WBB Notes - 2.12 update
Siegrist, Villanova Remain Team To Beat
Maddy Siegrist came one point shy of the BIG EAST women’s basketball single-game record, scoring 42 points to lead Villanova past Marquette, 74-63, in overtime on Friday night at Finneran Pavilion. The win was the Wildcats’ eighth straight, the longest by any BIG EAST team this season, as Villanova has won 14 of its last 15 games all since Siegrist returned from a six-game absence. The VU win accompanied by Marquette and DePaul losses allowed the Wildcats to leapfrog the Golden Eagles and Blue Demons in the standings, jumping into second place. Siegrist’s 42 points were one shy of the conference single-game standard of 43 first set by Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry on Jan. 31, 2009, before Creighton’s Jaylyn Agnew matched that total in her BIG EAST finale against Georgetown on March 1, 2020. Siegrist had eight of Villanova’s 15 points in overtime.
Friday Around The BIG EAST
In addition to the thriller on the Main Line, four other BIG EAST women’s basketball games were on the docket. No. 8/8 Connecticut got back to its winning ways with an 84-60 home win over RV/- DePaul as four Huskies finished in double figures, including 22 for Dorka Juhasz. A 25-point fourth quarter sparked Providence over Butler, 64-53, with Olivia Olsen notching a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double. St. John’s earned the season sweep over Georgetown with a 79-45 win in Queens as Danielle Patterson’s 13 points led four Red Storm players in double figures. Wrapping up the night, Creighton clinched the season sweep of Xavier with a 68-47 home win in which Lauren Jensen scored all of her game-high 18 points from behind the arc.
Xavier-Providence Go All-Access
For the fifth time since 2016, a pair of BIG EAST women’s basketball coaches will don live microphones for a conference contest, giving viewers the chance to hear directly from the sidelines and locker rooms from tipoff through the final whistle with virtually no interruption. This year’s installment will feature Xavier’s Melanie Moore and Providence’s Jim Crowley, with tipoff on FS1 slated for noon ET on Sunday. Commercial-free presentations allow FOX Sports cameras and microphones to capture behind-the-scenes conversations not typically available to a television audience, including instant access to team huddles and locker rooms.
Back On Broadcast
BIG EAST women’s basketball will be featured on FOX broadcast network for the second time this season on Sunday when No. 8/8 UConn visits Marquette at 2:30 p.m. ET. A rematch of the 2021 BIG EAST Tournament final, the Huskies and Golden Eagles are meeting for the first time this season after their December meeting was postponed due to COVID-19 issues. MU has won six of its last seven and currently sits in fifth place in the BIG EAST standings. The Huskies have won eight of their last nine and are in first place in the standings with a 10-1 record.
Up Next
In addition to the two nationally televised tilts on Sunday, three games will stream live on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi. Villanova takes its eight-game winning streak to Seton Hall for a 1 p.m. ET contest. Two more games follow at 2 p.m., with RV/- DePaul remaining on the East Coast to face Georgetown and Butler traveling to Creighton.
This Week In The BIG EAST
Sunday
Xavier at Providence, Noon#
Villanova at Seton Hall, 1 p.m.*
RV/- DePaul at Georgetown, 2 p.m.*
Butler at Creighton, 2 p.m.*
8/8 UConn at Marquette, 2:30 p.m. (FOX)
*FloSports ^-SNY #-FS1 !-FS2 &-CBSSN
BIG EAST games in CAPS
All times Eastern