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Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, November 19
Cincinnati, Ohio
1 p.m.
Xavier University
4-0,0-0Big East
65
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49
Old Dominion
2-2,0-0Sun Belt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| Old Dominion | 14 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 49 |
| Xavier | 19 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 65 |
Ovalle Posts Double-Double vs Monarchs, Xavier Moves to 4-0
11.19.22 | Women's Basketball
The freshman guard had 14 points and 12 rebounds on Satuday
CINCINNATI -Β Fernanda Ovalle posted her first career double-double on Saturday afternoon, leading the Musketeers to a 65-49 win over Old Dominion at Cintas Center.Β
Xavier moved to 4-0 on the year, the team's first 4-0 start to a season since 2016-17. The Monarchs dropped to 2-2 on the year.
The Musketeers led from start to finish and took their first double-figure lead with 6:18 on the clock in the second quarter (27-17). Xavier led by double figures for the remainder of the game and led by as many as 22 points (54-32) at the end of the third quarter.Β
Old Dominion closed within 13 points (62-49) with 2:05 left in regulation, but couldn't overcome the early deficit as the Musketeers pulled away for the 16-point victory. Xavier moves to 1-0 in the all-time series vs the Monarchs.Β
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β’ Four Musketeers scored in double figures, paced by Fernanda Ovalle and Aanaya Harris who both had a game-high 14 points. Taylor Smith added 11 points, while Mackayla Scarlett finished with 10 points. Xavier has had four or more players score in double figures three times this season.
β’ Defensively, the Musketeers limited the Monarchs to a .266 field-goal percentage (17-for-64). It was the lowest field-goal percentage by a Xavier opponent since Nov. 17, 2018 (held Fairfield to a .220 field-goal percentage).
β’ Freshman guard Fernanda Ovalle finished with a season-high 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting. She added a season-high 12 rebounds to go along with three assists and two blocks.
β’Β Aanaya Harris finished with a season-high 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting, her second straight game in double figures and the 18th double-figure game of her career. She added four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
β’Β Taylor Smith scored 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting to go alongΒ with a game-high four steals. She added two rebounds.
β’Β Mackayla Scarlett finished with 10 points, her fourth straight game with 10 or more points and the 15th double-figure game of her career. The guard added two rebounds, one assist and one steal.
β’Β Courtney Prenger added eight points on 3-for-4 shooting to go along with nine rebounds. Shelby Calhoun chipped in four points and five assists.
β’ Xavier hit 48.9 percent of its shot attempts (23-for-47) and went 5-for-12 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 14-for-23 from the foul line.
β’Β Old Dominion held a 19-5 advantage in points off of turnovers, forcing the Musketeers into a season-high 31 miscues.Β Xavier scored six more points in the paint (30-24) and had two more second-chance points (7-5). Both teams scored 11 fastbreak points.
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β’ The Musketeers return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 22 vs McNeese State. Tip-off is slated for 7Β p.m. from Cintas Center.
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Xavier moved to 4-0 on the year, the team's first 4-0 start to a season since 2016-17. The Monarchs dropped to 2-2 on the year.
The Musketeers led from start to finish and took their first double-figure lead with 6:18 on the clock in the second quarter (27-17). Xavier led by double figures for the remainder of the game and led by as many as 22 points (54-32) at the end of the third quarter.Β
Old Dominion closed within 13 points (62-49) with 2:05 left in regulation, but couldn't overcome the early deficit as the Musketeers pulled away for the 16-point victory. Xavier moves to 1-0 in the all-time series vs the Monarchs.Β
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β’ Four Musketeers scored in double figures, paced by Fernanda Ovalle and Aanaya Harris who both had a game-high 14 points. Taylor Smith added 11 points, while Mackayla Scarlett finished with 10 points. Xavier has had four or more players score in double figures three times this season.
β’ Defensively, the Musketeers limited the Monarchs to a .266 field-goal percentage (17-for-64). It was the lowest field-goal percentage by a Xavier opponent since Nov. 17, 2018 (held Fairfield to a .220 field-goal percentage).
β’ Freshman guard Fernanda Ovalle finished with a season-high 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting. She added a season-high 12 rebounds to go along with three assists and two blocks.
β’Β Aanaya Harris finished with a season-high 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting, her second straight game in double figures and the 18th double-figure game of her career. She added four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
β’Β Taylor Smith scored 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting to go alongΒ with a game-high four steals. She added two rebounds.
β’Β Mackayla Scarlett finished with 10 points, her fourth straight game with 10 or more points and the 15th double-figure game of her career. The guard added two rebounds, one assist and one steal.
β’Β Courtney Prenger added eight points on 3-for-4 shooting to go along with nine rebounds. Shelby Calhoun chipped in four points and five assists.
β’ Xavier hit 48.9 percent of its shot attempts (23-for-47) and went 5-for-12 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 14-for-23 from the foul line.
β’Β Old Dominion held a 19-5 advantage in points off of turnovers, forcing the Musketeers into a season-high 31 miscues.Β Xavier scored six more points in the paint (30-24) and had two more second-chance points (7-5). Both teams scored 11 fastbreak points.
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
ODU
XU
FG%
.266
.489
3FG%
.125
.417
FT%
.481
.609
RB
32
50
TO
15
31
STL
12
8
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
5
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