Xavier University Athletics
Tuesday, November 14
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Mount St. Mary's (Md.)
Xavier Continues Homestand on Tuesday Night Against Mount St. Mary’s
11.13.17 | Women's Basketball
Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center
CINCINNATI – Xavier women's basketball continues its three-game homestand to open the season on Tuesday night against Mount St. Mary's. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.
Xavier is 1-0 on the year, while the Mountaineers are 0-1.
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (1-0) vs MOUNT ST. MARY'S MOUNTAINEERS (0-1)
Game Info - Tuesday, Nov. 14 - 7 p.m. - Cintas Center
Live stats - bit.ly/1lYmT6d
Live video - bit.ly/2zHC2kA
2016-17 Record: 12-18 (10-8 NEC)
2017 Postseason: None
Series History: First Meeting
NOTABLES
• Tuesday's matchup between the two schools is the first in school history.
• The Mountaineers posted a 12-18 (10-8 NEC) record last season.
• Mount St. Mary's opened its season on Saturday with a 121-65 loss at No. 6 Notre Dame. Ashlee White led the way with a team-high 12 points, while Katrice Dickson added 11 points and four assists.
• Mount St. Mary's is led by first-year head coach Maria Marchesano. She was previously the associate head coach at IUPUI, helping the Jaguars to a program-best 24-9 (12-4 Summit League) record last season.
• Jada Byrd was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday for her on-court performance in the Musketeers' season opener on Saturday, Nov. 11. The senior guard led Xavier to a 71-66 overtime victory against New Hampshire.
• The Lithonia, Ga., native scored a team-high 13 points, while adding five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Xavier posted a 71-66 overtime victory against New Hampshire in the season opener for both teams on Nov. 11.
• Xavier hit 10 three pointers against New Hampshire, the first time the Musketeers have hit 10 or more threes in a game since Nov. 22, 2016. The Musketeers hit 13 in an 83-46 win over North Florida.
• Xavier posted a 29-0 advantage in bench points the Wildcats. The Musketeers' six freshmen scored all 29 bench points.
• Anniina Äijänen matched her career high in scoring with 13 points against New Hampshire. She added six rebounds, three blocks and three 3-pointers against the Wildcats.
• Sophomores Ashley Gomez and Na'Teshia Owens both made their first career starts against New Hampshire.
• The overtime win was the first overtime victory for the Musketeers since a 74-67 win against Villanova on Dec. 31, 2015. Xavier went 0-3 in overtime games last season.
• Xavier enters the season with one of the youngest teams in the BIG EAST. The Musketeers have the second most underclassmen (9) in the conference behind Villanova (10).
• The Musketeers also have six true freshmen, the most of any team in the conference.
• Xavier returns four upperclassmen (two seniors, two juniors) who entered the season with 42 combined career starts. Those four players (Jada Byrd, Anniina Äijänen, Imani Partlow and Kindell Fincher) combined to average 21.7 points per game last season.
• The Musketeers were picked to finish 10th in the preseason coaches' poll as voted on by conference head coaches. Xavier was the only team in the BIG EAST without a player on the preseason all-conference team.
• Xavier will play 16 games at Cintas Center this season (seven non-conference; nine BIG EAST games). The non-conference home schedule is highlighted by the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout on Sunday, Dec. 10 against Cincinnati. Xavier has won three straight in the series, including 10 of the last 13 meetings.
• The Musketeers open the BIG EAST season with three-straight road games before playing back-to-back home contests against St. John's (Jan. 7) and Seton Hall (Jan. 10).
• Xavier opens and closes the season against Butler. The Musketeers travel to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Dec. 29 for a nationally televised matchup on FS2 and host the Bulldogs on Feb. 25.
• The Musketeers have won 28 non-conference games over the last four seasons with a 23-3 mark at Cintas Center.
• Xavier will take on two opponents for the first time in school history in Mount St. Mary's and Furman. The contests with New Hampshire, Minnesota and Grambling will be only the second meetings with each opponent in program history.
• Xavier's non-conference opponents combined to post a 186-192 overall record a year ago. Five teams posted winning records, while four teams advanced to postseason play (3 - WNIT; 1 - NCAA).
• Xavier will face two teams from the ACC during non-conference play. All told, Xavier will take on an opponent from 11 different conferences.
• Xavier has made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently advancing to the tournament's second round in 2011.
• The Musketeers' best NCAA Tournament finish was in 2001 and 2010 as XU advanced to the Elite Eight.
• Xavier moved to 18-0 in home openers when playing inside Cintas Center following the win over New Hampshire.
• The Musketeers are 23-13 in season openers dating back to their first season as a Division I member in 1982-83. Xavier is 16-3 in season openers over the last 19 seasons.
• FOX Sports will nationally televise 15 regular-season games, while the BIG EAST Digital Network will carry an additional 74 conference matchups for a third consecutive season.
• The BEDN, launched in September 2014, is its own dedicated section within FOX Sports GO, the mobile app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content at home or on-the-go. FOX Sports GO is currently available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones, select Windows devices, and on desktops through FOXSportsGO.com. Streaming on FOX Sports GO is also now available on several connected devices, including Apple TV, Roku and Chromecast. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.
• Xavier is slated to play three nationally televised games on FS2.
FS2 Games
Friday, Dec. 29 at Butler - 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 28 vs Georgetown - 2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9 vs Marquette - 7 p.m.
• Xavier returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 16 against Grambling. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.
Xavier is 1-0 on the year, while the Mountaineers are 0-1.
