Women's Basketball Opens 2025-26 Season with Win Over New Haven

Tuesday, November 4

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

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New Haven

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New Haven

Xavier

Women's Basketball Opens 2025-26 Season with Win Over New Haven

11.04.25 | Women's Basketball

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The Musketeers topped the Chargers, 53-46, on Tuesday night at Cintas Center

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball opened the 2025-26 season with a 53-46 win over New Haven at Cintas Center on Tuesday night.

The Musketeers continue their five-game homestand vs Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday, Nov. 7. Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m. with the game being aired on ESPN+ and The Varsity Network.

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Xavier opened the game on a 5-1 run and led by as many as nine points (16-7) with 24 seconds on the clock. New Haven knocked down a three pointer as time expired in the first quarter, closing within six points (16-10).
The Musketeers outscored the Chargers, 12-2, to open the second quarter - taking its largest lead of the half, 28-12, with 3:35 left in the half. Xavier outscored New Haven, 17-8, in the second quarter to take a 15-point advantage (33-18) into the locker room.
Mariyah Noel had 10 points and four rebounds at the break.
New Haven scored six unanswered points to open the second half, closing within six points (33-27) and forcing a Xavier timeout. The Musketeers responded by going ahead by 15 points (42-27) with just over two minutes left in the third quarter. New Haven made a basket in the closing seconds of the quarter to cut its deficit to 13 points (42-29).
Xavier took its largest lead of the contest, 53-35, with 3:06 left in regulation. New Haven battled back to outscore Xavier, 11-0, to close the game for the final 53-46 ledger.
Mariyah Noel scored a team-high 13 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds (both career highs). She added two assists and one block.
Savannah White added 11 points, five blocks, four steals and five assists.
Vivien Nejašmić finished with eight points and three rebounds. Audia Young had five points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal.
Meri Kanerva recorded five steals and four points.
Xavier finished the game with a .346 field-goal percentage (18-for-52) and went 1-for-14 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 16-for-18 from the foul line.
New Haven was limited to a .333 field-goal percentage (18-for-54) and went 6-for-25 from three-point range. The Chargers were 4-for-6 from the charity stripe.
Xavier held a 25-11 advantage in points off of turnovers and scored eight more bench points (20-12). New Haven won the battle on the glass, 39-32, and scored four more second-chance points (10-6) than Xavier.
Xavie led for 38:17 in the game.