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Xavier University Athletics
Sunday, February 13
Providence, R.I.
12 p.m.
Xavier University
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Providence
Xavier, Providence Set for FS1 All-Access Game on Sunday
02.12.22 | Women's Basketball
Tip-off is slated for 12 p.m. from Alumni Hall
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball closes its BIG EAST road swing on Sunday, Feb. 13 at Providence. Tip-off is slated for 12 p.m. ET at Alumni Hall.
The game will be aired nationally on FS1. The head coaches will be mic'd up as the contest will serve as the BIG EAST's annual All-Access Game.
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (7-16, 2-12) at PROVIDENCE FRIARS (10-13, 5-9)
Game Info - Sunday, Feb. 13 - 12 p.m. ET - Alumni Hall (1,854)
Live Video - foxs.pt/3rhufo6
Live Stats - bit.ly/34TehJP
2021-22 Record: 10-13 (5-9 BIG EAST)
2020-21 Record: 7-14 (4-10 BIG EAST)
2021 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier leads, 10-7
Last Meeting: Providence 54, Xavier 49 (Jan. 11, 2022 - Cintas Center)
NOTABLES
• Providence is coming off a 64-53 win over Butler on Friday night. The win snapped a four-game losing streak by the Friars. Four Friars scored in double figures for the first time this season, paced by Olivia Olsen who posted her second career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
• Providence leads the BIG EAST in blocks (6.0), while ranking third in the NCAA. The Friars have 139 total blocks on the year to rank eighth in the nation. Providence also ranks second in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage defense (.372).
• Janai Crooms leads the team in scoring (14.0) and rebounding (8.4). She ranks 11th in the BIG EAST in scoring and third in rebounding.
• Xavier leads the all-time series with the Friars, 10-7. The Musketeers are 3-4 when playing at Providence with their last road win coming on Dec. 28, 2016 (W, 54-51).
• Xavier is 2-6 in the last eight meetings vs the Friars. The Musketeers have lost three straight road games in the series.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS PROVIDENCE
Jan. 11, 2022 - Providence 54, Xavier 49 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Dec. 31, 2020 - Xavier 64, Providence 50 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 21, 2020 - Xavier 61, Providence 42 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jan. 26, 2020 - Providence 60, Xavier 48 (Providence, R.I.)
March 9, 2019 - Providence 70, Xavier 62 (Chicago, Ill.)
• Xavier dropped the first meeting between the two schools this season, 54-49, on Jan. 11. The loss snapped the Musketeers two-game win streak in the series.
• Mackayla Scarlett scored a game and career-high 17 points on 6-for-17 shooting. She scored seven of her points in the final quarter. The guard added two rebounds and two steals.
• Shaila Beeler added 11 points, four assists and one steal. She was also 7-for-8 from the foul line.
• Shelby Calhoun posted nine points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes of action off the bench. Ayanna Townsend pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds to go along with five points.
• The Musketeers were held to a season-low .242 field-goal percentage (15-for-62). Xavier hit 75 percent (15-for-20) of its free-throw attempts.
• Providence won the battle on the glass, 44-39, and had seven more blocks (11-4) than the Musketeers. Xavier held a 14-12 advantage in points off of turnovers and had 10 steals.
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 68-47 loss at Creighton on Friday night. Aanaya Harris and Shaila Beeler paced the Xavier offense as both players finished with 10 points. Beeler added a team-high four assists, while Harris pulled down three rebounds.
• Ayanna Townsend finished with nine points and a team-high five rebounds. She added a game and career-high five steals.
• Xavier had 13 steals in the game, the team's eighth game of the season with 10 or more steals.
• Shelby Calhoun added eight points, three assists, two steals and two rebound. Mackayla Scarlett finished with six points, three rebounds and two steals.
• Xavier was limited to a .370 field-goal percentage (20-for-54) and was 6-for-10 from the foul line.
• Xavier forced Creighton into a season-high 19 turnovers. Both teams scored 13 points off of turnovers, while the Bluejays scored seven more second-chance points (10-3). Creighton won the battle on the glass, 41-22.
• Xavier has had eight different players lead the team in scoring through 23 games. Nia Clark has led the team in scoring in seven games, followed by Kae Satterfield (five times), Aanaya Harris (five times), Ayanna Townsend (three times), Shaila Beeler (three times), Mackayla Scarlett (twice), Shelby Calhoun (once) and Mikayla Hayes (once).
• All told, six players are averaging 8.1 points per game or more this season. Five different players have dished out 30 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 third the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.762), while ranking 26th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 27th in the NCAA in free-throws made (317).
• Kae Satterfield leads the team in rebounding (7.2), while ranking second in scoring (11.0). She has hit 91.3 percent (63-for-69) of her free throws, ranking first in the BIG EAST. She also ranks sixth in the conference in rebounding.
• Ayanna Townsend ranks 12th in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (.471) and 14th in rebounding (5.4). Shaila Beeler ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.806) and eighth in assists (3.7).
• Freshman Aanaya Harris ranks third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.7 points per game. She has hit 49.1 percent (80-for-163) of her shot attempts this season, ranking eighth in the BIG EAST. She ranks fourth on the team in total blocks (8) and fourth in total assists (39).
• Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has averaged 7.6 points per game this season and has made a team-high 27 three pointers. The guard averaged 0.6 points per game as a freshman and made one three pointer. She is averaging 8.5 points per game in BIG EAST only games.
• 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 73 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is five 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.