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THE MATCHUP VS MSM |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (1-0) vs MOUNT ST. MARY'S MOUNTAINEERS (0-1)
Game Info - Tuesday, Nov. 14 - 7 p.m. - Cintas Center
Live stats - bit.ly/1lYmT6d
Live video - bit.ly/2zHC2kA
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ABOUT MOUNT ST. MARY'S |
2016-17 Record: 12-18 (10-8 NEC)2017 Postseason: None
Series History: First Meeting
NOTABLES
• Tuesday's matchup between the two schools is the first in school history.
• The Mountaineers posted a 12-18 (10-8 NEC) record last season.
• Mount St. Mary's opened its season on Saturday with a 121-65 loss at No. 6 Notre Dame. Ashlee White led the way with a team-high 12 points, while Katrice Dickson added 11 points and four assists.
• Mount St. Mary's is led by first-year head coach Maria Marchesano. She was previously the associate head coach at IUPUI, helping the Jaguars to a program-best 24-9 (12-4 Summit League) record last season.
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BIG EAST HONORS |
• Jada Byrd was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday for her on-court performance in the Musketeers' season opener on Saturday, Nov. 11. The senior guard led Xavier to a 71-66 overtime victory against New Hampshire.
• The Lithonia, Ga., native scored a team-high 13 points, while adding five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
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LAST TIME OUT |
• Xavier posted a 71-66 overtime victory against New Hampshire in the season opener for both teams on Nov. 11.
• Xavier hit 10 three pointers against New Hampshire, the first time the Musketeers have hit 10 or more threes in a game since Nov. 22, 2016. The Musketeers hit 13 in an 83-46 win over North Florida.
• Xavier posted a 29-0 advantage in bench points the Wildcats. The Musketeers' six freshmen scored all 29 bench points.
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NOTABLES |
• Anniina Äijänen matched her career high in scoring with 13 points against New Hampshire. She added six rebounds, three blocks and three 3-pointers against the Wildcats.
• Sophomores Ashley Gomez and Na'Teshia Owens both made their first career starts against New Hampshire.
• The overtime win was the first overtime victory for the Musketeers since a 74-67 win against Villanova on Dec. 31, 2015. Xavier went 0-3 in overtime games last season.
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YOUNG MUSKETEERS |
• Xavier enters the season with one of the youngest teams in the BIG EAST. The Musketeers have the second most underclassmen (9) in the conference behind Villanova (10).
• The Musketeers also have six true freshmen, the most of any team in the conference.
• Xavier returns four upperclassmen (two seniors, two juniors) who entered the season with 42 combined career starts. Those four players (Jada Byrd, Anniina Äijänen, Imani Partlow and Kindell Fincher) combined to average 21.7 points per game last season.
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PRESEASON POLL |
• The Musketeers were picked to finish 10th in the preseason coaches' poll as voted on by conference head coaches. Xavier was the only team in the BIG EAST without a player on the preseason all-conference team.
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SCHEDULE NOTES |
• Xavier will play 16 games at Cintas Center this season (seven non-conference; nine BIG EAST games). The non-conference home schedule is highlighted by the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout on Sunday, Dec. 10 against Cincinnati. Xavier has won three straight in the series, including 10 of the last 13 meetings.
• The Musketeers open the BIG EAST season with three-straight road games before playing back-to-back home contests against St. John's (Jan. 7) and Seton Hall (Jan. 10).
• Xavier opens and closes the season against Butler. The Musketeers travel to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Dec. 29 for a nationally televised matchup on FS2 and host the Bulldogs on Feb. 25.
• The Musketeers have won 28 non-conference games over the last four seasons with a 23-3 mark at Cintas Center.
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OPPONENT BREAKDOWN |
• Xavier will take on two opponents for the first time in school history in Mount St. Mary's and Furman. The contests with New Hampshire, Minnesota and Grambling will be only the second meetings with each opponent in program history.
• Xavier's non-conference opponents combined to post a 186-192 overall record a year ago. Five teams posted winning records, while four teams advanced to postseason play (3 - WNIT; 1 - NCAA).
• Xavier will face two teams from the ACC during non-conference play. All told, Xavier will take on an opponent from 11 different conferences.
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XU BASKETBALL HISTORY |
• Xavier has made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently advancing to the tournament's second round in 2011.
• The Musketeers' best NCAA Tournament finish was in 2001 and 2010 as XU advanced to the Elite Eight.
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SEASON OPENERS |
• Xavier moved to 18-0 in home openers when playing inside Cintas Center following the win over New Hampshire.
• The Musketeers are 23-13 in season openers dating back to their first season as a Division I member in 1982-83. Xavier is 16-3 in season openers over the last 19 seasons.
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FOX SPORTS |
• FOX Sports will nationally televise 15 regular-season games, while the BIG EAST Digital Network will carry an additional 74 conference matchups for a third consecutive season.
• The BEDN, launched in September 2014, is its own dedicated section within FOX Sports GO, the mobile app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content at home or on-the-go. FOX Sports GO is currently available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones, select Windows devices, and on desktops through FOXSportsGO.com. Streaming on FOX Sports GO is also now available on several connected devices, including Apple TV, Roku and Chromecast. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.
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NATIONAL BROADCASTS |
• Xavier is slated to play three nationally televised games on FS2.
FS2 Games
Friday, Dec. 29 at Butler - 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 28 vs Georgetown - 2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9 vs Marquette - 7 p.m.
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UP NEXT |
• Xavier returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 16 against Grambling. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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