Dunham, Owens Attend BIG EAST Media Day at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK - The BIG EAST Conference held its annual media day on Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Musketeers were represented by head coach Brian Neal and sophomore Aaliyah Dunham and junior Na'Teshia Owens at the annual event.

Players and coaches met with national media outlets to talk about the upcoming season. Promotional material was also be filmed during the event to be used on FOX and BIG EAST Digital Network broadcasts throughout the season.

Xavier was picked to finish 10th in the preseason coaches' poll as voted on by conference head coaches. The Musketeers posted a 10-20 (3-15 BIG EAST) record last season.

The Musketeers open the season on Wednesday, Nov. 7 against Chicago State. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.

ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS

• Xavier returns point guard Na'Teshia Owens who played and started in 27 games last season. She averaged 7.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, while adding 59 assists and 24 steals. The junior also hit 40 percent (30-for-75) of her three pointers to rank eighth in the BIG EAST.

• The Musketeers also return Aaliyah Dunham who was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. The guard led the team in assists (74) and three pointers made (32). She finished the year ranked fourth in Xavier single-season history in assists by a freshman.

• Aaliyah Dunham also connected on 39 percent of her three pointers (32-for-82), the ninth best percentage in the conference.

• Xavier finished the year ranked second all-time in program history in made three pointers with 214. The 700 attempted three pointers rank first in school history.

PRESEASON COACHES POLL

1.	DePaul (5)	77
	Marquette (5)	77
3.	Villanova	57
4.	Creighton	53
5.	Georgetown	52
6.	St. John's	48
7.	Butler	34
8.	Seton Hall	23
9.	Providence	17
10.	Xavier	12

First-place votes in parentheses

PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST

BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Allazia Blockton, Marquette, Sr., G*

BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preseason Freshman of the Year
Kadaja Bailey, St. John's, Fr., G

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Jaylyn Agnew, Creighton, Jr., F*
Kelly Campbell, DePaul, Jr., G*
Erika Davenport, Marquette, Sr., F
Audrey Faber, Creighton, Sr., F
Mary Gedaka, Villanova, Jr., F
Mart'e Grays, DePaul, Sr., F*
Natisha Hiedeman, Marquette, Sr., G
Jovana Nogic, Providence, Sr., G
Tori Schickel, Butler, Sr., F/C*
Dionna White, Georgetown, Sr., G
Amani Wilborn, Marquette, Sr., G

*unanimous selection

SEASON TICKET INFORMATION

• Season tickets are on sale now through the Xavier Athletics Ticket Office. For more information on ticket options, call the ticket office at 513-745-3411 ext. 7 or CLICK HERE for additional information.

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