holding The Hall to a .344 clip.
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RV/- DePaul 75, Villanova 63
Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist tallied game highs of 31 points and 14 rebounds, but a trio of DePaul double-digit scorers helped power the Blue Demons over the visiting Wildcats Friday night at Wintrust Arena. Sonya Morris led DePaul with 25 points, while Aneesah Morrow registered her NCAA-leading 12
th double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. DePaul’s win halted Villanova’s win streak at five games. The Blue Demons (13-4, 5-1) shot .508 on the night, their sixth time this season shooting north of 50-percent. The Wildcats (8-6, 2-3) were without Brianna Herlihy, who ranks third on the squad in scoring and second in rebounding. Lexi Held added 14 points for DePaul.
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10/11 UConn 78, Xavier 41
Caroline Ducharme had 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals as the 10
th-ranked Huskies remained unbeaten in BIG EAST play. Aanaya Harris had 12 points and Mikayla Hayes added 10 for Xavier (6-9, 1-5), which struggled from the field with a .266 shooting clip. The UConn defense made it difficult for the Musketeers, blocking 15 shots – two shy of the BIG EAST single-game record – including eight by Olivia Nelson-Ododa. All nine Huskies which entered the game scored at least two points. UConn (9-3, 4-0) won for the fourth time in its last five games, while remaining the lone undefeated team in conference play.
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Up Next
A four-game Sunday tips off at 1 p.m. ET on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi available on FloSports when Seton Hall travels to Providence. Two more games follow at 2 p.m., including a nationally televised tilt between Villanova and Marquette. CBS Sports Network will air the game live from the Al McGuire Center. Also at 2 p.m., St. John’s travels to Creighton in a game streaming on BEDN. The busy slate wraps up at 3 p.m. when RV/- DePaul hosts Georgetown at Wintrust Arena. That contest will stream on BEDN.
This Week in the BIG EAST
Friday
PROVIDENCE 56, ST. JOHN’S 49*
RV/- DePAUL 75, VILLANOVA 63!
CREIGHTON 83, SETON HALL 60*
MARQUETTE 68, GEORGETOWN 32 *
Saturday
XAVIER at 10/11 UCONN, Noon^
Sunday
SETON HALL at PROVIDENCE, 1 p.m.*
ST. JOHN’S at CREIGHTON, 2 p.m.*
VILLANOVA at MARQUETTE, 2 p.m.&
GEORGETOWN at RV/- DePAUL, 3 p.m.*
*FloSports ^-SNY #-FS1 !-FS2 &-CBSSN
BIG EAST games in CAPS
All times Eastern