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Xavier University Athletics
Tuesday, March 1
Cincinnati, Ohio
1 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Seton Hall
Xavier, Seton Hall Set for Tuesday Matinee to Conclude Regular-Season Play
02.28.22 | Women's Basketball
Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. from Cintas Center
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball ends regular-season action on Tuesday, March 1 vs Seton Hall. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. from Cintas Center.
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (9-19, 4-15) vs SETON HALL PIRATES (16-11, 11-8)
Game Info - Tuesday, March 1 - 1 p.m. ET - Cintas Center (10,224)
Live Video - bit.ly/3pLF1Uz
Live Stats - bit.ly/2qqIPeu
2021-22 Record: 16-11 (11-8 BIG EAST)
2020-21 Record: 14-7 (12-5 BIG EAST)
2021 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier trails, 15-3
Last Meeting: Seton Hall 91, Xavier 86 (Feb. 4, 2022 - South Orange, N.J.)
NOTABLES
• Seton Hall has won two straight games and eight of its last nine contests. The Pirates most recently defeated DePaul, 94-90, on Feb. 25 in Chicago. Seton Hall will be the No. 6 seed at the BIG EAST Tournament on March 4-7.
• The Pirates lead the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.774), while ranking second in three-point field-goal percentage (.353) and fifth in scoring offense (70.2). Seton Hall also ranks third in three-point field-goal percentage defense (.283) and seventh in scoring defense (69.8).
• Three of the top seven scorers in the BIG EAST play for the Pirates: Lauren Park-Lane (17.7), Andra Espinoza-Hunter (16.1) and Sidney Cooks (15.1). Cooks also ranks fourth in rebounding (7.7) and blocks (1.7) and eighth in field-goal percentage (.491).
• Park-Lane leads the BIG EAST in assists (7.3), while ranking seventh in steals (1.6). She was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Pirates to a 2-0 record last week. She averaged 24.0 points and 12.0 assists per game.
• Xavier trails the all-time series, 15-3. The Musketeers have dropped five straight games in the series and are 2-6 when playing at Cintas Center.
• Eight of the last 14 meetings have been decided by 10 or fewer points. Xavier's last home win over the Pirates was on Jan. 6, 2019 by a score of 63-62 in overtime.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS SETON HALL
Feb. 4, 2022 - Seton Hall 91, Xavier 86 (South Orange, N.J.)
Feb. 24, 2021 - Seton Hall 108, Xavier 65 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jan. 23, 2021 - Seton Hall 85, Xavier 59 (South Orange, N.J.)
Feb. 28, 2020 - Seton Hall 69, Xavier 59 (South Orange, N.J.)
Dec. 31, 2019 - Seton Hall 83, Xavier 61 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Xavier dropped the first meeting between the two schools, 91-86, on Feb. 4 in South Orange, N.J.
• Shelby Calhoun recorded her first career double-double, scoring a career-high 22 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds. She was 7-for-14 from the floor and added two assists and two steals.
• Aanaya Harris matched her career high in scoring with 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting. She added four rebounds and went 4-for-4 from the foul line.
• Mackayla Scarlett added eight points, while Courtney Prenger chipped in five rebounds and four points. Kaysia Woods finished with four points and two steals.
• Xavier scored a season-high 86 points behind a .500 field-goal percentage (32-for-64). The Musketeers were also 19-for-25 from the foul line in the loss.
• Xavier won the battle on the glass, 36-30, and scored four more second-chance points (12-8). Seton Hall forced 17 Xavier turnovers, converting the miscues into 19 points. The game featured eight ties and eight lead changes.
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 58-49 loss to Villanova on Sunday. The Musketeers led by four points (44-40) with 7:04 left in regulation, but the Wildcats finished the game on an 18-5 run with 11 points coming from presumptive All-American Maddy Siegrist - pulling away for the nine-point victory.
• Ayanna Townsend finished the game with a team-high 13 points on 6-for-13 shooting, her 21st career double-figure outing. She added six rebounds. Mackayla Scarlett chipped in 11 points, her 10th career game in double figures. She added one rebound and one steal.
• Courtney Prenger added seven points and a career-high 11 rebounds. The 11 rebounds matched Villanova's Brianna Herlihy for the game high in rebounding.
• Shaila Beeler finished with eight points and a career-high seven rebounds. She added three assists and two steals. Megan Harkey chipped in six points and five rebounds.
• Villanova won the battle on the glass, 39-38, and scored nine more fastbreak points (11-2). Xavier held a 13-9 advantage in points off of turnovers and scored six more second-chance points (12-6). The game featured nine lead changes and six ties.
• Xavier has had nine different players lead the team in scoring through 28 games. Aanaya Harris and Ayanna Townsend have led the team in scoring five times, followed by Shaila Beeler (three times), Mackayla Scarlett (three), Shelby Calhoun (twice), Mikayla Hayes (once) and Kaysia Woods (once).
• All told, five (active) players are averaging 7.7 points per game or more this season. Four different (active) players have dished out 25 or more assists this season.
