Musketeers Drop BIG EAST Road Contest at DePaul

Wednesday, January 22

Chicago, Ill.

8 p.m. ET

Xavier University

6-13,1-7Big East

DePaul

10-11,5-3Big East

Xavier

DePaul

Musketeers Drop BIG EAST Road Contest at DePaul

01.22.25 | Women's Basketball

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Loren Christie scored a game-high 16 points on Wednesday night

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CHICAGO - Xavier women's basketball dropped a 57-50 BIG EAST contest at DePaul on Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena.

The Musketeers move to 6-13 (1-7 BIG EAST), while the Blue Demons improve to 10-11 (5-3 BIG EAST).

Xavier closes its BIG EAST road trip on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Villanova. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Finneran Pavilion.

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Xavier hit 53.3 percent (8-for-15) of its shot attempts in the opening quarter, taking an eight-point lead (18-10) over the Blue Demons. The Musketeers scored 11 points off of turnovers in the opening frame and limited th Blue Demons to a .273 field-goal percentage (3-for-11).
DePaul opened the second quarter on an 11-0 run, taking a one-point lead (21-20) with 5:26 on the clock. Meri Kanerva made a layup on the ensuing possession to put the Musketeers back up by one point (22-21). Neither team scored in the final 4:54 of the first half as the Musketeers took their one-point advantage into the locker room.
DePaul scored eight straight points to open the second half, taking a 29-22 advantage at the 6:20 mark. The Blue Demons led by as many as 11 points (40-29) with 1:04 on the clock before the Musketeers ended the frame on a 6-2 run, closing within seven points (42-36).
DePaul led by nine points (50-41) with 4:24 left in regulation before Xavier battled back with a 9-2 run, closing within two points (52-50) with 1:13 on the clock.
Xavier had four turnovers in the final minute as DePaul escaped with the 57-50 win. The Blue Demons went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the final minute to seal the victory.
Loren Christie scored a game-high 16 points on 8-for-12 shooting. The forward added four rebounds, four assists and two blocks. She now has 25 career double-figure scoring games.
Tae'lor Purvis added 11 points, three rebounds and a game-high six steals (also a career high in steals).
Xavier had 10 steals, the team's second straight game with 10 or more steals. The Musketeers have posted 10 or more steals in eight games this season.
Meri Kanerva added six points, four rebounds and a team-high six assists (has six games with five or more assists this season).
Aizhanique Mayo chipped in nine points in 21 minutes of action off the bench.
The Musketeers finished the game with a .364 field-goal percentage (20-for-55) and went 7-for-28 from behind the arc. Xavier was also 3-for-8 from the foul line.
DePaul won the battle on the glass, 41-28, and scored 10 more points in the paint (32-22) than Xavier. The Blue Demons also scored four more fastbreak points (9-5) than Xavier and held an 8-4 advantage in second-chance points.
Xavier forced 25 turnovers, converting the miscues into 25 points. The Musketeers also scored 10 more bench points (15-5) than DePaul.
DePaul finished the game with a .377 field-goal percentage (20-for-53) and went 4-for-14 from behind the arc. The Blue Demons were also 13-for-16 from the foul line.