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Xavier University Athletics
Thursday, November 10
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Detroit Mercy
Xavier Plays Host to Detroit Mercy in Home Opener
11.09.22 | Women's Basketball
Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball plays the first of five straight home games on Thursday night vs Detroit Mercy. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (1-0) vs DETROIT MERCY TITANS (0-1)
Game Info - Thursday, Nov. 10 - 7 p.m. - Cintas Center (10,224)
Live Video (FloSports) - flosports.link/3RvqOqo
Live Stats - bit.ly/2qqIPeu
2022-23 Record: 0-1
2021-22 Record: 1-29 (1-21 Horizon League)
2021-22 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier trails, 14-13
Last Meeting: Xavier 81, Detroit Mercy 73 (Nov. 25. 2020 - Detroit, Mich.)
NOTABLES
• The Titans were picked to finish 11th in the Preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll after posting a 1-29 (1-21 Horizon League) record last season. Detroit returns seven letterwinners from last year, including three starters. Junior forward Irene Murua averaged 9.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game last season.
• Detroit is led by first-year head coach Kate Achter who previously spent six seasons as the head coach at Loyola Chicago, compiling a 67-110 record. the 2008 Bowling Green graduate spent one season as an assistant coach at Xavier during the 2015-16 campaign.
• Detroit is coming off a 70-61 road loss at North Dakota on Nov. 7 in the team's season opener. Amaya Burch led the team with 15 points, while Irene Murua added a game-high 17 points to go along with six points.
• Xavier trails the all-time series with Detroit Mercy, 14-13. The Musketeers have won six of the last eight meetings between the two schools.
• Xavier won the last meeting between the two schools, 81-73, on Nov. 25, 2020 in Detroit, Mich. Courtney Prenger scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds in the win.
• Xavier is coming off a season-opening 87-68 victory at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 11. The 87 points are the most in a game for Xavier since Dec. 18, 2018 vs Alabama State (W, 87-58).
• Freshman Kaleigh Addie scored a team-high 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting. She added three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 20 minutes of action off the bench.
• Mackayla Scarlett scored a career-high 19 points on 6-for-7 shooting. She added one rebound and one assist.
• Taylor Smith chipped in 13 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Kaysia Woods finished with 10 points, three rebounds, one steal and one block.
• Shelby Calhoun matched her career high in rebounding with 11. The guard added six points, four assists and two steals in 22 minutes of action off the bench.
• Xavier won the battle on the glass, 39-31, and scored 20 points off of turnovers. The Musketeers forced 23 RedHawk turnovers. Xavier also scored six more fastbreak points (10-4).
• Xavier hit 49.2 percent of its shot attempts (31-for-63) and was 8-for-11 from behind the arc. Xavier finished the game 17-for-25 from the foul line.
• Aanaya Harris returns for her sophomore season after posting 9.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. She added 52 assists, 23 steals and eight blocks.
• Aanaya Harris added a .463 field-goal percentage, ranking second among BIG EAST freshmen and 14th overall. Her 9.2 points per game also ranked third among conference freshmen.
• Senior Shaila Beeler led the team in assists (117) and steals (34) last season, while adding 8.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. The guard ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.805) and fifth in assists (4.0).
• Xavier also welcomes five newcomers: Taylor Smith (missed 2021-22 season with an injury), Nila Blackford (transfer from Kent State), Fernanda Ovalle, Bella Ward and June Ruiz Azkue.
• The Musketeers are 27-14 in season openers dating back to their first season as a Division I member in 1982-83. Xavier is 20-4 in season openers over the last 24 seasons.
• Coach Moore is 3-1 in season openers as the head coach of the Musketeers.
COACH MOORE SEASON OPENERS
Nov. 7, 2022 at Miami (W, 87-68)
Nov. 9, 2021 at Memphis (L, 84-64)
Nov. 25, 2020 at Detroit Mercy (W, 81-73)
Nov. 7, 2019 vs Utah (W, 70-63)
• The Musketeers will play five of their first six BIG EAST games at Cintas Center. Xavier opens its conference schedule on Black Friday vs Creighton who advanced to the 2022 NCAA Elite Eight.
• Xavier will play four games on national television: at Georgetown on Dec. 4 (FS1), vs Villanova on Jan. 1 (CBS Sports Network), vs UConn on Jan. 5 (SNY) and at UConn on Feb. 27 (CBS Sports Network).
• The BIG EAST Tournament will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., for the third straight season. The tournament will be held on March 3-6.
• Xavier will play nine non-conference games (two on the road, seven at home). The Musketeers will play teams from seven different conferences (MAC, Horizon, NEC, Sun Belt, Southland, OVC, AAC). Xavier will play three teams for the first time in program history (Old Dominion, SIUE, Eastern Michigan).
• Xavier will play seven non-conference home games, the most non-conference home games for the Musketeers since 2018-19 (nine games).
• The Musketeers have won 53 non-conference games over the last seven 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.
