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Xavier University Athletics
Friday, February 18
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 p.m.
Xavier University
8-17,3-13Big East
35
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89
Connecticut
18-5,12-1Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| UConn | 18 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 89 |
| Xavier | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 |
Musketeers Fall to No. 10 UConn on Friday Night
02.18.22 | Women's Basketball
Kaysia Woods scored a season-high 14 points vs the Huskies
CINCINNATIΒ - Xavier women's basketball dropped an 89-35 contest vs No. 10 UConn on Friday night at Cintas Center.
Xavier dropped to 8-17 (3-13 BIG EAST), while the Huskies improved to 18-5 (12-1 BIG EAST).
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β’ UConn opened the game on a 5-2 run and took its first double-figure lead (17-7) with 14 seconds left in the quarter. Shelby Calhoun hit a putback jumper as time expired, making the score 18-9 at the end of the first frame.Β
β’ Xavier closed within six points three timesΒ early in the second quarter. The Musketeers hit four of their first seven shots of the frame, making the score 25-19 at the media timeout (6:05). UConn closed the frame on a 19-0 run on 8-for-12 shooting, taking a 44-19 lead into the break.
β’ Kaysia Woods scored a team-high eight points on 3-for-3 shooting at the break, while Shelby Calhoun had four points and a team-high six rebounds. UConn held a 22-13 advantage on the glass.
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β’ UConn opened the second half on an 18-0 run on 6-for-8 shooting, taking a 62-19 advantage. The Huskies outscored Xavier, 45-16, in the second half behind a .667 field-goal percentage (16-for-24) - pulling away for the 89-35 victory.
β’ Kaysia Woods led Xavier with six second-half points. Courtney Prenger paced the team on the glass with five rebounds.
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β’ Kaysia Woods scored a season-high 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting. She added two assists.
β’Β Mackayla Scarlett chipped in seven points, while Ayanna Townsend finished with six. Shaila Beeler added four assists.
β’ Shelby Calhoun led the team on the glass with eight rebounds. Courtney Prenger chipped in six rebounds and two steals.
β’Β Xavier was limited to a .240 field-goal percentage (12-for-50). The Musketeers were 5-for-12 from behind the arc and 6-for-9 from the foul line.
β’Β UConn scored 29 points off of 23 Xavier turnovers. The Huskies also held a 35-26 advantage on the glass and scored 13 more fastbreak points (16-3). UConn hit 63 percent (34-for-54) of its shot attempts, the second-highest team field-goal percentage by a BIG EAST team this season (21st in NCAA).
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β’ Xavier travels to Butler on Sunday, Feb. 20 for its final BIG EAST regular-season road game. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. from Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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Women's Basketball vs UConn by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
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Xavier dropped to 8-17 (3-13 BIG EAST), while the Huskies improved to 18-5 (12-1 BIG EAST).
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Β FIRST HALF |
β’ UConn opened the game on a 5-2 run and took its first double-figure lead (17-7) with 14 seconds left in the quarter. Shelby Calhoun hit a putback jumper as time expired, making the score 18-9 at the end of the first frame.Β
β’ Xavier closed within six points three timesΒ early in the second quarter. The Musketeers hit four of their first seven shots of the frame, making the score 25-19 at the media timeout (6:05). UConn closed the frame on a 19-0 run on 8-for-12 shooting, taking a 44-19 lead into the break.
β’ Kaysia Woods scored a team-high eight points on 3-for-3 shooting at the break, while Shelby Calhoun had four points and a team-high six rebounds. UConn held a 22-13 advantage on the glass.
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Β SECOND HALF |
β’ UConn opened the second half on an 18-0 run on 6-for-8 shooting, taking a 62-19 advantage. The Huskies outscored Xavier, 45-16, in the second half behind a .667 field-goal percentage (16-for-24) - pulling away for the 89-35 victory.
β’ Kaysia Woods led Xavier with six second-half points. Courtney Prenger paced the team on the glass with five rebounds.
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Β NOTABLES |
β’ Kaysia Woods scored a season-high 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting. She added two assists.
β’Β Mackayla Scarlett chipped in seven points, while Ayanna Townsend finished with six. Shaila Beeler added four assists.
β’ Shelby Calhoun led the team on the glass with eight rebounds. Courtney Prenger chipped in six rebounds and two steals.
β’Β Xavier was limited to a .240 field-goal percentage (12-for-50). The Musketeers were 5-for-12 from behind the arc and 6-for-9 from the foul line.
β’Β UConn scored 29 points off of 23 Xavier turnovers. The Huskies also held a 35-26 advantage on the glass and scored 13 more fastbreak points (16-3). UConn hit 63 percent (34-for-54) of its shot attempts, the second-highest team field-goal percentage by a BIG EAST team this season (21st in NCAA).
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Β UP NEXT |
β’ Xavier travels to Butler on Sunday, Feb. 20 for its final BIG EAST regular-season road game. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. from Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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Β POSTGAME INTERVIEW |
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Women's Basketball vs UConn by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
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Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
UConn
XU
FG%
.630
.240
3FG%
.476
.417
FT%
.688
.667
RB
35
26
TO
13
23
STL
13
8
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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