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Xavier University Athletics
Wednesday, January 25
Milwaukee, Wis.
8 p.m. ET
Xavier University
7-13,0-11Big East
40
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Marquette
13-7,6-5Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| Xavier | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 40 |
| Marquette | 14 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 64 |
Turnovers Prove Costly in Road Loss at Marquette
01.25.23 | Women's Basketball
Fernanda Ovalle led the Musketeers with nine points and seven rebounds
MILWAUKEE - Xavier women's basketball dropped a 64-40 BIG EAST road game at Marquette on Wednesday night. The Musketeers dropped to 7-13 (0-11 BIG EAST), while the Golden Eagles improved to 13-7 (6-5 BIG EAST).
The first half was back-and-forth before the Golden Eagles closed the stanza on an 11-2 run, taking a 10-point lead into the locker room (28-18). Marquette outscored Xavier, 36-22, in the second half to pull away for their 13th straight victory in the series history.
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β’ Fernanda Ovalle led the Musketeers with nine points on 4-for-10 shooting. The freshman guardΒ also pulled down seven rebounds and dished out two assists.
β’ Nila Blackford finished with six points on 3-for-7 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. She added one steal and one block.
β’ Mackayla Scarlett posted seven points, while Aanaya Harris recorded six points. Harris also pulled down five rebounds and had two steals.
β’ Xavier finished the game with a .340 field-goal percentage (17-for-50) and went 1-for-10 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 5-for-6 from the foul line.
β’ Marquette forced 21 Xavier turnovers, converting the miscues into 22 points. The Golden Eagles also held an 11-8 advantage in fastbreak points. Xavier scored four more points in the paint (26-22) than Marquette.
β’ Xavier had nine steals in the game, the team's ninth game of the year with nine or more steals.
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β’ The Musketeers return to action on Saturday, Jan. 28 vs Providence.Β Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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Women's Basketball at Marquette by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
The first half was back-and-forth before the Golden Eagles closed the stanza on an 11-2 run, taking a 10-point lead into the locker room (28-18). Marquette outscored Xavier, 36-22, in the second half to pull away for their 13th straight victory in the series history.
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β’ Fernanda Ovalle led the Musketeers with nine points on 4-for-10 shooting. The freshman guardΒ also pulled down seven rebounds and dished out two assists.
β’ Nila Blackford finished with six points on 3-for-7 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. She added one steal and one block.
β’ Mackayla Scarlett posted seven points, while Aanaya Harris recorded six points. Harris also pulled down five rebounds and had two steals.
β’ Xavier finished the game with a .340 field-goal percentage (17-for-50) and went 1-for-10 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 5-for-6 from the foul line.
β’ Marquette forced 21 Xavier turnovers, converting the miscues into 22 points. The Golden Eagles also held an 11-8 advantage in fastbreak points. Xavier scored four more points in the paint (26-22) than Marquette.
β’ Xavier had nine steals in the game, the team's ninth game of the year with nine or more steals.
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β’ The Musketeers return to action on Saturday, Jan. 28 vs Providence.Β Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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Women's Basketball at Marquette by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
XU
Marq
FG%
.340
.358
3FG%
.100
.500
FT%
.833
.900
RB
34
41
TO
21
11
STL
9
10
Game Leaders
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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