Aaliyah Dunham Posts Career Night in Loss to Colorado

Friday, December 6

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

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Aaliyah Dunham Posts Career Night in Loss to Colorado

12.06.19 | Women's Basketball

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The junior guard scored 12 points to go along with a career-high nine assists and six steals

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Junior Aaliyah Dunham had a career-high nine assists and six steals on Friday night as the Musketeers dropped a 62-53 matchup with Colorado at Cintas Center. The Musketeers moved to 1-6 on the year, while the Buffaloes remained undefeated at 8-0.

FIRST HALF

• Colorado scored four straight points to open the game before Xavier used a 7-2 run on 3-for-3 shooting to take a 7-6 advantage at the 6:57 mark. The opening quarter had four lead changes and one tie with neither team leading by more than four points. The Buffaloes ended the period on a 4-2 run to take a 13-12 advantage.

• Colorado scored four unanswered points to open the second quarter before the Musketeers used a 10-4 run capped by an Aaliyah Dunham basket to regain the lead, 22-21, with 3:37 on the clock. the two teams exchanged the lead two more times before the half concluded. An Ashley Gomez three pointer with 57 seconds left in the half put the Musketeers ahead, 27-25, going into the locker room.

• Aaliyah Dunham led Xavier with seven points at the break, while A'riana Gray and Ayanna Townsend both had five. Gray added a team-high four rebounds, while Dunham had four assists and three steals.

SECOND HALF

• A'riana Gray scored on Xavier's opening possession of the third quarter, extending the Musketeers lead to four points. Colorado responded by using an 11-0 run on 4-for-5 shooting to take a 36-29 lead into the media timeout (4:54). The Buffaloes outscored the Musketeers, 19-6, in the third frame to take a 44-33 lead.

• The Musketeers outscored Colorado, 20-18, in the final quarter by hitting 50 percent (7-for-14) of their shot attempts. Xavier closed within nine (58-49) with 2:43 left in regulation before the Buffaloes pulled away for the 62-53 victory.

• A'riana Gray scored 12 of her 17 points in the second half.

NOTABLES

• Junior Aaliyah Dunham nearly missed her first career double-double, scoring 12 points to go along with a career-high nine assists. She was 4-for-7 from the floor with two 3-pointers.

• Junior Aaliyah Dunham had a career-high six steals on Friday night. The Musketeers recorded a season-high 16 steals, the team's fourth game of the year with 10 or more steals. Junior A'riana Gray added three steals.

• Junior A'riana Gray scored a team-high 17 points on 7-for-19 shooting. The forward also led the team on the glass with nine rebounds.

• Senior Ashley Gomez added six points, while sophomores Carrie Gross and Sarah Leyendecker both had four. Gross and Leyendecker both added two steals.

• Colorado won the battle on the glass, 42-29, while Xavier scored six more points off of turnovers (22-16). The game featured 10 lead changes and two ties.

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action on Sunday, Dec. 8 against Eastern Kentucky at 2 p.m.

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