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BIG EAST WBB Minute: Marquette, St. John’s Record Victories; Six Games on Sunday

Friday, Nov. 13
Marquette 70 at Missouri State 58
Box Score | Highlights
* Marquette improved to 3-1 on the season with a 70-58 road victory over Missouri State on Friday night. 
* The Golden Eagles shot 50 percent from the field (27-of-54) and held the Bears to 38.2 percent shooting.
* MacKenzie Givens led the way with a game-high 23 points, shooting 9-of-13 from the field and a perfect 3-of-3 at the free-throw line. 
* Amina Traore added eight points and a team-high seven rebounds, while Yu Han Lin chipped in nine points off the bench.

Saturday, Nov. 14
At St. John’s 68, Rhode Island 51 
Box Score | Highlights 
* St. John’s set the tone early, building an 18-8 lead after the first quarter while limiting Rhode Island to just three field goals on 14 attempts (21.4%). 
* Sa’Mya Wyatt paced the Red Storm with eight points in the opening period and finished with a team-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting. 
* Daniela Abies recorded a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Ny’Ceara Pryor contributed 15 points and seven assists. 
* St. John’s shot 44.2% from the field (23-of-52), including 41.7% from three-point range (5-of-12) 
* The Red Storm controlled the game on both ends of the floor, holding advantages in points off turnovers (28-9), points in the paint (34-18) and second-chance points (16-10). 
* St. John’s also outrebounded the Rams, 36-25, while forcing 26 turnovers. 
* With the victory, the Red Storm improved to 4-0 on the season. 

at Boston College 75, Providence 73 
Box Score | Highlights
* Providence had four double-digit scorers – Princess Moody (17), Orlagh Gormley (16), Kylah Silver (10) and Payton Dunbar (10).
* Providence went on an 8-0 run to tie the game at 71-71 with 38 seconds left in the game. Moody tied it again with a layup with 2.5 seconds left. BC then took the two-point lead with a go-ahead basket. The Friars turned the ball over off a bad pass, resulting in the loss.
* The game saw 11 ties and eight lead changes.

DePaul 84 vs. #13 Notre Dame 108 
Box Score | Highlights 
* Kate Clarke led DePaul with 20 points, her second consecutive 20-point performance. 
* Mikaia Litza recorded the first double-double of her career with 14 points and a career-high 11 assists.  
* Gina Davorija matched her career high with 15 points, 13 of them coming in the third quarter.
*Ally Timm and Doyinsola Modesayor Lijirin each added 12 points. 
*Zoey Ward grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, marking her fourth consecutive game with double-digit boards. 
DePaul recorded 20 assists, its fifth straight game with at least 20. 
The Blue Devils shot 42.9 percent from three-point range (9-of-21) and held a 29-6 advantage in bench points. 

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Sunday’s BIG EAST women’s basketball schedule features six games, with five contests available on ESPN+. NC State visits Seton Hall and Butler travels to UT Martin at 1 p.m., followed by Howard at Georgetown and Villanova at rv Fairfield at 2 p.m. Creighton visits Northern Iowa for a 3 p.m. tipoff.

The day’s action concludes with a top-10 matchup as No. 4 UConn takes on No. 7 Louisville at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN. The Huskies are led by Sarah Strong, who averages 24.0 points per game, while Olivia Vukosa leads the team on the glass (8.8 RPG) and KK Arnold paces the offense with 4.0 assists per game. Louisville is led by Tajianna Roberts (16.4 ppg), Amiya Joyner (8.4 rpg) and Zamareya Jones (6.0 apg) as the Cardinals enter the matchup unbeaten at 5-0.
 
This Week’s BIG EAST WBB Schedule
Sunday, Nov. 15

NC State at Seton Hall, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Butler at UT Martin, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Howard at Georgetown, 2 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Villanova at rv Fairfield, 2 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Creighton at Northern Iowa, 3 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
#4 UConn at #7 Louisville, 5:30 p.m. Stats | ESPN