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Friday, January 28
Washington, D.C.
7 p.m.
Xavier University
at
Georgetown
Xavier Opens Three-Game Road Swing at Georgetown
01.27.22 | Women's Basketball
Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from McDonough Arena on Friday
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball opens a three-game BIG EAST road swing on Friday, Jan. 28 at Georgetown. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from McDonough Arena.
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (6-11, 1-7) at GEORGETOWN HOYAS (6-9, 1-6)
Game Info - Friday, Jan. 28 - 7 p.m. ET - McDonough Arena (2,500)
Live Video - bit.ly/3tXV701
Live Stats - bit.ly/3AuPmbw
2021-22 Record: 6-9 (1-6 BIG EAST)
2020-21 Record: 2-15 (2-14 BIG EAST)
2021 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier trails, 10-8
Last Meeting: Xavier 58, Georgetown 48 (Feb. 28, 2021 - Cintas Center)
NOTABLES
• Georgetown has dropped five straight games and is looking for its first win since Dec. 13 (W, 59-53 vs Coppin State). The Hoyas are coming off an 80-52 loss to St. John's on Jan. 25 at McDonough Arena.
• The Hoyas rank 11th in the BIG EAST in scoring offense (58.9) and sixth in the scoring defense (64.9). Georgetown also ranks third in the conference in steals (8.0) and blocks (3.8), while ranking fourth field-goal percentage defense (.382).
• Milan Bolden-Morris leads the team in scoring (13.3) and three-pointers made (43). She ranks 22nd in the NCAA in three-point field-goal percentage (.434) and 15th in the three-pointers made per game (2.87). Kelsey Ransom ranks second in the BIG EAST in steals (2.7) and fourth in assists (4.5).
• Xavier trails the all-time series with Georgetown, 10-8. The Musketeers are 2-4 in the last six meetings with the Hoyas.
• Xavier is 2-6 in road games vs the Hoyas. The Musketeers won the last meeting at Georgetown, 85-64, on Jan. 10, 2020.
• Xavier won the last meeting between the two schools, 58-48, on Feb. 28, 2021. Ayanna Townsend had 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting to go along with two steals and one block.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS GEORGETOWN
Feb. 28, 2021 - Xavier 58, Georgetown 48 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 9, 2020 - Georgetown 63, Xavier 50 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jan. 10, 2020 - Xavier 85, Georgetown 64 (Washington, D.C.)
March 3, 2019 - Georgetown 67, Xavier 64 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Dec. 29, 2018 - Georgetown 68, Xavier 61 (Washington, D.C.)
WEEKLY HONOREES
Nov. 22 - Nia Clark - BIG EAST Player of the Week
Dec. 20 - Ayanna Townsend - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Jan. 3 - Kae Satterfield - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
• Xavier is coming off a 94-74 loss to DePaul on Jan. 23. The Musketeers have now lost five straight games and are looking for their first win since Dec. 29 (W, 77-55 vs Butler).
• Aanaya Harris posted a team-high 17 points on 8-for-11 shooting, her ninth game in double figures this season. She added five rebounds and one assist.
• Ayanna Townsend added 15 points on 7-for-12 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. Mackayla Scarlett posted 12 points, four steals and three assists.
• Shelby Calhoun rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points. She added seven rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes of action off the bench.
• Courtney Prenger pulled down a team-high eight rebounds to go along with four points. Shaila Beeler recorded six points, five rebounds and a team-high five assists.
• Both teams had 46 rebounds in the contest. The Blue Demons held a 21-11 advantage in second-chance points and scored 17 more points off of turnovers (28-11). DePaul also scored two more fastbreak points (22-20).
• Xavier hit 31 field goals (31-for-72), the third most made baskets for the Musketeers in a game this season. The team's 17 assists were the fifth-most in a game this season.
• Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has scored in double figures in four of her last six games, averaging 11.0 points per game. She is 12-for-30 from behind the arc in those games. On the year, she has made 20 three pointers - nearly half of the team's total (42-for-165).
• The Bronx, N.Y., native has averaged 7.7 points per game this season after posting 0.6 points per game as a freshman.
• Xavier has had eight different players lead the team in scoring through 17 games. Nia Clark has led the team in scoring in five games, followed by Aanaya Harris (four times), Kae Satterfield (three times), Shaila Beeler (twice), Mackayla Scarlett (twice), Ayanna Townsend (twice), Shelby Calhoun (once) and Mikayla Hayes (once).
• All told, five players are averaging over eight points per game. Five different players have dished out 20 or more assists this season.
• Xavier ranks second in the BIG EAST with seven newcomers, only trailing Providence (eight newcomers).
