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Xavier University Athletics
Sunday, February 20
Indianapolis, Ind.
7 p.m.
Xavier University
at
Butler
Xavier Travels to Butler for Regular-Season Road Finale
02.19.22 | Women's Basketball
Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from historic Hinkle Fieldhouse
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketballΒ travels to Butler for its regular-season road finale on Sunday, Feb. 20.Β Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.Β from historic Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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XAVIER MUSKETEERS (8-17,Β 3-13)Β atΒ BUTLER BULLDOGS (1-22, 0-14)
Game Info - Sunday, Feb.Β 20Β - 7 p.m. ET - Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Live VideoΒ -Β bit.ly/34TjX7c
Live Stats -Β bit.ly/3oZW6JK
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2021-22Β Record:Β 1-22 (0-14 BIG EAST)
2020-21Β Record:Β 3-17 (3-15 BIG EAST)
Series History:Β Xavier trails, 31-20
Last Meeting:Β Xavier 77, Butler 55 (Dec. 29, 2021Β -Β Cintas Center)
NOTABLES
β’ Butler is coming off a 69-41 loss to Providence on Feb. 16 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs are winless in BIG EAST action and have only one win this season (W, 75-67 at Evansville on Dec. 22).
β’ Celena TabornΒ leads the NCAA in field goal percentage (.681). The forward leads the team in scoring with 13.5 points per game.
β’ Butler ranks last in the BIG EAST in scoring offense (57.6), scoring defense (79.3) and scoring margin (-21.8). The Bulldogs also rank 10th in field-goal percentage (.392) and 11th in field-goal percentage defense (.455).
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β’ Xavier trails the all-time series, 31-20. The Musketeers snapped a five-game losing streak vs ButlerΒ earlier this season, topping the Bulldogs, 77-55, at Cintas Center on Dec. 29.
Xavier is 3-5 when playing at Butler since joining the BIG EAST in 2013-14. The Musketeers have dropped three in a row at Butler with their last win at Hinkle Fieldhouse coming on Dec. 29, 2017 (W, 69-62).
β’ Nine of the last 13 meetings have been decided by 10 or fewer points.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS BUTLER
Dec. 29, 2021 - Xavier 77, Butler 55 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 22, 2021 - Butler 73, Xavier 61 (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Jan. 31, 2020 - Butler 63, Xavier 61 (OT) (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Jan. 4, 2020 - Butler 78, Xavier 70 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 8, 2019 - Butler 63, Xavier 38 (Indianapolis, Ind.)
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β’ Xavier won the first meeting this season, 77-55, on Dec. 29 at Cintas Center. The MusketeersΒ only had seven players dressed for the contest due to health and safety protocols.Β
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β’Β Mackayla ScarlettΒ scoredΒ 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting. She added five rebounds and three assists. Ayanna Townsend addedΒ 12 points andΒ three rebounds.
β’Β Megan HarkeyΒ posted her first career double-double, scoring a career-high 11 points and grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds. She added a career-high three blocks to go along with two steals in 23 minutes of action off the bench.
β’Β Shaila BeelerΒ added eight points and a career-high 11 assists. Courtney PrengerΒ chipped in six points and five rebounds.
β’ Xavier knocked down a season-high six three pointers, paced byΒ Mackayla ScarlettΒ who had four. The Musketeer also finished the game going 11-for-14 from the charity stripe. Butler also made a season-high 11 three pointers in the game.
β’ Xavier won the battle on the glass, 41-38, and scored 16 more points off of turnovers (19-3). Xavier also held a 26-12 advantage in second-chance points. The Musketeers had seven more steals (9-2) than the Bulldogs.
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WEEKLY HONOREES
Nov. 22 -Β Nia ClarkΒ - BIG EAST Player of the Week
Dec. 20 -Β Ayanna TownsendΒ - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Jan. 3 -Β Kae SatterfieldΒ - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
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β’ Xavier is coming off an 89-35 loss to No. 10 UConn on Friday night at UConn. The 35 points were a season low for the Musketeers.
