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Xavier University Athletics
Friday, January 17
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 P.M.
Xavier University
vs
DePaul
Musketeers Play Host No. 14 DePaul on Friday Night
01.15.20 | Women's Basketball
Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball plays host to No. 14 DePaul on Friday, Jan. 17. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (2-14, 1-4) vs NO. 14 DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS (15-2, 5-0)
Game Info - Friday, Jan. 17 - 7 p.m. - Cintas Center (10,224)
Live Video - BEDN - bit.ly/30qicYE
Live Stats - bit.ly/2qqIPeu
2019-20 Record: 15-2 (5-0 BIG EAST)
2018-19 Record: 26-8 (14-4 BIG EAST)
2018-19 Postseason: NCAA Tournament - First Round
Series History: Xavier trails, 18-1
Last Meeting: DePaul 81, Xavier 48 (Feb. 22, 2019 - Chicago, Ill.)
NOTABLES
• DePaul ranks first in the NCAA in assists (432), fourth in scoring offense (86.1) and sixth in free-throw percentage (.784). The Blue Demons also rank second nationally in three pointers made per game (11.1), total three pointers made (188) and three pointers attempted (537).
• Individually, senior Kelly Campbell leads the NCAA in assist turnover ratio (5.88), while ranking 14th in assists per game (5.5).
• Three of the top 11 scorers in the BIG EAST are from DePaul: Chante Stonewall (18.1), Sonya Morris (16.2) and Lexi Held (14.2).
• Xavier trails the all-time series, 18-1. The Musketeers lone victory was on Jan. 23, 1984 in the first meeting between the two schools, 82-72.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS DEPAUL
Feb. 22, 2019 - DePaul 81, Xavier 48 (Chicago, Ill.)
Jan. 27, 2019 - DePaul 73, Xavier 71(OT) (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 11, 2018 - DePaul 73, Xavier 72 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jan. 12, 2018 - DePaul 79, Xavier 48 (Chicago, Ill.)
Feb. 10, 2017 - DePaul 70, Xavier 43 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
• The Musketeers are 11-43 all-time against teams ranked in the top-25. The last time Xavier played a top-25 team was on Feb. 24, 2019 vs Marquette (L, 79-53).
• The Musketeers last win over a top-25 team was on Nov. 26, 2009 over No. 18 Kansas, 76-71, at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas.
• Xavier is coming off a 66-54 road loss at Villanova on Sunday, Jan. 12.
• Junior A'riana Gray posted her 20th career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds on Sunday. The forward has now scored 20 or more points in five straight games, increasing her 20-point performances to six on the year. She added three steals.
• Sophomore Carrie Gross added 10 points, five rebounds and three steals. Classmate Lauren Wasylson chipped in nine points and three rebounds.
• Junior Aaliyah Dunham scored eight points and dished out a team-high four assists. She added two steals.
• Junior A'riana Gray was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday morning. The forward earns the recognition for the fourth time this season.
2019-20 BIG EAST HONOREES
Jan. 13 - A'riana Gray - Weekly Honor Roll
Jan. 6 - A'riana Gray - Weekly Honor Roll
Dec. 30 - Sarah Leyendecker - Weekly Honor Roll
Dec. 23 - A'riana Gray - Weekly Honor Roll
Dec. 16 - Morgan Sharps - Weekly Honor Roll
Nov. 11 - A'riana Gray - Weekly Honor Roll
• The Melanie Moore Era began on Thursday, Nov. 11 with a 70-63 win over Utah. She was introduced as the eighth head women's basketball coach in program history on April 9 at Cintas Center.
• Moore joined the Musketeers after a seven-year stint at Michigan, most recently serving as associate head coach. She helped the Wolverines to a 156-85 overall record with seven postseason berths, including three NCAA Tournament appearances.
• The Glandorf, Ohio, native also has assistant coaching stops at Princeton (2007-12), Dayton (2006-07), Indiana State (2004-06) and Siena (2002-04).
• A'riana Gray leads the BIG EAST in rebounding (9.4) this season, while adding 16.4 points per game - ranking seventh in the BIG EAST. The junior forward ranks 51st in the NCAA in rebounds per game.
• Junior Aaliyah Dunham ranks third on the team in scoring (8.6), while leading the team in total assists (73) and total steals (31). The guard ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in assists (4.6). She ranks 36th in the NCAA in assist turnover ratio.
• Junior Aaliyah Dunham ranks second in the BIG EAST in three-point field-goal percentage (.464). She is 26-for-56 from the behind the arc. The guard also ranks fourth in assists per game (4.6).
• Freshman Morgan Sharps has 29 three pointers this year to rank third among BIG EAST freshmen this season. She also ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage (.426). The guard is 10-for-20 from behind the arc in her last four games.
