Women's Basketball Falls at No. 7 UConn on Wednesday Night

Wednesday, January 8

Hartford, Conn.

7:30 p.m.

Xavier University

5-10,0-4Big East

UConn

14-2,5-0Big East

Xavier

UConn

Women's Basketball Falls at No. 7 UConn on Wednesday Night

01.08.25 | Women's Basketball

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Irune Orio led the Musketeers with 10 points vs the Huskies

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

HARTFORD, Conn. - Xavier women's basketball dropped an 81-27 contest vs No. 7 UConn at the XL Center on Wednesday night.

The Huskies improved to 14-2 (5-0 BIG EAST), while the Musketeers moved to 5-10 (0-4 BIG EAST).

Xavier continues BIG EAST action on Saturday, Jan. 11 vs St. John's. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center.

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Meri Kanerva knocked down the opening basket of the game before the Huskies responded by outscoring the Musketeers, 21-3, to close the first quarter. UConn hit 55.6 percent (20-for-36) of its shot attempts in the first half, taking a 45-10 advantage into the locker room.
The Huskies outscored the Musketeers, 36-17, in the second half to pull away for their fourth straight victory. UConn finished the game with a .524 field-goal percentage (33-for-63) and went 10-for-26 from behind the arc. The Huskies were also 5-for-5 from the foul line.
UConn won the battle on the glass, 32-26, and scored 42 points off of 32 Xavier turnovers. The Huskies held a 9-3 advantage in second-chance points and scored 34 more points in the paint (36-2) than the Musketeers. UConn also held a 10-0 advantage in fastbreak points.
Xavier was limited to a .237 field-goal percentage (9-for-38) and went 5-for-21 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 4-for-8 from the foul line.
Irune Orio scored a team-high 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting. She added two rebounds and two steals. The junior guard now has 16 career double-figure scoring games.
Daniela López and Lucía Martínez López both added four points. Tae'lor Purvis and Petra Oborilova both pulled down a team-high four rebounds.
Loren Christie dished out a team-high three assists. The senior forward added two rebounds in 18 minutes of action.