Xavier University Athletics
Xavier Returns to Cintas Center to Face Red Storm
02.05.22 | Women's Basketball
Sunday's game will serve as the team's Black Fives Foundation game
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball returns home on Sunday after four straight road games, taking on St. John's for the second time in five days. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center.
Xavier was defeated by the Red Storm, 83-63, on Wednesday, Feb. 2 in Queens, N.Y. The game was previously scheduled for Jan. 7, but was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the St. John's program.
Sunday's game will serve as the team's Black Fives Foundation game.
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (7-14, 2-10) at ST. JOHN'S (7-15, 3-9 BIG EAST)
Game Info - Sunday, Feb. 6 - 2 p.m. ET - Cintas Center (10,224)
Live Video - bit.ly/3uz91Gp
Live Stats - bit.ly/2qqIPeu
2021-22 Record: 7-15 (3-9 BIG EAST)
2020-21 Record: 8-15 (4-12 BIG EAST)
2021 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier trails, 14-2
Last Meeting: St. John's 83, Xavier 63 (Feb. 2, 2022 - Queens, N.Y.)
NOTABLES
• St. John's is coming off an 82-58 home loss to Villanova on Feb. 4. Kadaja Bailey scored 18 points, while Camree Clegg added 11 points.
• St. John's ranks second in the BIG EAST in scoring offense (73.5), third in three-pointers per game (7.9) and fourth in field-goal percentage (.438). The Red Storm rank 56th in the NCAA in field-goal percentage.
• Two of the top-10 scorers in the BIG EAST play for the Red Storm. Leilani Correa ranks second in the conference in scoring (18.3), while Kadaja Bailey ranks seventh (15.1). Correa ranks 46th in the NCAA in field-goals made (134).
• Xavier trails the all-time series with St. John's, 14-2. The Musketeers have dropped 12 straight in the series.
• Xavier's last win over St. John's was on March 1, 2015 at Cintas Center by a score of 74-61. The Musketeers are 2-5 all-time when playing the Red Storm at Cintas Center.
• St. John's won the last meeting between the two schools, 83-63, on Feb. 2 in Queens, N.Y.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS ST. JOHN'S
Feb. 2, 2022 - St. John's 83, Xavier 63 (Queens, N.Y.)
March 5, 2021 - St. John's 65, Xavier 57 (Uncasville, Conn.)
March 1, 2020 - St. John's 74, Xavier 37 (Queens, N.Y.)
Dec. 29, 2019 - St. John's 75, Xavier 67 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 3, 2019 - St. John's 70, Xavier 41 (Queens, N.Y.)
• Xavier dropped the first meeting with St. John's this season, 83-63, in Queens, N.Y. Ayanna Townsend posted a team-high 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting, her 18th career game in double figures. She added a team-high eight rebounds.
• New York natives Kae Satterfield and Mackayla Scarlett rounded out the Xavier double-figure scorers with 10 points each. Satterfield added three rebounds, while Scarlett recorded a game-high three steals.
• Shelby Calhoun added eight points and five rebounds, while Shaila Beeler chipped in seven points and a game-high seven assists.
• St. John's won the battle on the glass, 48-34. Xavier held a 16-7 advantage in points off of turnovers and scored three more second-chance points (12-9).
• Xavier had 12 steals in the game with seven different players recording a steal. The Musketeers have posted 10 or more steals in seven games this season.
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 91-86 road loss at Seton Hall on Feb. 4. Kae Satterfield led Xavier with a career-high 24 points on 8-for-16 shooting. She added eight rebounds and matched her career high in assists with eight. She was also 8-for-9 from the foul line.
• 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 team's third game shooting 50 percent or better from the floor this season. 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.
• During the month of February, the BIG EAST Conference will celebrate Black History Month by partnering with the Black Fives Foundation, a nonprofit public charity whose mission is to research, preserve, showcase, teach, and honor the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball, to host 22 games honoring Black athletes, coaches, and communities who played a critical part in America's basketball history. MORE INFO CLICK HERE
• Xavier has had eight different players lead the team in scoring through 21 games. Nia Clark has led the team in scoring in seven games, followed by Aanaya Harris (four times), Kae Satterfield (four times), Ayanna Townsend (three times), Shaila Beeler (twice), Mackayla Scarlett (twice), Shelby Calhoun (once) and Mikayla Hayes (once).
• All told, seven players are averaging 7.6 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 32nd in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 35th in the NCAA in free-throws made (285).
• Kae Satterfield leads the team in rebounding (7.2), while ranking second in scoring (10.7). She has hit 90.2 percent (55-for-61) of her free throws, ranking second in the BIG EAST. She also ranks sixth in the conference in rebounding.
• Nia Clark ranks 21st in the BIG EAST in scoring (11.7) and 11th in steals (1.5). Ayanna Townsend ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (.485) and 16th in rebounding (5.3). Shaila Beeler ranks third in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.813) and eighth in assists (3.7).
• Freshman Aanaya Harris ranks third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.1 points per game. She has hit 49.7 percent (75-for-151) of her shot attempts this season, ranking seventh in the BIG EAST. She ranks fourth on the team in total blocks (8) and fourth in total assists (38).
• Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has averaged 7.6 points per game this season and has made a team-high 25 three pointers. The guard averaged 0.6 points per game as a freshman and made one three pointer.
• 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 72 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is six 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 opens a two-game road trip at Creighton on Friday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET from D.J. Sokol Arena.