β’Β Kaysia WoodsΒ scored a season-high 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting. She added two assists.
β’Β Mackayla ScarlettΒ chipped in seven points, whileΒ Ayanna TownsendΒ finished with six.Β Shaila BeelerΒ added four assists.
β’Β Shelby CalhounΒ led the team on the glass with eight rebounds.Β Courtney PrengerΒ 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 has had nine different players lead the team in scoring through 25Β games. Aanaya Harris has led the team in scoring five times, followed by Ayanna Townsend (three times), Shaila Beeler (three times),Β Mackayla Scarlett (three), Shelby Calhoun (once),Β Mikayla Hayes (once) and Kaysia Woods (once).
β’ All told, six players are averaging 8.0Β points per game or more this season. Five different players haveΒ dished out 35 or more assists this season.
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β’ Shelby Calhoun has averaged 11.4 points and 7.0Β rebounds in her last fiveΒ games. She has added a team-high 11 steals during that stretch to go along with sevenΒ assists.
β’Β Xavier ranks fourth the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.763), while ranking 26th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 28th in the NCAA in free-throws made (348). Xavier has made more free throws than any other team in the BIG EAST this season (next closest team is DePaul with 327 free throws).
β’Β Ayanna Townsend ranks 12th in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (.471) and 17th in rebounding (5.2). Shaila Beeler ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.810) and seventhΒ in assists (3.7).
β’ Freshman Aanaya Harris ranks thirdΒ on the team in scoring, averaging 9.4 points per game. She has hit 47.7 percent (84-for-176) of her shot attempts this season, ranking 10th in the BIG EAST. She ranks fourth on the team in total blocks (8) and fourth in total assists (40).
β’Β Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has averaged 8.0 points per game this season and has made a team-high 31Β three pointers. The guard averaged 0.6 points per game as a freshman and made one three pointer. She is averaging 9.0 points per game in BIG EAST only games this season.
β’ Xavier picked up its first BIG EAST win of the season on Dec. 29, defeating Butler, 77-55,Β 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.
β’ Xavier ranks second in the BIG EAST with seven newcomers, only trailing Providence (eight newcomers).Β
β’ 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 theirΒ total points (549), 54.8 percent of their total rebounds (297) and 66.7 percent of their total assists (140).
β’ 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.
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β’ Ayanna TownsendΒ has 74 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is fourΒ blocks away from moving into seventhΒ place with Carol MadsenΒ (1991-94).
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β’ Xavier played 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.
β’ Xavier plays six teams that advanced to postseason action last season: Wright State (NCAA), Marquette (NCAA), UConnΒ (NCAA), Villanova (WNIT), DePaul (WNIT), Creighton (WNIT).
β’ 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. FloSportsΒ will serve as the digital home for conference women's basketball for the second straight season.
β’ The conference season began on Dec. 3 at Marquette and concludes on March 1 at Cintas Center vs Seton Hall. The Musketeers playedΒ four BIG EAST games before the start of 2022.
β’ The BIG EAST Tournament will be held atΒ Mohegan SunΒ Arena for the second straight year. The tournament will be heldΒ on March 5-7. Xavier will play in an opening round game on Friday, March 5.
β’ The Musketeers have won 52 non-conference games over the last sixΒ seasons with a 42-10 mark at Cintas Center.
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β’ Xavier has made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently advancing to the tournament's second round in 2011.
β’ The Musketeers' best NCAA Tournament finish was in 2001 and 2010 as XU advanced to the Elite Eight.
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β’ Xavier closes regular-season action with three straight home BIG EAST games. The Musketeers open the homestand on Friday, Feb. 25 vs Georgetown at 7 p.m.
