Musketeers Fall to No. 18/16 Blue Demons on Friday Night

Friday, February 10

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

No. 18/16 DePaul

Musketeers Fall to No. 18/16 Blue Demons on Friday Night

02.10.17 | Women's Basketball

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Marquia Turner led the Musketeers with 16 points

By: Isabel Roberts-Hamilton, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - No. 18/16 DePaul handed Xavier women's basketball a 70-43 loss on Friday evening. The Musketeers moved to 11-12 (3-9 BIG EAST), while the Blue Demons improved to 20-5 (12-1 BIG EAST).

NOTEABLES

• Marquia Turner led the Musketeers with 16 points, two shy of her all-time career high. The junior guard was 6-for-14 from the floor with three, 3-pointers. She also added a team-high three steals.

• Xavier had nine points off of turnovers, one point more than DePaul. Both teams recorded seven steals in the contest.

• DePaul held a 47-30 advantage on the glass. Leah Schaefer and Marquia Turner both had five rebounds for the Musketeers.

FIRST QUARTER

• Xavier jumped out early to score the first four points of the game, but DePaul took a 10-point lead at the two-minute mark and ended the quarter with a 20-10 lead.

• Shots were not falling for the Musketeers, with them only shooting 23.5 percent from the field, while the Blue Demons shot 66.7 percent of their shot attempts.

SECOND QUARTER

• The Blue Demons outscored the Musketeers, 17-8, in the frame - resulting in a halftime score of 39-18.

• At halftime, Xavier's leading scorer was Raeshaun Gaffney with five points. Maddison Blackwell added three assists, while Marquia Turner had three steals.

THIRD QUARTER

• The Musketeers came out strong with a 6-0 run to open the quarter. DePaul outscored Xavier, 16-15, during the quarter.

• Marquia Turner scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting in the quarter to pace the Musketeers.

FOURTH QUARTER

• The Musketeers were outscored, 15-10, during the fourth quarter. Xavier held an 11-10 advantage on the glass with four players pulling down two rebounds each.

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 12 against Marquette. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center with the game being aired on the BIG EAST Digital Network.

HIGHLIGHTS

Some of the top Xavier plays from tonight's game vs the Blue Demons. #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/TRsURFVrhH
— Xavier Women's Hoops (@XavierWBB) February 11, 2017