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Xavier University Athletics
Tuesday, November 14
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 p.m.
Xavier University
2-0
66
vs
45
Mount St. Mary's (Md.)
0-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| Mount St. Mary's | 2 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
| Xavier | 16 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 66 |
Dunham Leads Xavier to 66-45 Win Over Mount St. Mary's
11.14.17 | Women's Basketball
The freshman guard scored a game-high 16 points on Tuesday night
CINCINNATI -Β Freshman Aaliyah Dunham scored a game-high 16 points on Tuesday night, leading the Xavier women's basketball team to a 66-45 win over Mount St. Mary's at Cintas Center. The Musketeers moved to 2-0 on the year, while the Mountaineers dropped to 0-2.
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β’ Xavier never trailed in the game and opened the contest by outscoring the Mountaineers, 16-2, in the first quarter. The Musketeers limited Mount St. Mary's to only one field goal (1-for-15) in the first quarter. The last time Xavier held an opponent to one field in a quarter was on Feb. 4, 2017 at Butler (1-for-13 in the fourth quarter).
β’ Mount St. Mary's outscored Xavier, 14-13, in the second quarter to make the score 29-16 at the break. Xavier responded by hitting 72.7 percent (8-for-11) of its shot attempts in the third quarter to build a 49-32 advantage.
β’ The Musketeers kept up the hot shooting by connectingΒ on 63.6 percent (7-for-11) of their attempts in the final quarter. Xavier led by as many as 25 points (66-41) at the 2:06 mark in the fourth quarter.Β
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β’ Xavier held a 43-37 advantage on the glass, paced by freshman A'riana Gray who had game-high 10 rebounds. The forward was one point shy of her first career double-double as she had nine points on 3-for-6 shooting. The Musketeers also had four more blocks (6-2) than the Mountaineers with Gray pacing Xavier with two blocks.Β
β’ Freshman Aaliyah Dunham scored a game-high 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting with 13 points coming in the first half. She added two assists and two steals.
β’ Junior ImaniΒ PartlowΒ added 12 points and seven rebounds, while JadaΒ Byrd and Ashley Gomez both added seven points. Gomez chipped in a team-high three steals.Β
β’ Xavier also forced 17 turnovers, turning the miscues into 17 points. The Musketeers held a 32-14 advantage in bench points.Β
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β’ Xavier returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 16 against Grambling State (1-1). Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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Β THE STORYLINES |
β’ Xavier never trailed in the game and opened the contest by outscoring the Mountaineers, 16-2, in the first quarter. The Musketeers limited Mount St. Mary's to only one field goal (1-for-15) in the first quarter. The last time Xavier held an opponent to one field in a quarter was on Feb. 4, 2017 at Butler (1-for-13 in the fourth quarter).
β’ Mount St. Mary's outscored Xavier, 14-13, in the second quarter to make the score 29-16 at the break. Xavier responded by hitting 72.7 percent (8-for-11) of its shot attempts in the third quarter to build a 49-32 advantage.
β’ The Musketeers kept up the hot shooting by connectingΒ on 63.6 percent (7-for-11) of their attempts in the final quarter. Xavier led by as many as 25 points (66-41) at the 2:06 mark in the fourth quarter.Β
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Β NOTABLES |
β’ Xavier held a 43-37 advantage on the glass, paced by freshman A'riana Gray who had game-high 10 rebounds. The forward was one point shy of her first career double-double as she had nine points on 3-for-6 shooting. The Musketeers also had four more blocks (6-2) than the Mountaineers with Gray pacing Xavier with two blocks.Β
β’ Freshman Aaliyah Dunham scored a game-high 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting with 13 points coming in the first half. She added two assists and two steals.
β’ Junior ImaniΒ PartlowΒ added 12 points and seven rebounds, while JadaΒ Byrd and Ashley Gomez both added seven points. Gomez chipped in a team-high three steals.Β
β’ Xavier also forced 17 turnovers, turning the miscues into 17 points. The Musketeers held a 32-14 advantage in bench points.Β
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Β UP NEXT |
β’ Xavier returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 16 against Grambling State (1-1). Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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Team Stats
MOUNT
XU
FG%
.254
.462
3FG%
.143
.273
FT%
.786
.571
RB
37
43
TO
15
18
STL
13
9
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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