• The Musketeers return to action on Sunday, Nov. 13 vs Saint Francis (PA). Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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THE MATCHUP VS DETROIT MERCY |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (1-0) vs DETROIT MERCY TITANS (0-1)
Game Info - Thursday, Nov. 10 - 7 p.m. - Cintas Center (10,224)
Live Video (FloSports) - flosports.link/3RvqOqo
Live Stats - bit.ly/2qqIPeu
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ABOUT DETROIT MERCY |
2022-23 Record: 0-12021-22 Record: 1-29 (1-21 Horizon League)
2021-22 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier trails, 14-13
Last Meeting: Xavier 81, Detroit Mercy 73 (Nov. 25. 2020 - Detroit, Mich.)
NOTABLES
• The Titans were picked to finish 11th in the Preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll after posting a 1-29 (1-21 Horizon League) record last season. Detroit returns seven letterwinners from last year, including three starters. Junior forward Irene Murua averaged 9.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game last season.
• Detroit is led by first-year head coach Kate Achter who previously spent six seasons as the head coach at Loyola Chicago, compiling a 67-110 record. the 2008 Bowling Green graduate spent one season as an assistant coach at Xavier during the 2015-16 campaign.
• Detroit is coming off a 70-61 road loss at North Dakota on Nov. 7 in the team's season opener. Amaya Burch led the team with 15 points, while Irene Murua added a game-high 17 points to go along with six points.
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SERIES HISTORY |
• Xavier trails the all-time series with Detroit Mercy, 14-13. The Musketeers have won six of the last eight meetings between the two schools.
• Xavier won the last meeting between the two schools, 81-73, on Nov. 25, 2020 in Detroit, Mich. Courtney Prenger scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds in the win.
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LAST TIME OUT |
• Xavier is coming off a season-opening 87-68 victory at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 11. The 87 points are the most in a game for Xavier since Dec. 18, 2018 vs Alabama State (W, 87-58).
• Freshman Kaleigh Addie scored a team-high 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting. She added three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 20 minutes of action off the bench.
• Mackayla Scarlett scored a career-high 19 points on 6-for-7 shooting. She added one rebound and one assist.
• Taylor Smith chipped in 13 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Kaysia Woods finished with 10 points, three rebounds, one steal and one block.
• Shelby Calhoun matched her career high in rebounding with 11. The guard added six points, four assists and two steals in 22 minutes of action off the bench.
• Xavier won the battle on the glass, 39-31, and scored 20 points off of turnovers. The Musketeers forced 23 RedHawk turnovers. Xavier also scored six more fastbreak points (10-4).
• Xavier hit 49.2 percent of its shot attempts (31-for-63) and was 8-for-11 from behind the arc. Xavier finished the game 17-for-25 from the foul line.
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ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS |
• Aanaya Harris returns for her sophomore season after posting 9.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. She added 52 assists, 23 steals and eight blocks.
• Aanaya Harris added a .463 field-goal percentage, ranking second among BIG EAST freshmen and 14th overall. Her 9.2 points per game also ranked third among conference freshmen.
• Senior Shaila Beeler led the team in assists (117) and steals (34) last season, while adding 8.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. The guard ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.805) and fifth in assists (4.0).
• Xavier also welcomes five newcomers: Taylor Smith (missed 2021-22 season with an injury), Nila Blackford (transfer from Kent State), Fernanda Ovalle, Bella Ward and June Ruiz Azkue.
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SEASON OPENERS |
• The Musketeers are 27-14 in season openers dating back to their first season as a Division I member in 1982-83. Xavier is 20-4 in season openers over the last 24 seasons.
• Coach Moore is 3-1 in season openers as the head coach of the Musketeers.
COACH MOORE SEASON OPENERS
Nov. 7, 2022 at Miami (W, 87-68)
Nov. 9, 2021 at Memphis (L, 84-64)
Nov. 25, 2020 at Detroit Mercy (W, 81-73)
Nov. 7, 2019 vs Utah (W, 70-63)
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SCHEDULE NOTES |
• The Musketeers will play five of their first six BIG EAST games at Cintas Center. Xavier opens its conference schedule on Black Friday vs Creighton who advanced to the 2022 NCAA Elite Eight.
• Xavier will play four games on national television: at Georgetown on Dec. 4 (FS1), vs Villanova on Jan. 1 (CBS Sports Network), vs UConn on Jan. 5 (SNY) and at UConn on Feb. 27 (CBS Sports Network).
• The BIG EAST Tournament will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., for the third straight season. The tournament will be held on March 3-6.
• Xavier will play nine non-conference games (two on the road, seven at home). The Musketeers will play teams from seven different conferences (MAC, Horizon, NEC, Sun Belt, Southland, OVC, AAC). Xavier will play three teams for the first time in program history (Old Dominion, SIUE, Eastern Michigan).
• Xavier will play seven non-conference home games, the most non-conference home games for the Musketeers since 2018-19 (nine games).
• The Musketeers have won 53 non-conference games over the last seven seasons with a 42-10 mark at Cintas Center.
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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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BIG EAST COACHES' POLL |
| 1. | UConn (10) | 100 |
| 2. | Creighton | 89 |
| 3. | Villanova (1) | 83 |
| T-4. | DePaul | 68 |
| T-4. | Seton Hall | 68 |
| 6. | Marquette | 56 |
| 7. | St. John's | 47 |
| 8. | Providence | 34 |
| T-9. | Butler | 21 |
| T-9. | Georgetown | 21 |
| 11. | Xavier | 18 |
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UP NEXT |
• The Musketeers return to action on Sunday, Nov. 13 vs Saint Francis (PA). Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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