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Β THE MATCHUP AT BUTLER |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (8-17,Β 3-13)Β atΒ BUTLER BULLDOGS (1-22, 0-14)
Game Info - Sunday, Feb.Β 20Β - 7 p.m. ET - Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Live VideoΒ -Β bit.ly/34TjX7c
Live Stats -Β bit.ly/3oZW6JK
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Β ABOUT BUTLER |
2021-22Β Record:Β 1-22 (0-14 BIG EAST)2020-21Β Record:Β 3-17 (3-15 BIG EAST)
Series History:Β Xavier trails, 31-20
Last Meeting:Β Xavier 77, Butler 55 (Dec. 29, 2021Β -Β Cintas Center)
NOTABLES
β’ Butler is coming off a 69-41 loss to Providence on Feb. 16 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs are winless in BIG EAST action and have only one win this season (W, 75-67 at Evansville on Dec. 22).
β’ Celena TabornΒ leads the NCAA in field goal percentage (.681). The forward leads the team in scoring with 13.5 points per game.
β’ Butler ranks last in the BIG EAST in scoring offense (57.6), scoring defense (79.3) and scoring margin (-21.8). The Bulldogs also rank 10th in field-goal percentage (.392) and 11th in field-goal percentage defense (.455).
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Β SERIES HISTORY |
β’ Xavier trails the all-time series, 31-20. The Musketeers snapped a five-game losing streak vs ButlerΒ earlier this season, topping the Bulldogs, 77-55, at Cintas Center on Dec. 29.
Xavier is 3-5 when playing at Butler since joining the BIG EAST in 2013-14. The Musketeers have dropped three in a row at Butler with their last win at Hinkle Fieldhouse coming on Dec. 29, 2017 (W, 69-62).
β’ Nine of the last 13 meetings have been decided by 10 or fewer points.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS BUTLER
Dec. 29, 2021 - Xavier 77, Butler 55 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 22, 2021 - Butler 73, Xavier 61 (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Jan. 31, 2020 - Butler 63, Xavier 61 (OT) (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Jan. 4, 2020 - Butler 78, Xavier 70 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 8, 2019 - Butler 63, Xavier 38 (Indianapolis, Ind.)
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Β LAST TIME OUT VS THEΒ BULLDOGS |
β’ Xavier won the first meeting this season, 77-55, on Dec. 29 at Cintas Center. The MusketeersΒ only had seven players dressed for the contest due to health and safety protocols.Β
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β’Β Mackayla ScarlettΒ scoredΒ 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting. She added five rebounds and three assists. Ayanna Townsend addedΒ 12 points andΒ three rebounds.
β’Β Megan HarkeyΒ posted her first career double-double, scoring a career-high 11 points and grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds. She added a career-high three blocks to go along with two steals in 23 minutes of action off the bench.
β’Β Shaila BeelerΒ added eight points and a career-high 11 assists. Courtney PrengerΒ chipped in six points and five rebounds.
β’ Xavier knocked down a season-high six three pointers, paced byΒ Mackayla ScarlettΒ who had four. The Musketeer also finished the game going 11-for-14 from the charity stripe. Butler also made a season-high 11 three pointers in the game.
β’ Xavier won the battle on the glass, 41-38, and scored 16 more points off of turnovers (19-3). Xavier also held a 26-12 advantage in second-chance points. The Musketeers had seven more steals (9-2) than the Bulldogs.
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Β BIG EAST HONOREES |
WEEKLY HONOREES
Nov. 22 -Β Nia ClarkΒ - BIG EAST Player of the Week
Dec. 20 -Β Ayanna TownsendΒ - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Jan. 3 -Β Kae SatterfieldΒ - BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
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Β Β LAST TIME OUT |
β’ Xavier is coming off an 89-35 loss to No. 10 UConn on Friday night at UConn. The 35 points were a season low for the Musketeers.
β’Β Kaysia WoodsΒ scored a season-high 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting. She added two assists.
β’Β Mackayla ScarlettΒ chipped in seven points, whileΒ Ayanna TownsendΒ finished with six.Β Shaila BeelerΒ added four assists.
