Turnovers Prove Costly in Road Loss at Marquette

Wednesday, January 25

Milwaukee, Wis.

8 p.m. ET

Xavier University

7-13,0-11Big East

Marquette

13-7,6-5Big East

Xavier

Marquette

Turnovers Prove Costly in Road Loss at Marquette

01.25.23 | Women's Basketball

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Fernanda Ovalle led the Musketeers with nine points and seven rebounds

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

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.

NOTABLES

• Fernanda Ovalle led the Musketeers with nine points on 4-for-10 shooting. The freshman guard also pulled down seven rebounds and dished out two assists.

• Nila Blackford finished with six points on 3-for-7 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. She added one steal and one block.

• Mackayla Scarlett posted seven points, while Aanaya Harris recorded six points. Harris also pulled down five rebounds and had two steals.

• 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.

• 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.

• Xavier had nine steals in the game, the team's ninth game of the year with nine or more steals.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers return to action on Saturday, Jan. 28 vs Providence. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center.

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