• Xavier returns to action on Friday, Feb. 18 vs UConn. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center with the game being aired nationally on SNY.
The game will be aired nationally on FS1. The head coaches will be mic'd up as the contest will serve as the BIG EAST's annual All-Access Game.
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THE MATCHUP AT PROVIDENCE |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (7-16, 2-12) at PROVIDENCE FRIARS (10-13, 5-9)
Game Info - Sunday, Feb. 13 - 12 p.m. ET - Alumni Hall (1,854)
Live Video - foxs.pt/3rhufo6
Live Stats - bit.ly/34TehJP
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ABOUT PROVIDENCE |
2021-22 Record: 10-13 (5-9 BIG EAST)2020-21 Record: 7-14 (4-10 BIG EAST)
2021 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier leads, 10-7
Last Meeting: Providence 54, Xavier 49 (Jan. 11, 2022 - Cintas Center)
NOTABLES
• Providence is coming off a 64-53 win over Butler on Friday night. The win snapped a four-game losing streak by the Friars. Four Friars scored in double figures for the first time this season, paced by Olivia Olsen who posted her second career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
• Providence leads the BIG EAST in blocks (6.0), while ranking third in the NCAA. The Friars have 139 total blocks on the year to rank eighth in the nation. Providence also ranks second in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage defense (.372).
• Janai Crooms leads the team in scoring (14.0) and rebounding (8.4). She ranks 11th in the BIG EAST in scoring and third in rebounding.
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SERIES HISTORY |
• Xavier leads the all-time series with the Friars, 10-7. The Musketeers are 3-4 when playing at Providence with their last road win coming on Dec. 28, 2016 (W, 54-51).
• Xavier is 2-6 in the last eight meetings vs the Friars. The Musketeers have lost three straight road games in the series.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS PROVIDENCE
Jan. 11, 2022 - Providence 54, Xavier 49 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Dec. 31, 2020 - Xavier 64, Providence 50 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 21, 2020 - Xavier 61, Providence 42 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jan. 26, 2020 - Providence 60, Xavier 48 (Providence, R.I.)
March 9, 2019 - Providence 70, Xavier 62 (Chicago, Ill.)
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LAST TIME OUT VS THE FRIARS |
• Xavier dropped the first meeting between the two schools this season, 54-49, on Jan. 11. The loss snapped the Musketeers two-game win streak in the series.
• Mackayla Scarlett scored a game and career-high 17 points on 6-for-17 shooting. She scored seven of her points in the final quarter. The guard added two rebounds and two steals.
• Shaila Beeler added 11 points, four assists and one steal. She was also 7-for-8 from the foul line.
• Shelby Calhoun posted nine points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes of action off the bench. Ayanna Townsend pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds to go along with five points.
• The Musketeers were held to a season-low .242 field-goal percentage (15-for-62). Xavier hit 75 percent (15-for-20) of its free-throw attempts.
• Providence won the battle on the glass, 44-39, and had seven more blocks (11-4) than the Musketeers. Xavier held a 14-12 advantage in points off of turnovers and had 10 steals.
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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 68-47 loss at Creighton on Friday night. Aanaya Harris and Shaila Beeler paced the Xavier offense as both players finished with 10 points. Beeler added a team-high four assists, while Harris pulled down three rebounds.
• Ayanna Townsend finished with nine points and a team-high five rebounds. She added a game and career-high five steals.
• Xavier had 13 steals in the game, the team's eighth game of the season with 10 or more steals.
• Shelby Calhoun added eight points, three assists, two steals and two rebound. Mackayla Scarlett finished with six points, three rebounds and two steals.
• Xavier was limited to a .370 field-goal percentage (20-for-54) and was 6-for-10 from the foul line.
• Xavier forced Creighton into a season-high 19 turnovers. Both teams scored 13 points off of turnovers, while the Bluejays scored seven more second-chance points (10-3). Creighton won the battle on the glass, 41-22.
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BALANCED OFFENSE |
• Xavier has had eight different players lead the team in scoring through 23 games. Nia Clark has led the team in scoring in seven games, followed by Kae Satterfield (five times), Aanaya Harris (five times), Ayanna Townsend (three times), Shaila Beeler (three times), Mackayla Scarlett (twice), Shelby Calhoun (once) and Mikayla Hayes (once).
• All told, six players are averaging 8.1 points per game or more this season. Five different players have dished out 30 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 third the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.762), while ranking 26th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 27th in the NCAA in free-throws made (317).
• Kae Satterfield leads the team in rebounding (7.2), while ranking second in scoring (11.0). She has hit 91.3 percent (63-for-69) of her free throws, ranking first in the BIG EAST. She also ranks sixth in the conference in rebounding.
• Ayanna Townsend ranks 12th in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (.471) and 14th in rebounding (5.4). Shaila Beeler ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.806) and eighth in assists (3.7).
• Freshman Aanaya Harris ranks third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.7 points per game. She has hit 49.1 percent (80-for-163) of her shot attempts this season, ranking eighth in the BIG EAST. She ranks fourth on the team in total blocks (8) and fourth in total assists (39).
• Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has averaged 7.6 points per game this season and has made a team-high 27 three pointers. The guard averaged 0.6 points per game as a freshman and made one three pointer. She is averaging 8.5 points per game in BIG EAST only games.
• 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 73 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is five 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 |
• Xavier returns to action on Friday, Feb. 18 vs UConn. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center with the game being aired nationally on SNY.
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