Noel, Musketeers Close Non-Conference Play with Win Over Red Flash

Sunday, December 14

Cincinnati, Ohio

1 p.m.

Xavier University

8-3,1-1Big East

Saint Francis

0-9,0-0NEC

Saint Francis

Xavier

Noel, Musketeers Close Non-Conference Play with Win Over Red Flash

12.14.25 | Women's Basketball

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The guard posted her third career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds on Sunday

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Mariyah Noel posted her third double-double of the season on Sunday afternoon, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead the Musketeers to a 63-51 win over Saint Francis.

Xavier improves to 8-3 on the the year, while the Red Flash drop to 0-9.

The Musketeers return to BIG EAST action on Friday, Dec. 19 at Butler. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Hinkle Fieldhouse with the game being aired on ESPN+ and The Varsity Network.

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Xavier never trailed in the game and led by as many as 29 points (55-26) with 8:49 left in regulation.
Mariyah Noel posted her third career double-double, scoring a team-high 16 points and pulling down a team-high 10 rebounds. The guard added two assists.
Meri Kanerva finished with 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting. She added four assists, two rebounds and one steal.
Vivien Nejašmić had nine points, four assists and two rebounds in 23 minutes of action off the bench.
Petra Oborilova finished with eight points, four rebounds and three assists. Savannah White had six points, seven rebounds and three assists.
MacKenzie Givens had eight points, three rebounds, two blocks and one steal.
Xavier finished with a .391 field-goal percentage (25-for-64) and went 6-for-21 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 7-for-10 from the foul line.
Saint Francis scored one more point off of turnovers (15-14) than Xavier and had three more bench points (16-13). The Red Flash also won the battle on the glass, 35-34.
The Musketeers scored 10 more second-chance points (18-8) than Saint Francis and scored two more fastbreak points (6-4). Xavier also scored 14 more points in the paint (32-18).
Saint Francis posted a .385 field-goal percentage (20-for-52) and went 7-for-21 from behind the arc. The Red Flash were also 4-for-4 from the foul line.
Aleah James scored a game-high 22 points on 10-for-16 shooting. Bati Assefa pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.
Xavier moves to 4-0 all-time vs the Red Flash.
Xavier has now won four straight games for the first time since the 2022-23 season and matched its most wins before Christmas sine the 2018-19 season.