Christie Posts Career High in Road Loss at Kent State

Saturday, November 23

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1 p.m.

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Christie Posts Career High in Road Loss at Kent State

11.23.24 | Women's Basketball

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The forward scored a career-high 19 points on Saturday afternoon

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

KENT, Ohio - Xavier women's basketball dropped an 89-69 contest at Kent State on Saturday afternoon at the M.A.C. Center.

The Musketeers moved to 3-2 on the year, while the Golden Flashes improved to 3-3.

Xavier returns to action vs Youngstown State on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Cintas Center.

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Xavier jumped out to an early 4-2 lead before the Golden Flashes scored eight straight points to take a six-point lead. Aizhanique Mayo sank a three pointer with 1:54 left in the first quarter to regain the Xavier lead, 18-17. Kent State responded by scoring seven unanswered points to end the frame, taking a 24-18 lead.
The Golden Flashes led by as many as 15 points (41-26) with 1:49 left in the first half. Kent State outscored Xavier, 17-12, in the second quarter to take an 11-point lead into the locker room.
Kent State pushed its lead out to 20 points (58-38) with 2:41 on the clock in the third quarter and took a 14-point advantage into the final frame (60-46). Xavier closed within 11 points on an Aizhanique Mayo three pointer with 9:08 left in regulation, but the Golden Flashes outscored Xavier 29-20 to end the contest and seal the 20-point victory.
Loren Christie scored a career-high 19 points on 7-for-14 shooting. She added four rebounds and two blocks. She now has 17 career double-figure scoring games.
Meri Kanerva matched her season high in scoring with 14 points on 6-for-12 shooting. She now has three double-figure scoring games this season. The guard added a team-high five assists.
Aizhanique Mayo posted 10 points, two steals and two rebounds. The guard hit a team-high two 3-pointers.
Tae'lor Purvis posted a game-high five steals and a team-high five rebounds. The guard added five points and two assists.
Júlia Garcia Roig finished with six points, two assist and one rebound. Daniela López added five points and one block. Petra Oborilova finished with four points and four rebounds.
Xavier had 10 steals in the game. The Musketeers have had 10 or more steals in all five games this season.
Xavier finished the game with a .409 field-goal percentage (27-for-66) and went 6-for-25 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 9-for-11 from the foul line.
Kent State hit 53.6 percent (30-for-56) of its shot attempts and went 13-for-25 from behind the arc. The Golden Flashes were also 16-for-17 from the foul line.
Xavier forced 19 turnovers, converting the miscues into 26 points. The Musketeers also scored 12 more points in the paint (38-26) and scored eight more bench points (24-16).
Kent State scored five more second-chance points (9-4) and held a 12-8 advantage in fastbreak points.