• Xavier ranks third in the BIG EAST in three-point field-goal percentage (.375), while ranking third in three pointers made per game (7.6). The Musketeers rank 17th in the NCAA in three-point field-goal percentage.
• Sophomore Carrie Gross ranks second on the team in scoring (9.3) and fourth in rebounding (3.5) this season. She averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game during her freshman campaign.
• Sophomore Sarah Leyendecker made 19 consecutive free throws entering the Georgetown game before missing her first attempt on Friday night. She is now 26-for-29 from the charity stripe this season.
• Sophomore Sarah Leyendecker averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game with a .275 field-goal percentage (14-for-51). In five BIG EAST games, the forward has posted 10.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game - while connecting on 50 percent (17-for-34) of her shot attempts.
• Xavier's non-conference opponents finished non-conference action with a 79-40 (.664) record. Ten of Xavier's 11 non-conference opponents posted a .500 record or better.
• Junior A'riana Gray has 640 career rebounds, raking ninth in career rebounding at Xavier. She is 103 rebounds away from moving into eighth place ahead of Jennifer Phillips (742 - 1997-01).
• Gray also has 800 career points. She is 200 points away from becoming the 25th member of the 1,000-point club. The last Xavier player to score 1,000 points was Raeshaun Gaffney (2014-17).
• Through three weeks of BIG EAST action, the Musketeers lead the conference in three-point field-goal percentage (.423), while ranking fourth in free-throw percentage (.729). Xavier also ranks fourth in three-point field-goal percentage defense (.321) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.399).
• Junior A'riana Gray ranks second in the BIG EAST in scoring (22.0) and fifth in rebounding (7.4). Sophomore Sarah Leyendecker ranks ninth in rebounding (6.8), seventh in field-goal percentage (.500) and eighth in free-throw percentage (.824).
• Junior Aaliyah Dunham is averaging 5.6 assists in BIG EAST play to rank second. Freshman Morgan Sharps also ranks second in three-point field-goal percentage (.478), going 11-for-23 from behind the arc.
• Junior forward A'riana Gray was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team on Oct. 10. The Musketeers were also picked to finish eighth in the preseason coaches' poll.
• Xavier returns its leading rebounder and scorer in junior A'riana Gray. The forward averaged 13.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game last season. She also added a team-high 58 steals.
• A'riana Gray earned All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Team honors last season. She led the BIG EAST in rebounding (11.5), while ranking 10th in the NCAA.
• A'riana Gray was one of only two underclassmen to earn All-BIG EAST honors last season. St. John's Tiana England (R-So.) was also named to the honorable mention team.
• A'riana Gray finished the 2018-19 season with 344 rebounds to rank tied for 19th in the NCAA in total rebounds. The 344 rebounds also rank fifth in single-season school history.
• Sophomore Lauren Wasylson made a team-leading 57 three pointers during her first year on the team - leading all BIG EAST freshmen in the category, while ranking 11th overall in the conference. She also ranked 10th in the BIG EAST in three-point field-goal percentage (.383).
• Lauren Wasylson's 57 three pointers were the most by a Musketeer since Ashley Wanninger in 2013-14 (62-for-186). Her 57 three pointers also rank fourth in single-season school history by a freshman.
• Xavier will play 14 games at Cintas Center this season, including nine BIG EAST games.
• The Musketeers open and close BIG EAST play against St. John's. Xavier opens conference play against the Red Storm on Dec. 29 at Cintas Center before closing the year in Queens, N.Y., on March 1.
• The Musketeers have won 44 non-conference games over the last five seasons with a 37-8 mark at Cintas Center.
• Six of Xavier's non-conference opponents posted winning records last season, including five teams with 20 or more wins. Five of Xavier's opponents played in a postseason tournament last season: Rider (WNIT), Wright State (NCAA), Robert Morris (NCAA), Cincinnati (WNIT) and Northwestern (WNIT).
• Xavier played teams from nine different conferences before the start of BIG EAST play, including two teams from both the American Athletic Conference and the Pac-12 Conference. The Musketeers played a team from the Big Ten (Northwestern) and the Southeastern Conference (Florida).
• Xavier played four opponents for the first time in program history: Utah, Rider, Colorado and Northwestern.
• Xavier will play two games on national television with each game being aired on FS2. The Musketeers will play at Georgetown on FS2 on Jan. 10 and at Providence on FS2 on Jan. 26.
1. DePaul (9) - 81
2. St. John's (1) - 70
3. Seton Hall - 58
4. Creighton - 50
t-5. Providence - 44
t-5. Villanova - 44
7. Butler - 43
8. Xavier - 23
9. Marquette - 19
10. Georgetown - 18
first-place votes in parentheses
• 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 returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 19 vs Marquette. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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THE MATCHUP VS DEPAUL |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (2-14, 1-4) vs NO. 14 DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS (15-2, 5-0)
Game Info - Friday, Jan. 17 - 7 p.m. - Cintas Center (10,224)
Live Video - BEDN - bit.ly/30qicYE
Live Stats - bit.ly/2qqIPeu
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ABOUT DEPAUL |
2019-20 Record: 15-2 (5-0 BIG EAST)2018-19 Record: 26-8 (14-4 BIG EAST)
2018-19 Postseason: NCAA Tournament - First Round
Series History: Xavier trails, 18-1
Last Meeting: DePaul 81, Xavier 48 (Feb. 22, 2019 - Chicago, Ill.)