• Mackayla Scarlett and Ayanna Townsend have averaged a team-best 10.2 points per game in the team's last five outings. Townsend has chipped in 5.0 rebounds per game. Shelby Calhoun has averaged 7.2 points and a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game during that span.
• Xavier ranks fifth the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.743), while ranking 74th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 44th in the NCAA in free-throws made (372). Xavier has made more free throws than any other team in the BIG EAST this season (next closest team is DePaul with 360 free throws).
• Ayanna Townsend ranks 11th in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (.473) and 19th in rebounding (5.3). Shaila Beeler ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.800) and seventh in assists (3.9).
• Freshman Aanaya Harris leads the team (active players) in scoring, averaging 9.0 points per game. She has hit 45.5 percent (90-for-198) of her shot attempts this season, ranking second on the team. She ranks third on the team (active players) in total blocks (8) and third in total assists (51).
• Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has averaged 7.2 points per game this season and has made a team-high 36 three pointers. The guard averaged 0.6 points per game as a freshman and made one three pointer. She is averaging 8.8 points per game in BIG EAST only games this season.
• 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 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.
• Ayanna Townsend has 77 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is one block away from moving into seventh place with Carol Madsen (1991-94).
• 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.
• 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 began on Dec. 3 at Marquette and concludes on March 1 at Cintas Center vs Seton Hall. The Musketeers played 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. Xavier will play in an opening round game on Friday, March 5.
• 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 will be either the No. 9 seed or No. 10 seed at the BIG EAST Tournament on March 4-7. A win over Seton Hall would secure the No. 9 seed, while a loss would give the Musketeers the No. 10 seed.
Schedule:
March 4 – First Round
Game 1: 8 seed Providence vs. 9 seed (XAVIER/GEORGETOWN), 11 a.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 2: 7 seed St. John's vs. 10 seed (XAVIER/GEORGETOWN), 1:30 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 3: 6 seed Seton Hall vs. 11 seed Butler, 4 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
March 5 – Quarterfinals
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. 1 seed Connecticut, Noon (FS1)
Game 5: 4 seed DePaul vs. 5 seed Marquette, 2:30 p.m. (FS2)
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. 2 seed Villanova, 7 p.m. (FS2)
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. 3 seed Creighton, 9:30 p.m. (FS2)
March 6 – Semifinals
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3 p.m. (FS1)
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 5:30 p.m. (FS1)
March 7 - Final
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner, 8 p.m. (FS1)
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THE MATCHUP VS SETON HALL |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (9-19, 4-15) vs SETON HALL PIRATES (16-11, 11-8)
Game Info - Tuesday, March 1 - 1 p.m. ET - Cintas Center (10,224)
Live Video - bit.ly/3pLF1Uz
Live Stats - bit.ly/2qqIPeu
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ABOUT SETON HALL |
2021-22 Record: 16-11 (11-8 BIG EAST)2020-21 Record: 14-7 (12-5 BIG EAST)
2021 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier trails, 15-3
Last Meeting: Seton Hall 91, Xavier 86 (Feb. 4, 2022 - South Orange, N.J.)
NOTABLES
• Seton Hall has won two straight games and eight of its last nine contests. The Pirates most recently defeated DePaul, 94-90, on Feb. 25 in Chicago. Seton Hall will be the No. 6 seed at the BIG EAST Tournament on March 4-7.
• The Pirates lead the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.774), while ranking second in three-point field-goal percentage (.353) and fifth in scoring offense (70.2). Seton Hall also ranks third in three-point field-goal percentage defense (.283) and seventh in scoring defense (69.8).
• Three of the top seven scorers in the BIG EAST play for the Pirates: Lauren Park-Lane (17.7), Andra Espinoza-Hunter (16.1) and Sidney Cooks (15.1). Cooks also ranks fourth in rebounding (7.7) and blocks (1.7) and eighth in field-goal percentage (.491).
• Park-Lane leads the BIG EAST in assists (7.3), while ranking seventh in steals (1.6). She was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Pirates to a 2-0 record last week. She averaged 24.0 points and 12.0 assists per game.
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SERIES HISTORY |
• Xavier trails the all-time series, 15-3. The Musketeers have dropped five straight games in the series and are 2-6 when playing at Cintas Center.
• Eight of the last 14 meetings have been decided by 10 or fewer points. Xavier's last home win over the Pirates was on Jan. 6, 2019 by a score of 63-62 in overtime.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS SETON HALL
Feb. 4, 2022 - Seton Hall 91, Xavier 86 (South Orange, N.J.)
Feb. 24, 2021 - Seton Hall 108, Xavier 65 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jan. 23, 2021 - Seton Hall 85, Xavier 59 (South Orange, N.J.)
Feb. 28, 2020 - Seton Hall 69, Xavier 59 (South Orange, N.J.)
Dec. 31, 2019 - Seton Hall 83, Xavier 61 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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LAST TIME OUT VS THE PIRATES |
• Xavier dropped the first meeting between the two schools, 91-86, on Feb. 4 in South Orange, N.J.
