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Xavier University Athletics
Friday, March 5
Uncasville, Conn.
11 a.m.
Xavier University
5-10,2-8Big Eas
57
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No. 8 Seed St. John's
8-14,4-12Big Ea
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| Xavier | 20 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 57 |
| St. John's (NY) | 36 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 65 |
Second-Half Comeback Falls Short vs St. John's
03.05.21 | Women's Basketball
Senior A'riana Gray posted a team-high 18 points and seven rebounds on Friday
UNCASVILLE, Conn.Β - Xavier women's basketball dropped a 65-57 contest to No. 8 seed St. John's on Friday in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Xavier moved to 5-10 on the year, while the Red Storm improved to 8-14.
The Red Storm opened the game on a 9-0 run before Kae Satterfield hit the first basket of the game for the Musketeers. St. John's never trailed in the first half,Β hitting 57.1 percent (16-for-28) of its shot attempts.
The Red Storm had its largest lead of the game (36-20) at intermission.
Xavier responded by scoring the first 11 points of the second half, closing within five points (36-31) at the 6:43 mark in the third quarter. A Kae Satterfield basket with 5:01 on the clock got the Musketeers within three points (37-34).
The Musketeers outscored the Red Storm, 20-8, in the third quarter - making the score 44-40 with 10 minutes left in regulation. Xavier hit 50 percent (6-for-12) of its shot attempts in the frame.
St. John's bounced back to outscore Xavier, 21-17, in the final quarter to pull away for the 65-57 win. Xavier got within five points twice in the final minute of regulation, but couldn't complete the comeback.
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β’ A'riana Gray finished with a team-high 18 points and seven rebounds. The senior forward added two assists and two steals.
β’ Kae Satterfield posted 13 points on 6-for-11 shooting. She added six rebounds.
β’ Nia Clark chipped in seven points and three assists, while Sarah Leyendecker added five points and four rebounds.Β
β’ Aaliyah Dunham had a game-high seven steals to go along with five points, four rebounds and three assists. The seven steals are a career-high for the senior guard.
β’ Xavier finished the game with 14 steals, its eighth game of the season with 10 or more steals. The Musketeers forced 23 turnovers, converting the miscues into 14 points.
β’ St. John's won the battle on the glass, 34-27, and scored 11 more fastbreak points (17-6).
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Xavier moved to 5-10 on the year, while the Red Storm improved to 8-14.
The Red Storm opened the game on a 9-0 run before Kae Satterfield hit the first basket of the game for the Musketeers. St. John's never trailed in the first half,Β hitting 57.1 percent (16-for-28) of its shot attempts.
The Red Storm had its largest lead of the game (36-20) at intermission.
Xavier responded by scoring the first 11 points of the second half, closing within five points (36-31) at the 6:43 mark in the third quarter. A Kae Satterfield basket with 5:01 on the clock got the Musketeers within three points (37-34).
The Musketeers outscored the Red Storm, 20-8, in the third quarter - making the score 44-40 with 10 minutes left in regulation. Xavier hit 50 percent (6-for-12) of its shot attempts in the frame.
St. John's bounced back to outscore Xavier, 21-17, in the final quarter to pull away for the 65-57 win. Xavier got within five points twice in the final minute of regulation, but couldn't complete the comeback.
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β’ A'riana Gray finished with a team-high 18 points and seven rebounds. The senior forward added two assists and two steals.
β’ Kae Satterfield posted 13 points on 6-for-11 shooting. She added six rebounds.
β’ Nia Clark chipped in seven points and three assists, while Sarah Leyendecker added five points and four rebounds.Β
β’ Aaliyah Dunham had a game-high seven steals to go along with five points, four rebounds and three assists. The seven steals are a career-high for the senior guard.
β’ Xavier finished the game with 14 steals, its eighth game of the season with 10 or more steals. The Musketeers forced 23 turnovers, converting the miscues into 14 points.
β’ St. John's won the battle on the glass, 34-27, and scored 11 more fastbreak points (17-6).
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Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
XU
SJU
FG%
.415
.491
3FG%
.333
.385
FT%
.692
.615
RB
27
34
TO
21
23
STL
13
12
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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