• Xavier is replacing over half of its points, rebounds and assists from players who departed the program in the offseason. The Musketeers lost 57.9 percent of their total points (549), 54.8 percent of their total rebounds (297) and 66.7 percent of their total assists (140).
• All told, the Musketeers five players who graduated in the offseason (A'riana Gray, Aaliyah Dunham, Sarah Leyendecker, Lauren Wasylson, Deja Ross) combined for the following career statistics: 406 games played, 2,933 points, 1,764 rebounds and 636 assists.
• Xavier ranks fourth the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.766), while ranking 30th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 79th in the NCAA in free-throws made (226).
• Xavier ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in blocks (3.7), while ranking 113th in the NCAA. Mikayla Hayes ranks ninth in the conference with 14 blocks. Six Musketeers have 10 or more steals on the year, paced by Mackayla Scarlett (22).
• Kae Satterfield leads the team in rebounding (6.9), while ranking third in scoring (9.8). She has hit 87.8 percent (36-for-41) of her free throws, ranking second in the BIG EAST. She also ranks sixth in the conference in rebounding.
• Nia Clark ranks 21st in the BIG EAST in scoring (11.9), 11th in steals (1.4) and 13th in assists (3.2).
• Freshman Aanaya Harris ranks second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.0 points per game. She has hit 49.2 percent (60-for-122) of her shot attempts this season, ranking ninth in the BIG EAST. She ranks fourth on the team in total blocks (7) and fourth in total assists (35).
• Xavier picked up its first BIG EAST win of the season on Dec. 29, defeating Butler, 77-55, at Cintas Center. The 22-point win was the third largest margin of victory for the Musketeers vs a BIG EAST opponent since joining the conference in 2013-14.
• Xavier returns two of its top three scorers from last season in Nia Clark and Kae Satterfield. The Musketeers finished the season with a 5-10 (2-8 BIG EAST) record.
• Nia Clark averaged 11.5 points per game last season, ranking second on the team. She also led the team in three pointers made (16) and total steals (26). The Indianapolis, Ind., native averaged 2.0 steals per game, ranking sixth in the BIG EAST and 126th in the NCAA.
• Kae Satterfield averaged 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. She ranked second on the team in rebounding, while ranking 14th in the BIG EAST. The New York, N.Y., native also posted a team-best .468 field-goal percentage (58-for-124).
• The Musketeers welcome seven newcomers to the team this season, comprised of four transfers and three true freshmen. The four transfers are Shelby Calhoun (Virginia Tech), Mikayla Hayes (Florida/Clemson), Taylor Smith (Ole Miss) and Shaila Beeler (Indiana/Vincennes). The true freshman are Kaysia Woods (Lincoln, Neb.), Kaybriana Hallman (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Aanaya Harris (Omaha, Neb.).
• Ayanna Townsend has 70 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is eight blocks away from moving into seventh place with Carol Madsen (1991-94).
• Xavier will play nine non-conference games (five on the road, four at home). The Musketeers will play teams from eight different conferences (AAC, Pac-12, MAC, MVC, Horizon, ASUN, MAAC, OVC). The contest with Niagara on Dec. 8 will be the first meeting between the two schools.
• Xavier plays six teams that advanced to postseason action last season: Wright State (NCAA), Marquette (NCAA), UConn (NCAA), Villanova (WNIT), DePaul (WNIT), Creighton (WNIT).
• The Musketeers will play four games on national television: Jan. 15 at UConn (SNY), Jan. 23 vs DePaul (CBS Sports Network), Feb. 13 at Providence (FS1) and Feb. 18 vs UConn (SNY). Xavier's remaining 16 conference games will be aired BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) presented by SoFi. FloSports will serve as the digital home for conference women's basketball for the second straight season.
• The conference season begins on Dec. 3 at Marquette and concludes on Feb. 27 at Cintas Center vs Villanova. The Musketeers will play four BIG EAST games before the start of 2022.
• The BIG EAST Tournament will be held at Mohegan Sun Arena for the second straight year. The tournament will be held on March 5-7.
• The Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout returns after the game was canceled last season due to COVID-19 issues. Xavier has won four of the last six meetings between the two teams and 11 of the last 16 meetings. The game will be played at Fifth Third Arena on Sunday, Dec. 12.
• The Musketeers have won 52 non-conference games over the last six seasons with a 42-10 mark at Cintas Center.
• 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.
• Game two of Xavier's three-game road swing is on Sunday, Jan. 30 at Villanova. The road trip concludes at St. John's on Feb. 2.