• Shelby Calhoun recorded her first career double-double, scoring a career-high 22 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds. She was 7-for-14 from the floor and added two assists and two steals.
• Aanaya Harris matched her career high in scoring with 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting. She added four rebounds and went 4-for-4 from the foul line.
• Mackayla Scarlett added eight points, while Courtney Prenger chipped in five rebounds and four points. Kaysia Woods finished with four points and two steals.
• Xavier scored a season-high 86 points behind a .500 field-goal percentage (32-for-64). The Musketeers were also 19-for-25 from the foul line in the loss.
• Xavier won the battle on the glass, 36-30, and scored four more second-chance points (12-8). Seton Hall forced 17 Xavier turnovers, converting the miscues into 19 points. The game featured eight ties and eight lead changes.
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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 58-49 loss to Villanova on Sunday. The Musketeers led by four points (44-40) with 7:04 left in regulation, but the Wildcats finished the game on an 18-5 run with 11 points coming from presumptive All-American Maddy Siegrist - pulling away for the nine-point victory.
• Ayanna Townsend finished the game with a team-high 13 points on 6-for-13 shooting, her 21st career double-figure outing. She added six rebounds. Mackayla Scarlett chipped in 11 points, her 10th career game in double figures. She added one rebound and one steal.
• Courtney Prenger added seven points and a career-high 11 rebounds. The 11 rebounds matched Villanova's Brianna Herlihy for the game high in rebounding.
• Shaila Beeler finished with eight points and a career-high seven rebounds. She added three assists and two steals. Megan Harkey chipped in six points and five rebounds.
• Villanova won the battle on the glass, 39-38, and scored nine more fastbreak points (11-2). Xavier held a 13-9 advantage in points off of turnovers and scored six more second-chance points (12-6). The game featured nine lead changes and six ties.
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BALANCED OFFENSE |
• Xavier has had nine different players lead the team in scoring through 28 games. Aanaya Harris and Ayanna Townsend have led the team in scoring five times, followed by Shaila Beeler (three times), Mackayla Scarlett (three), Shelby Calhoun (twice), Mikayla Hayes (once) and Kaysia Woods (once).
• All told, five (active) players are averaging 7.7 points per game or more this season. Four different (active) players have dished out 25 or more assists this season.
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NOTABLES |
• Mackayla Scarlett and Ayanna Townsend have averaged a team-best 10.2 points per game in the team's last five outings. Townsend has chipped in 5.0 rebounds per game. Shelby Calhoun has averaged 7.2 points and a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game during that span.
• Xavier ranks fifth the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.743), while ranking 74th in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 44th in the NCAA in free-throws made (372). Xavier has made more free throws than any other team in the BIG EAST this season (next closest team is DePaul with 360 free throws).
• Ayanna Townsend ranks 11th in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (.473) and 19th in rebounding (5.3). Shaila Beeler ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.800) and seventh in assists (3.9).
• Freshman Aanaya Harris leads the team (active players) in scoring, averaging 9.0 points per game. She has hit 45.5 percent (90-for-198) of her shot attempts this season, ranking second on the team. She ranks third on the team (active players) in total blocks (8) and third in total assists (51).
• Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has averaged 7.2 points per game this season and has made a team-high 36 three pointers. The guard averaged 0.6 points per game as a freshman and made one three pointer. She is averaging 8.8 points per game in BIG EAST only games this season.
• 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 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.
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AYANNA TOWNSEND CAREER WATCH |
• Ayanna Townsend has 77 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is one block away from moving into seventh place with Carol Madsen (1991-94).
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SCHEDULE NOTES |
• 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.
• 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 began on Dec. 3 at Marquette and concludes on March 1 at Cintas Center vs Seton Hall. The Musketeers played 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. Xavier will play in an opening round game on Friday, March 5.
• 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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BIG EAST TOURNAMENT |
• Xavier will be either the No. 9 seed or No. 10 seed at the BIG EAST Tournament on March 4-7. A win over Seton Hall would secure the No. 9 seed, while a loss would give the Musketeers the No. 10 seed.
Schedule:
March 4 – First Round
Game 1: 8 seed Providence vs. 9 seed (XAVIER/GEORGETOWN), 11 a.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 2: 7 seed St. John's vs. 10 seed (XAVIER/GEORGETOWN), 1:30 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 3: 6 seed Seton Hall vs. 11 seed Butler, 4 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
March 5 – Quarterfinals
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. 1 seed Connecticut, Noon (FS1)
Game 5: 4 seed DePaul vs. 5 seed Marquette, 2:30 p.m. (FS2)
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. 2 seed Villanova, 7 p.m. (FS2)
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. 3 seed Creighton, 9:30 p.m. (FS2)
March 6 – Semifinals
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3 p.m. (FS1)
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 5:30 p.m. (FS1)
March 7 - Final
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner, 8 p.m. (FS1)
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