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Xavier University Athletics
Sunday, November 27
Edwardsville, Ill.
2 p.m. ET
Xavier University
6-1,0-1Big East
73
at
65
SIUE
0-5,0-0OVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| Xavier | 12 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 73 |
| SIUE | 16 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 65 |
Ovalle, Scarlett Lead Musketeers to Road Win at SIUE
11.27.22 | Women's Basketball
Mackayla Scarlett scored a career-high 21 points on Sunday afternoon
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.Β -Β Fernanda OvalleΒ andΒ Mackayla Scarlett hit career highs in scoring on Sunday afternoon, leading the Musketeers to a 73-65 win at SIUE on Sunday afternoon.Β Xavier improves to 6-1, while the Cougars drop to 0-5.
Xavier trailed by eight points at the break (38-30), but used an 8-0 run to start the second half - tying the game at 38-38. The Musketeers outscored the Cougars, 24-11, in the third frame behind 9-for-16 shooting - taking a 54-49 lead into the final quarter.
Xavier led by as many as 13 points (70-57) with 2:04 left in the game.
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β’ Fernanda Ovalle finished with a career-high 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting. The freshman guard added eight rebounds, one steal and one assist.
β’ Mackayla Scarlett posted a career-high 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting. She has scored in double figures in every game this season and now has 18 career double-figure scoring games. The junior guard added six rebounds and three steals.
β’ Xavier had two players score 20 or more points in a game for the first time since Jan. 10, 2020 at Georgetown (A'riana Gray and Aaliyah Dunham each scored 20 points).
β’ Taylor Smith chipped in 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting, her sixth game in double figures this season. The guard added four assists, three rebounds and one assist.
β’ Kaysia Woods scored 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting to go along with eight rebounds. She added a career-high five assists to go along with one block and one steal.
β’ Xavier hit 40.3 percent (25-for-62) of its shot attempts and was 5-for-14 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 18-for-28 from the foul line.
β’ Xavier won the battle on the glass, 41-40, and scored 13 more second-chance points (21-8) than the Cougars. Xavier also scored one more fastbreak point (10-9).
β’ SIUEΒ held a 26-10 advantage in bench points and scored two more points off of turnovers (15-13) than the Musketeers.
β’ The game featured two ties and nine lead changes. Xavier led for 14:59 in the game, while the Cougars led for 23:47.
β’ Xavier has had four or more players score in double figures five times this season.Β
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β’ The Musketeers continue BIG EAST play on Friday, Dec. 2 vs Seton Hall.Β Tip-off is slated for 7Β p.m. from Cintas Center.
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Xavier trailed by eight points at the break (38-30), but used an 8-0 run to start the second half - tying the game at 38-38. The Musketeers outscored the Cougars, 24-11, in the third frame behind 9-for-16 shooting - taking a 54-49 lead into the final quarter.
Xavier led by as many as 13 points (70-57) with 2:04 left in the game.
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β’ Fernanda Ovalle finished with a career-high 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting. The freshman guard added eight rebounds, one steal and one assist.
β’ Mackayla Scarlett posted a career-high 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting. She has scored in double figures in every game this season and now has 18 career double-figure scoring games. The junior guard added six rebounds and three steals.
β’ Xavier had two players score 20 or more points in a game for the first time since Jan. 10, 2020 at Georgetown (A'riana Gray and Aaliyah Dunham each scored 20 points).
β’ Taylor Smith chipped in 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting, her sixth game in double figures this season. The guard added four assists, three rebounds and one assist.
β’ Kaysia Woods scored 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting to go along with eight rebounds. She added a career-high five assists to go along with one block and one steal.
β’ Xavier hit 40.3 percent (25-for-62) of its shot attempts and was 5-for-14 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 18-for-28 from the foul line.
β’ Xavier won the battle on the glass, 41-40, and scored 13 more second-chance points (21-8) than the Cougars. Xavier also scored one more fastbreak point (10-9).
β’ SIUEΒ held a 26-10 advantage in bench points and scored two more points off of turnovers (15-13) than the Musketeers.
β’ The game featured two ties and nine lead changes. Xavier led for 14:59 in the game, while the Cougars led for 23:47.
β’ Xavier has had four or more players score in double figures five times this season.Β
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β’ The Musketeers continue BIG EAST play on Friday, Dec. 2 vs Seton Hall.Β Tip-off is slated for 7Β p.m. from Cintas Center.
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Β POSTGAME INTERVIEW |
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
XU
SIUE
FG%
.403
.397
3FG%
.357
.211
FT%
.643
.577
RB
41
40
TO
12
16
STL
9
8
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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