β’Β Shelby CalhounΒ led the team on the glass with eight rebounds.Β Courtney PrengerΒ 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 BALANCEDΒ OFFENSE |
β’ Xavier has had nine different players lead the team in scoring through 25Β games. Aanaya Harris has led the team in scoring five times, followed by Ayanna Townsend (three times), Shaila Beeler (three times),Β Mackayla Scarlett (three), Shelby Calhoun (once),Β Mikayla Hayes (once) and Kaysia Woods (once).
β’ All told, six players are averaging 8.0Β points per game or more this season. Five different players haveΒ dished out 35 or more assists this season.
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Β NOTABLES |
β’ Shelby Calhoun has averaged 11.4 points and 7.0Β rebounds in her last fiveΒ games. She has added a team-high 11 steals during that stretch to go along with sevenΒ assists.
β’Β Xavier ranks fourth the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.763), while ranking 26th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 28th in the NCAA in free-throws made (348). Xavier has made more free throws than any other team in the BIG EAST this season (next closest team is DePaul with 327 free throws).
β’Β Ayanna Townsend ranks 12th in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (.471) and 17th in rebounding (5.2). Shaila Beeler ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.810) and seventhΒ in assists (3.7).
β’ Freshman Aanaya Harris ranks thirdΒ on the team in scoring, averaging 9.4 points per game. She has hit 47.7 percent (84-for-176) of her shot attempts this season, ranking 10th in the BIG EAST. She ranks fourth on the team in total blocks (8) and fourth in total assists (40).
β’Β Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has averaged 8.0 points per game this season and has made a team-high 31Β three pointers. The guard averaged 0.6 points per game as a freshman and made one three pointer. She is averaging 9.0 points per game in BIG EAST only games this season.
β’ Xavier picked up its first BIG EAST win of the season on Dec. 29, defeating Butler, 77-55,Β 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.
β’ Xavier ranks second in the BIG EAST with seven newcomers, only trailing Providence (eight newcomers).Β
β’ 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 theirΒ total points (549), 54.8 percent of their total rebounds (297) and 66.7 percent of their total assists (140).
β’ 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.
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Β AYANNA TOWNSEND CAREER WATCH |
β’ Ayanna TownsendΒ has 74 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is fourΒ blocks away from moving into seventhΒ place with Carol MadsenΒ (1991-94).
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Β SCHEDULE NOTES |
β’ Xavier played 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.
β’ Xavier plays six teams that advanced to postseason action last season: Wright State (NCAA), Marquette (NCAA), UConnΒ (NCAA), Villanova (WNIT), DePaul (WNIT), Creighton (WNIT).
β’ 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. FloSportsΒ will serve as the digital home for conference women's basketball for the second straight season.
β’ The conference season began on Dec. 3 at Marquette and concludes on March 1 at Cintas Center vs Seton Hall. The Musketeers playedΒ four BIG EAST games before the start of 2022.
β’ The BIG EAST Tournament will be held atΒ Mohegan SunΒ Arena for the second straight year. The tournament will be heldΒ on March 5-7. Xavier will play in an opening round game on Friday, March 5.
β’ The Musketeers have won 52 non-conference games over the last sixΒ seasons with a 42-10 mark at Cintas Center.
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Β BIG EAST COACHES' POLL |
| 1. | UConn (10) | 100 |
| 2. | DePaul (1) | 90 |
| 3. | Seton Hall | 80 |
| 4. | MarquetteΒ | 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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Β XU BASKETBALL HISTORY |
β’ Xavier has made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently advancing to the tournament's second round in 2011.
β’ The Musketeers' best NCAA Tournament finish was in 2001 and 2010 as XU advanced to the Elite Eight.
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Β UP NEXT |
β’ Xavier closes regular-season action with three straight home BIG EAST games. The Musketeers open the homestand on Friday, Feb. 25 vs Georgetown at 7 p.m.
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