Musketeers Come Up Short in Road Loss at DePaul

Tuesday, January 16

Chicago, Ill.

8 p.m.

Xavier University

1-14,0-6Big East

DePaul

10-9,2-4Big East

Xavier

DePaul

Musketeers Come Up Short in Road Loss at DePaul

01.16.24 | Women's Basketball

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DePaul topped Xavier, 79-47, on Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CHICAGO - Xavier women's basketball dropped a 79-47 BIG EAST contest at DePaul on Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena.

Xavier opened the game on a 7-3 run capped by a Nila Blackford layup with 8:30 on the clock. DePaul responded by scoring 20 unanswered points, taking a 16-point lead with 3:27 left in the first quarter.

The Blue Demons never relinquished their double-figure lead and took a 44-25 advantage into the locker room. DePaul outscored Xavier, 35-22, in the second half to pull away for the 32-point victory.

DePaul forced 21 turnovers, converting the miscues into 26 points. The Blue Demons also held a 22-8 advantage in second-chance points.

NOTABLES

• Daniela López and Mackayla Scarlett paced Xavier with nine points each. The two guards combined to added four rebounds, two steals and four 3-pointers.

• Nila Blackford posted six points and a team-high seven rebounds. The forward added two assists.

• Tae'lor Purvis chipped in five points on 2-for-3 shooting. The guard added five rebounds and four assists.

• Aizhanique Mayo posted four points, three rebounds and one steal. Júlia Garcia Roig added four points and three assists.

• Xavier finished the game with a .345 field-goal percentage (19-for-55) and went 7-for-19 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 2-for-4 from the foul line.

• DePaul won the battle on the glass, 48-32, and scored 10 more fastbreak points (13-3). The Blue Demons also scored 20 more bench points (39-19) than Xavier.

• DePaul posted a .403 field-goal percentage (29-for-72) and went 12-for-35 from behind the arc. The Blue Demons also went 9-for-9 from the charity stripe.

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Georgetown. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. ET from McDonough Arena.

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