BIG EAST WBB Minute: Five Teams Victorious on Thursday and Friday; No. 2 UConn Falls to No. 5 Michigan - Big East Conference

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BIG EAST WBB Minute: Five Teams Victorious on Thursday and Friday; No. 2 UConn Falls to No. 5 Michigan

Thursday, Nov. 5
Xavier 91 at Northwestern 78
Box Score | Highlights
* Lucile Jerome and Meri Kanerva each scored a team-high 22 points to lead the Musketeers to their first win over a Big Ten team since 2016.
* Jerome went 7-for-12 from the field and 5-for-6 from the line, while Kanerva added eight assists.
* Kejia Ran added 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting to go with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
* Xavier’s 91 points were the Musketeers' highest single-game total since 2018 against North Alabama.
* The Musketeers' .620 field-goal percentage was their highest in a game since 2018 and their highest on the road since 2011.
 
at Butler 104, Lipscomb 57
Box Score | Highlights
* Butler had three players record double-doubles: Tamar Singer (13 points, 13 assists), Laniah Wills (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Taya Ellis (10 points, 10 rebounds).
* Lili Krasovec had 15 points and five rebounds in 22 minutes. Saniya Jackson (13) and Judit Valero (12) also added double-digit points.
* The Bulldogs scored 37 points in the third quarter to set a program record for points in a quarter, surpassing the previous mark of 35 set in 2019.
* Butler surpassed the 100-point mark in back-to-back games for the first time in program history.
 
at Georgetown 75, American 65
Box Score | Highlights
* Brianna Byars paced the Hoyas with a career-high 18 points in their second win of the season.
* Destiny Agubata finished with 17 points and a team-best nine rebounds. Khia Miller also scored 17 points.
* Georgetown forced 19 turnovers and recorded 14 steals and outrebounded American, 38-32.
 
at No. 5 Michigan 77, No. 2 UConn 66
Box Score | Highlights
* Jovana Popovic led all players with 25 points, adding seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
* Sarah Strong posted 13 points and eight rebounds.
* Michigan snapped UConn’s 39-game regular-season winning streak.
 
Friday, Nov. 6
at Seton Hall 74, Indiana State 56
Box Score
* Ja’Kahla Craft led the Pirates with 25 points and 12 rebounds, recording a double-double while shooting 8-for-12 from the field and 4-for-6 from 3-point range.
* Savannah Catalon added 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while Ari Woodard contributed eight points, three assists and two steals.
* The Pirates took control with a 24-point second quarter, outscoring the Sycamores 24-14 in the period before adding a 23-13 advantage in the third.


at DePaul 87, Purdue Fort Wayne 62
Box Score
* DePaul featured five players in double figures, led by Mikaia Litza with 17 points. Gina Davorija added 15, Louis Volker scored 14, Kate Clarke contributed 12 and Zoey Ward finished with 10.
* Volker and Ward each grabbed 15 rebounds. Ward recorded her first double-double of the season, while Volker extended her double-double streak to two consecutive games.
* DePaul dominated the glass, 60-30, and finished with 26 assists on 33 made field goals. The Blue Demons also shot 94.4 percent from the free-throw line (17-for-18).


Coming Up
Saturday, Nov. 7
Wagner at St. John’s, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
UMass at Providence, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
#17 Minnesota at Marquette, 3 p.m. Stats | ESPN+

Sunday, Nov. 8 
Butler at Central Michigan, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
St. Peter’s at Georgetown, 2 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
#10 Iowa at #2 UConn, 2 p.m. Stats | FS1
Stonehill at DePaul, 3 p.m. Stats | ESPN+