NOTABLES
• DePaul ranks first in the NCAA in assists (432), fourth in scoring offense (86.1) and sixth in free-throw percentage (.784). The Blue Demons also rank second nationally in three pointers made per game (11.1), total three pointers made (188) and three pointers attempted (537).
• Individually, senior Kelly Campbell leads the NCAA in assist turnover ratio (5.88), while ranking 14th in assists per game (5.5).
• Three of the top 11 scorers in the BIG EAST are from DePaul: Chante Stonewall (18.1), Sonya Morris (16.2) and Lexi Held (14.2).
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SERIES HISTORY |
• Xavier trails the all-time series, 18-1. The Musketeers lone victory was on Jan. 23, 1984 in the first meeting between the two schools, 82-72.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS DEPAUL
Feb. 22, 2019 - DePaul 81, Xavier 48 (Chicago, Ill.)
Jan. 27, 2019 - DePaul 73, Xavier 71(OT) (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 11, 2018 - DePaul 73, Xavier 72 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jan. 12, 2018 - DePaul 79, Xavier 48 (Chicago, Ill.)
Feb. 10, 2017 - DePaul 70, Xavier 43 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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XU VS THE TOP-25 |
• The Musketeers are 11-43 all-time against teams ranked in the top-25. The last time Xavier played a top-25 team was on Feb. 24, 2019 vs Marquette (L, 79-53).
• The Musketeers last win over a top-25 team was on Nov. 26, 2009 over No. 18 Kansas, 76-71, at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas.
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LAST TIME OUT |
• Xavier is coming off a 66-54 road loss at Villanova on Sunday, Jan. 12.
• Junior A'riana Gray posted her 20th career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds on Sunday. The forward has now scored 20 or more points in five straight games, increasing her 20-point performances to six on the year. She added three steals.
• Sophomore Carrie Gross added 10 points, five rebounds and three steals. Classmate Lauren Wasylson chipped in nine points and three rebounds.
• Junior Aaliyah Dunham scored eight points and dished out a team-high four assists. She added two steals.
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BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS |
• Junior A'riana Gray was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday morning. The forward earns the recognition for the fourth time this season.
2019-20 BIG EAST HONOREES
Jan. 13 - A'riana Gray - Weekly Honor Roll
Jan. 6 - A'riana Gray - Weekly Honor Roll
Dec. 30 - Sarah Leyendecker - Weekly Honor Roll
Dec. 23 - A'riana Gray - Weekly Honor Roll
Dec. 16 - Morgan Sharps - Weekly Honor Roll
Nov. 11 - A'riana Gray - Weekly Honor Roll
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START OF MEL MOORE ERA |
• The Melanie Moore Era began on Thursday, Nov. 11 with a 70-63 win over Utah. She was introduced as the eighth head women's basketball coach in program history on April 9 at Cintas Center.
• Moore joined the Musketeers after a seven-year stint at Michigan, most recently serving as associate head coach. She helped the Wolverines to a 156-85 overall record with seven postseason berths, including three NCAA Tournament appearances.
• The Glandorf, Ohio, native also has assistant coaching stops at Princeton (2007-12), Dayton (2006-07), Indiana State (2004-06) and Siena (2002-04).
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NOTABLES |
• A'riana Gray leads the BIG EAST in rebounding (9.4) this season, while adding 16.4 points per game - ranking seventh in the BIG EAST. The junior forward ranks 51st in the NCAA in rebounds per game.
• Junior Aaliyah Dunham ranks third on the team in scoring (8.6), while leading the team in total assists (73) and total steals (31). The guard ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in assists (4.6). She ranks 36th in the NCAA in assist turnover ratio.
• Junior Aaliyah Dunham ranks second in the BIG EAST in three-point field-goal percentage (.464). She is 26-for-56 from the behind the arc. The guard also ranks fourth in assists per game (4.6).
• Freshman Morgan Sharps has 29 three pointers this year to rank third among BIG EAST freshmen this season. She also ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage (.426). The guard is 10-for-20 from behind the arc in her last four games.
• Xavier ranks third in the BIG EAST in three-point field-goal percentage (.375), while ranking third in three pointers made per game (7.6). The Musketeers rank 17th in the NCAA in three-point field-goal percentage.
• Sophomore Carrie Gross ranks second on the team in scoring (9.3) and fourth in rebounding (3.5) this season. She averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game during her freshman campaign.