Xavier was defeated by the Red Storm, 83-63, on Wednesday, Feb. 2 in Queens, N.Y. The game was previously scheduled for Jan. 7, but was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the St. John's program.
Sunday's game will serve as the team's Black Fives Foundation game.
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THE MATCHUP VS ST. JOHN'S |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (7-14, 2-10) at ST. JOHN'S (7-15, 3-9 BIG EAST)
Game Info - Sunday, Feb. 6 - 2 p.m. ET - Cintas Center (10,224)
Live Video - bit.ly/3uz91Gp
Live Stats - bit.ly/2qqIPeu
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ABOUT ST. JOHN'S |
2021-22 Record: 7-15 (3-9 BIG EAST)2020-21 Record: 8-15 (4-12 BIG EAST)
2021 Postseason: None
Series History: Xavier trails, 14-2
Last Meeting: St. John's 83, Xavier 63 (Feb. 2, 2022 - Queens, N.Y.)
NOTABLES
• St. John's is coming off an 82-58 home loss to Villanova on Feb. 4. Kadaja Bailey scored 18 points, while Camree Clegg added 11 points.
• St. John's ranks second in the BIG EAST in scoring offense (73.5), third in three-pointers per game (7.9) and fourth in field-goal percentage (.438). The Red Storm rank 56th in the NCAA in field-goal percentage.
• Two of the top-10 scorers in the BIG EAST play for the Red Storm. Leilani Correa ranks second in the conference in scoring (18.3), while Kadaja Bailey ranks seventh (15.1). Correa ranks 46th in the NCAA in field-goals made (134).
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SERIES HISTORY |
• Xavier trails the all-time series with St. John's, 14-2. The Musketeers have dropped 12 straight in the series.
• Xavier's last win over St. John's was on March 1, 2015 at Cintas Center by a score of 74-61. The Musketeers are 2-5 all-time when playing the Red Storm at Cintas Center.
• St. John's won the last meeting between the two schools, 83-63, on Feb. 2 in Queens, N.Y.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS ST. JOHN'S
Feb. 2, 2022 - St. John's 83, Xavier 63 (Queens, N.Y.)
March 5, 2021 - St. John's 65, Xavier 57 (Uncasville, Conn.)
March 1, 2020 - St. John's 74, Xavier 37 (Queens, N.Y.)
Dec. 29, 2019 - St. John's 75, Xavier 67 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Feb. 3, 2019 - St. John's 70, Xavier 41 (Queens, N.Y.)
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LAST TIME OUT VS SJU |
• Xavier dropped the first meeting with St. John's this season, 83-63, in Queens, N.Y. Ayanna Townsend posted a team-high 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting, her 18th career game in double figures. She added a team-high eight rebounds.
• New York natives Kae Satterfield and Mackayla Scarlett rounded out the Xavier double-figure scorers with 10 points each. Satterfield added three rebounds, while Scarlett recorded a game-high three steals.
• Shelby Calhoun added eight points and five rebounds, while Shaila Beeler chipped in seven points and a game-high seven assists.
• St. John's won the battle on the glass, 48-34. Xavier held a 16-7 advantage in points off of turnovers and scored three more second-chance points (12-9).
• Xavier had 12 steals in the game with seven different players recording a steal. The Musketeers have posted 10 or more steals in seven games this season.
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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 91-86 road loss at Seton Hall on Feb. 4. Kae Satterfield led Xavier with a career-high 24 points on 8-for-16 shooting. She added eight rebounds and matched her career high in assists with eight. She was also 8-for-9 from the foul line.
• 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 team's third game shooting 50 percent or better from the floor this season. 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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BLACK FIVE |
• During the month of February, the BIG EAST Conference will celebrate Black History Month by partnering with the Black Fives Foundation, a nonprofit public charity whose mission is to research, preserve, showcase, teach, and honor the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball, to host 22 games honoring Black athletes, coaches, and communities who played a critical part in America's basketball history. MORE INFO CLICK HERE
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BALANCED OFFENSE |
• Xavier has had eight different players lead the team in scoring through 21 games. Nia Clark has led the team in scoring in seven games, followed by Aanaya Harris (four times), Kae Satterfield (four times), Ayanna Townsend (three times), Shaila Beeler (twice), Mackayla Scarlett (twice), Shelby Calhoun (once) and Mikayla Hayes (once).
• All told, seven players are averaging 7.6 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 32nd in the NCAA. The Musketeers rank 35th in the NCAA in free-throws made (285).
• Kae Satterfield leads the team in rebounding (7.2), while ranking second in scoring (10.7). She has hit 90.2 percent (55-for-61) of her free throws, ranking second in the BIG EAST. She also ranks sixth in the conference in rebounding.
• Nia Clark ranks 21st in the BIG EAST in scoring (11.7) and 11th in steals (1.5). Ayanna Townsend ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (.485) and 16th in rebounding (5.3). Shaila Beeler ranks third in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage (.813) and eighth in assists (3.7).
• Freshman Aanaya Harris ranks third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.1 points per game. She has hit 49.7 percent (75-for-151) of her shot attempts this season, ranking seventh in the BIG EAST. She ranks fourth on the team in total blocks (8) and fourth in total assists (38).
• Sophomore Mackayla Scarlett has averaged 7.6 points per game this season and has made a team-high 25 three pointers. The guard averaged 0.6 points per game as a freshman and made one three pointer.
• 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 72 career blocks, ranking eighth all-time at Xavier. She is six 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 opens a two-game road trip at Creighton on Friday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET from D.J. Sokol Arena.
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