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THE MATCHUP AT GEORGETOWN |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (6-11, 1-7) at GEORGETOWN HOYAS (6-9, 1-6)
Game Info - Friday, Jan. 28 - 7 p.m. ET - McDonough Arena (2,500)
Live Video - bit.ly/3tXV701
Live Stats - bit.ly/3AuPmbw
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ABOUT GEORGETOWN |
2021-22 Record: 6-9 (1-6 BIG EAST)2020-21 Record: 2-15 (2-14 BIG EAST)
2021 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier trails, 10-8
Last Meeting: Xavier 58, Georgetown 48 (Feb. 28, 2021 - Cintas Center)
NOTABLES
• Georgetown has dropped five straight games and is looking for its first win since Dec. 13 (W, 59-53 vs Coppin State). The Hoyas are coming off an 80-52 loss to St. John's on Jan. 25 at McDonough Arena.
• The Hoyas rank 11th in the BIG EAST in scoring offense (58.9) and sixth in the scoring defense (64.9). Georgetown also ranks third in the conference in steals (8.0) and blocks (3.8), while ranking fourth field-goal percentage defense (.382).
• Milan Bolden-Morris leads the team in scoring (13.3) and three-pointers made (43). She ranks 22nd in the NCAA in three-point field-goal percentage (.434) and 15th in the three-pointers made per game (2.87). Kelsey Ransom ranks second in the BIG EAST in steals (2.7) and fourth in assists (4.5).
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SERIES HISTORY |
• Xavier trails the all-time series with Georgetown, 10-8. The Musketeers are 2-4 in the last six meetings with the Hoyas.
• Xavier is 2-6 in road games vs the Hoyas. The Musketeers won the last meeting at Georgetown, 85-64, on Jan. 10, 2020.
• Xavier won the last meeting between the two schools, 58-48, on Feb. 28, 2021. Ayanna Townsend had 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting to go along with two steals and one block.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS GEORGETOWN
Feb. 28, 2021 - Xavier 58, Georgetown 48 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 9, 2020 - Georgetown 63, Xavier 50 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jan. 10, 2020 - Xavier 85, Georgetown 64 (Washington, D.C.)
March 3, 2019 - Georgetown 67, Xavier 64 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Dec. 29, 2018 - Georgetown 68, Xavier 61 (Washington, D.C.)
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BIG EAST HONOREES |
WEEKLY HONOREES
Nov. 22 - Nia Clark - BIG EAST Player of the Week
Dec. 20 - Ayanna Townsend - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Jan. 3 - Kae Satterfield - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
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LAST TIME OUT |
• Xavier is coming off a 94-74 loss to DePaul on Jan. 23. The Musketeers have now lost five straight games and are looking for their first win since Dec. 29 (W, 77-55 vs Butler).
• Aanaya Harris posted a team-high 17 points on 8-for-11 shooting, her ninth game in double figures this season. She added five rebounds and one assist.
• Ayanna Townsend added 15 points on 7-for-12 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. Mackayla Scarlett posted 12 points, four steals and three assists.
• Shelby Calhoun rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points. She added seven rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes of action off the bench.
• Courtney Prenger pulled down a team-high eight rebounds to go along with four points. Shaila Beeler recorded six points, five rebounds and a team-high five assists.
• Both teams had 46 rebounds in the contest. The Blue Demons held a 21-11 advantage in second-chance points and scored 17 more points off of turnovers (28-11). DePaul also scored two more fastbreak points (22-20).
• Xavier hit 31 field goals (31-for-72), the third most made baskets for the Musketeers in a game this season. The team's 17 assists were the fifth-most in a game this season.
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SCARLETT LEADING OFFENSE |
• Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has scored in double figures in four of her last six games, averaging 11.0 points per game. She is 12-for-30 from behind the arc in those games. On the year, she has made 20 three pointers - nearly half of the team's total (42-for-165).
• The Bronx, N.Y., native has averaged 7.7 points per game this season after posting 0.6 points per game as a freshman.
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BALANCED OFFENSE |
• Xavier has had eight different players lead the team in scoring through 17 games. Nia Clark has led the team in scoring in five games, followed by Aanaya Harris (four times), Kae Satterfield (three times), Shaila Beeler (twice), Mackayla Scarlett (twice), Ayanna Townsend (twice), Shelby Calhoun (once) and Mikayla Hayes (once).
• All told, five players are averaging over eight points per game. Five different players have dished out 20 or more assists this season.
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NOTABLES |
• Xavier ranks second in the BIG EAST with seven newcomers, only trailing Providence (eight newcomers).
• Xavier is replacing over half of its points, rebounds and assists from players who departed the program in the offseason. The Musketeers lost 57.9 percent of their total points (549), 54.8 percent of their total rebounds (297) and 66.7 percent of their total assists (140).
• All told, the Musketeers five players who graduated in the offseason (A'riana Gray, Aaliyah Dunham, Sarah Leyendecker, Lauren Wasylson, Deja Ross) combined for the following career statistics: 406 games played, 2,933 points, 1,764 rebounds and 636 assists.
