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Xavier University Athletics
Friday, December 15
Cincinnati, Ohio
7 p.m.
Xavier University
1-8,0-0Big East
68
vs
43
SIUE
2-9,0-0OVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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| SIUE | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
| Xavier | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 68 |
Blackford, Mayo Lead Musketeers Over SIUE on Friday Night
12.15.23 | Women's Basketball
Xavier defeated the Cougars, 68-43, at Cintas Center
CINCINNATIΒ - Xavier women's basketball picked up the first win of the Billi Chambers era on Friday night, defeating SIUE, 68-43, in non-conference action at Cintas Center.
Xavier improves to 1-8 on the year, while the Cougars drop to 2-9.
The Musketeers led from start to finish and took their first double-figure lead with 31 seconds left in the first quarter on anΒ Aizhanique Mayo three pointer. Xavier took its first 20-point lead, 36-16, on a layup fromΒ Júlia Garcia Roig with 1:36 left on the clock before halftime.
SIUE closed with seven points (36-29) on a pair of Brianna Wooldridge free throws with 6:21 left in the third quarter before the Musketeers went on a 13-0 run, regaining a 20-point lead they would never relinquish. Xavier led by as many as 26 points twice in the final three minutes of action.
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β’ Xavier scored a season-high 68 points behind a season-high 28 made field goals (28-for-60). The Musketeers also posted a season-high .467 field-goal percentage and pulled down a season-high 41 rebounds. Xavier knocked down eight 3-pointers, the second-most threes in a game for the Musketeers this season.
β’ Xavier won by 26Β points on Friday night vs SIUE. The last time the Musketeers won by 26 or more points was on Nov. 13, 2022 vs Saint Francis (PA) - defeated the Red Flash, 78-52, at Cintas Center.
β’ Defensively, Xavier limited the Cougars to a season-low 43 points and a season-low .192 field-goal percentage (10-for-52). The 10 made field goals is also a season low for SIUE. The last time Xavier held an opponent below 20 percent shooting was on Dec. 9, 2022 vs Cincinnati (.179 field-goal percentage). The Musketeers also forced 21 turnovers, the third time Xavier has forced 20 or more turnovers in a game this year.
β’ The last time Xavier held an opponent to 10 or fewer made baskets was on Dec. 9, 2022 vs Cincinnati (10-for-56). The 10 made field goals is the second fewest made by a BIG EAST opponent this season (Seton Hall limited FDU to 8-for-50 shooting on Dec. 11, 2023).
β’Β Aizhanique Mayo led nine Musketeers who scored on Friday night with 14 points in 22 minutes of action off the bench. The freshman guard was 6-for-11 from the floor with two 3-pointers in her collegiate debut. She added three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
β’Β Nila Blackford posted her 26th career double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds. The forward was 6-for-10 from the floor. She added three steals and a game-high two blocks.
β’Β Júlia Garcia Roig scored a season-high 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting in 19 minutes of action off the bench. The freshman guard added four assists and two rebounds.
β’Β Kaysia Woods finished with eight points on 3-for-5 shooting with a pair of three pointers. She added three assists, one rebound and one block.
β’Β Tae'lor Purvis chipped in four points, a career-high seven rebounds and a game-high six assists. The guard added a game-high four steals.
β’Β Xavier finished the game with 11 steals, the team's third game of the season with 10 or more steals. The Musketeers also dished out a season-high 23 assists, the first time Xavier has posted 20 or more assists in a game since Nov. 22, 2022 vs McNeese State (30 assists). Xavier also matched its season high in blocks with five (also had five blocks vs Kent State on Nov. 21).
β’Β Xavier won the battle on the glass, 41-38, and held a 21-10 advantage in points off of turnovers. The Musketeers also scored 27 more bench points (35-8) and held a 40-10 advantage in points in the paint. Xavier scored two more fastbreak points (12-10) and scored six more second-chance points (14-8).
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β’ Xavier opens BIG EAST action on Wednesday, Dec. 20 vs DePaul. Tip-off is slated for 12 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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Xavier improves to 1-8 on the year, while the Cougars drop to 2-9.
The Musketeers led from start to finish and took their first double-figure lead with 31 seconds left in the first quarter on anΒ Aizhanique Mayo three pointer. Xavier took its first 20-point lead, 36-16, on a layup fromΒ Júlia Garcia Roig with 1:36 left on the clock before halftime.
SIUE closed with seven points (36-29) on a pair of Brianna Wooldridge free throws with 6:21 left in the third quarter before the Musketeers went on a 13-0 run, regaining a 20-point lead they would never relinquish. Xavier led by as many as 26 points twice in the final three minutes of action.
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NOTABLES
β’ Xavier scored a season-high 68 points behind a season-high 28 made field goals (28-for-60). The Musketeers also posted a season-high .467 field-goal percentage and pulled down a season-high 41 rebounds. Xavier knocked down eight 3-pointers, the second-most threes in a game for the Musketeers this season.
β’ Xavier won by 26Β points on Friday night vs SIUE. The last time the Musketeers won by 26 or more points was on Nov. 13, 2022 vs Saint Francis (PA) - defeated the Red Flash, 78-52, at Cintas Center.
β’ Defensively, Xavier limited the Cougars to a season-low 43 points and a season-low .192 field-goal percentage (10-for-52). The 10 made field goals is also a season low for SIUE. The last time Xavier held an opponent below 20 percent shooting was on Dec. 9, 2022 vs Cincinnati (.179 field-goal percentage). The Musketeers also forced 21 turnovers, the third time Xavier has forced 20 or more turnovers in a game this year.
β’ The last time Xavier held an opponent to 10 or fewer made baskets was on Dec. 9, 2022 vs Cincinnati (10-for-56). The 10 made field goals is the second fewest made by a BIG EAST opponent this season (Seton Hall limited FDU to 8-for-50 shooting on Dec. 11, 2023).
β’Β Aizhanique Mayo led nine Musketeers who scored on Friday night with 14 points in 22 minutes of action off the bench. The freshman guard was 6-for-11 from the floor with two 3-pointers in her collegiate debut. She added three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
β’Β Nila Blackford posted her 26th career double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds. The forward was 6-for-10 from the floor. She added three steals and a game-high two blocks.
β’Β Júlia Garcia Roig scored a season-high 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting in 19 minutes of action off the bench. The freshman guard added four assists and two rebounds.
β’Β Kaysia Woods finished with eight points on 3-for-5 shooting with a pair of three pointers. She added three assists, one rebound and one block.
β’Β Tae'lor Purvis chipped in four points, a career-high seven rebounds and a game-high six assists. The guard added a game-high four steals.
β’Β Xavier finished the game with 11 steals, the team's third game of the season with 10 or more steals. The Musketeers also dished out a season-high 23 assists, the first time Xavier has posted 20 or more assists in a game since Nov. 22, 2022 vs McNeese State (30 assists). Xavier also matched its season high in blocks with five (also had five blocks vs Kent State on Nov. 21).
β’Β Xavier won the battle on the glass, 41-38, and held a 21-10 advantage in points off of turnovers. The Musketeers also scored 27 more bench points (35-8) and held a 40-10 advantage in points in the paint. Xavier scored two more fastbreak points (12-10) and scored six more second-chance points (14-8).
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UP NEXT
β’ Xavier opens BIG EAST action on Wednesday, Dec. 20 vs DePaul. Tip-off is slated for 12 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
SIUE
XU
FG%
.192
.467
3FG%
.250
.333
FT%
.760
.400
RB
38
41
TO
21
17
STL
7
11
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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