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BIG EAST WBB Minute: Providence and Villanova Secure Wins

Providence 64, Alcorn State 33
Box Score
Payton Dunbar led with 19 points, including 12 from beyond the arc. Teneisia Brown scored a career-high 14 points on 7-for-11 shooting. PC’s defense was relentless, forcing five turnovers in the first eight minutes and limiting Alcorn State to just two points in the fourth quarter. The Friars also dominated on the glass with a 43-22 advantage.
 
Villanova 66, at La Salle 54
Box Score
Brynn McCurry tied her career high with 18 points, adding seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Jasmine Bascoe scored 12 of her 16 points from three-point range. Kennedy Henry finished with 11 points, five rebounds, four blocks, four steals, and two assists. Villanova held La Salle to 2-for-13 shooting in the first quarter.
 
Fudd Named AP National Player of the Week
UConn graduate guard Azzi Fudd was named this week’s Associated Press national women’s basketball player of the week. Fudd averaged 27.5 points on a shooting split of .581/.688/1.000 during a 2-0 week at the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. She scored a season-high 31 points, going 7-for-12 from three and grabbing five rebounds in the 72-69 victory against No. 6 Michigan. In the 93-41 win over Utah, Fudd shot 9-for-11 and went 4-for-4 from three for 24 points. She also earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors for her outstanding performance.
 
This Week in #BEWBB 
Wednesday, November 26
Loyola Chicago at DePaul, Noon Stats | ESPN+
Towson at Georgetown, 2 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Creighton at UNLV, 3 p.m. Stats
 
Friday, November 28
Marquette vs. #10 Iowa State, 11 a.m. Stats | FloHoops
Creighton at Northern Arizona, 3 p.m. Stats | Youtube
Butler vs. Dayton, 5 p.m. (Fort Myers, Fla.)  Stats | ion
St. John’s vs. Georgia Tech, 5 p.m. (Cayman Islands) Stats | FloHoops
 
Saturday, November 29
Butler vs. Georgia, 5 p.m. (Fort Myers, Fla.) Stats | ion
St. John’s vs. Memphis, 7:30 p.m. (Cayman Islands) Stats | FloHoops
 
Sunday, November 30
DePaul at Princeton, 1 p.m. Stats
Bryant at Providence, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
#1 UConn at Xavier*, 2:30 p.m. Stats | FS1
Marquette vs. Indiana/Gonzaga, TBA FloHoops
 
* Conference game
All Times Eastern