• Xavier ranks fourth the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.766), while ranking 30th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 79th in the NCAA in free-throws made (226).
• Xavier ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in blocks (3.7), while ranking 113th in the NCAA. Mikayla Hayes ranks ninth in the conference with 14 blocks. Six Musketeers have 10 or more steals on the year, paced by Mackayla Scarlett (22).
• Kae Satterfield leads the team in rebounding (6.9), while ranking third in scoring (9.8). She has hit 87.8 percent (36-for-41) of her free throws, ranking second in the BIG EAST. She also ranks sixth in the conference in rebounding.
• Nia Clark ranks 21st in the BIG EAST in scoring (11.9), 11th in steals (1.4) and 13th in assists (3.2).
• Freshman Aanaya Harris ranks second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.0 points per game. She has hit 49.2 percent (60-for-122) of her shot attempts this season, ranking ninth in the BIG EAST. She ranks fourth on the team in total blocks (7) and fourth in total assists (35).
• Xavier picked up its first BIG EAST win of the season on Dec. 29, defeating Butler, 77-55, at Cintas Center. The 22-point win was the third largest margin of victory for the Musketeers vs a BIG EAST opponent since joining the conference in 2013-14.
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ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS |
• Xavier returns two of its top three scorers from last season in Nia Clark and Kae Satterfield. The Musketeers finished the season with a 5-10 (2-8 BIG EAST) record.
• Nia Clark averaged 11.5 points per game last season, ranking second on the team. She also led the team in three pointers made (16) and total steals (26). The Indianapolis, Ind., native averaged 2.0 steals per game, ranking sixth in the BIG EAST and 126th in the NCAA.
• Kae Satterfield averaged 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. She ranked second on the team in rebounding, while ranking 14th in the BIG EAST. The New York, N.Y., native also posted a team-best .468 field-goal percentage (58-for-124).
• The Musketeers welcome seven newcomers to the team this season, comprised of four transfers and three true freshmen. The four transfers are Shelby Calhoun (Virginia Tech), Mikayla Hayes (Florida/Clemson), Taylor Smith (Ole Miss) and Shaila Beeler (Indiana/Vincennes). The true freshman are Kaysia Woods (Lincoln, Neb.), Kaybriana Hallman (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Aanaya Harris (Omaha, Neb.).
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AYANNA TOWNSEND CAREER WATCH |
• Ayanna Townsend has 70 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is eight blocks away from moving into seventh place with Carol Madsen (1991-94).
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SCHEDULE NOTES |
• Xavier will play nine non-conference games (five on the road, four at home). The Musketeers will play teams from eight different conferences (AAC, Pac-12, MAC, MVC, Horizon, ASUN, MAAC, OVC). The contest with Niagara on Dec. 8 will be the first meeting between the two schools.
• Xavier plays six teams that advanced to postseason action last season: Wright State (NCAA), Marquette (NCAA), UConn (NCAA), Villanova (WNIT), DePaul (WNIT), Creighton (WNIT).
• The Musketeers will play four games on national television: Jan. 15 at UConn (SNY), Jan. 23 vs DePaul (CBS Sports Network), Feb. 13 at Providence (FS1) and Feb. 18 vs UConn (SNY). Xavier's remaining 16 conference games will be aired BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) presented by SoFi. FloSports will serve as the digital home for conference women's basketball for the second straight season.
• The conference season begins on Dec. 3 at Marquette and concludes on Feb. 27 at Cintas Center vs Villanova. The Musketeers will play four BIG EAST games before the start of 2022.
• The BIG EAST Tournament will be held at Mohegan Sun Arena for the second straight year. The tournament will be held on March 5-7.
• The Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout returns after the game was canceled last season due to COVID-19 issues. Xavier has won four of the last six meetings between the two teams and 11 of the last 16 meetings. The game will be played at Fifth Third Arena on Sunday, Dec. 12.
• The Musketeers have won 52 non-conference games over the last six seasons with a 42-10 mark at Cintas Center.
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BIG EAST COACHES' POLL |
| 1. | UConn (10) | 100 |
| 2. | DePaul (1) | 90 |
| 3. | Seton Hall | 80 |
| 4. | Marquette | 74 |
| 5. | Villanova | 62 |
| 6. | Creighton | 54 |
| 7. | St. John's | 51 |
| 8. | Providence | 32 |
| 9. | Georgetown | 27 |
| 10. | Xavier | 18 |
| 11. | Butler | 17 |
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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 |
• Game two of Xavier's three-game road swing is on Sunday, Jan. 30 at Villanova. The road trip concludes at St. John's on Feb. 2.
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