• Sophomore Sarah Leyendecker made 19 consecutive free throws entering the Georgetown game before missing her first attempt on Friday night. She is now 26-for-29 from the charity stripe this season.
• Sophomore Sarah Leyendecker averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game with a .275 field-goal percentage (14-for-51). In five BIG EAST games, the forward has posted 10.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game - while connecting on 50 percent (17-for-34) of her shot attempts.
• Xavier's non-conference opponents finished non-conference action with a 79-40 (.664) record. Ten of Xavier's 11 non-conference opponents posted a .500 record or better.
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A'RIANA GRAY CAREER WATCH |
• Junior A'riana Gray has 640 career rebounds, raking ninth in career rebounding at Xavier. She is 103 rebounds away from moving into eighth place ahead of Jennifer Phillips (742 - 1997-01).
• Gray also has 800 career points. She is 200 points away from becoming the 25th member of the 1,000-point club. The last Xavier player to score 1,000 points was Raeshaun Gaffney (2014-17).
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BIG EAST ONLY NOTABLES |
• Through three weeks of BIG EAST action, the Musketeers lead the conference in three-point field-goal percentage (.423), while ranking fourth in free-throw percentage (.729). Xavier also ranks fourth in three-point field-goal percentage defense (.321) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.399).
• Junior A'riana Gray ranks second in the BIG EAST in scoring (22.0) and fifth in rebounding (7.4). Sophomore Sarah Leyendecker ranks ninth in rebounding (6.8), seventh in field-goal percentage (.500) and eighth in free-throw percentage (.824).
• Junior Aaliyah Dunham is averaging 5.6 assists in BIG EAST play to rank second. Freshman Morgan Sharps also ranks second in three-point field-goal percentage (.478), going 11-for-23 from behind the arc.
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PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST |
• Junior forward A'riana Gray was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team on Oct. 10. The Musketeers were also picked to finish eighth in the preseason coaches' poll.
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A'RIANA GRAY - NOTABLES |
• Xavier returns its leading rebounder and scorer in junior A'riana Gray. The forward averaged 13.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game last season. She also added a team-high 58 steals.
• A'riana Gray earned All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Team honors last season. She led the BIG EAST in rebounding (11.5), while ranking 10th in the NCAA.
• A'riana Gray was one of only two underclassmen to earn All-BIG EAST honors last season. St. John's Tiana England (R-So.) was also named to the honorable mention team.
• A'riana Gray finished the 2018-19 season with 344 rebounds to rank tied for 19th in the NCAA in total rebounds. The 344 rebounds also rank fifth in single-season school history.
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WASYLSON - NOTABLES |
• Sophomore Lauren Wasylson made a team-leading 57 three pointers during her first year on the team - leading all BIG EAST freshmen in the category, while ranking 11th overall in the conference. She also ranked 10th in the BIG EAST in three-point field-goal percentage (.383).
• Lauren Wasylson's 57 three pointers were the most by a Musketeer since Ashley Wanninger in 2013-14 (62-for-186). Her 57 three pointers also rank fourth in single-season school history by a freshman.
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SCHEDULE NOTES |
• Xavier will play 14 games at Cintas Center this season, including nine BIG EAST games.
• The Musketeers open and close BIG EAST play against St. John's. Xavier opens conference play against the Red Storm on Dec. 29 at Cintas Center before closing the year in Queens, N.Y., on March 1.
• The Musketeers have won 44 non-conference games over the last five seasons with a 37-8 mark at Cintas Center.
• Six of Xavier's non-conference opponents posted winning records last season, including five teams with 20 or more wins. Five of Xavier's opponents played in a postseason tournament last season: Rider (WNIT), Wright State (NCAA), Robert Morris (NCAA), Cincinnati (WNIT) and Northwestern (WNIT).
• Xavier played teams from nine different conferences before the start of BIG EAST play, including two teams from both the American Athletic Conference and the Pac-12 Conference. The Musketeers played a team from the Big Ten (Northwestern) and the Southeastern Conference (Florida).
• Xavier played four opponents for the first time in program history: Utah, Rider, Colorado and Northwestern.
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XAVIER ON NATIONAL TV |
• Xavier will play two games on national television with each game being aired on FS2. The Musketeers will play at Georgetown on FS2 on Jan. 10 and at Providence on FS2 on Jan. 26.
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PRESEASON BIG EAST COACHES' POLL |
1. DePaul (9) - 81
2. St. John's (1) - 70
3. Seton Hall - 58
4. Creighton - 50
t-5. Providence - 44
t-5. Villanova - 44
7. Butler - 43
8. Xavier - 23
9. Marquette - 19
10. Georgetown - 18
first-place votes in parentheses
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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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UP NEXT |
• Xavier returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 19 vs Marquette. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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