Musketeers Fall on Wednesday Night vs Hoyas

Wednesday, February 5

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

6-17,1-11Big East

Georgetown

11-11,4-7Big East

Georgetown

Xavier

02.05.25 | Women's Basketball

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Freshman MacKenzie Givens led Xavier with eight points

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball dropped a 63-36 contest vs Georgetown on Wednesday night at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers moved to 6-17 (1-11 BIG EAST), while the Hoyas improved to 11-11 (4-7 BIG EAST).

Xavier returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Seton Hall. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. with the game being aired nationally on FS1.

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Georgetown opened the contest on a 10-2 run on 4-for-7 shooting, taking an early lead at the game's first media timeout (4:06). The Hoyas closed the frame on a 5-2 run to take an 11-point lead (15-4).
The Hoyas led by as many as 17 points (23-6) with 5:24 left in the first half. The Musketeers closed within 13 points (25-12) on a Lucía Martínez López basket with 2:38 left on the clock. Neither team scored over the final 2:38 as the Hoyas maintained their double-figure lead at the break.
The Musketeers battled back to close within five points (33-28) on a Tae'lor Purvis three pointer with 3:47 on the clock. Georgetown responded with a 7-0 run to close the third quarter, taking a 12-point advantage (40-28).
The Hoyas outscored Xavier, 23-8, in the final quarter behind a .583 field-goal percentage (7-for-12) to pull away for the 27-point win (63-36).
MacKenzie Givens led the Musketeers in scoring with a season-high eight points on 4-for-7 shooting. The freshman forward added three rebounds and two steals in 19 minutes of action off the bench.
Daniela López finished with seven points, three steals and one rebound.
Tae'lor Purvis posted five points, three steals and two assists. Irune Orio pulled down a team-high five rebounds. Meri Kanerva added a team-high four assists.
Aizhanique Mayo finished with four points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal.
The Musketeers were limited to a .271 field-goal percentage (16-for-59) and went 2-for-22 from behind the arc. Xavier was also 2-for-2 from the foul line.
Georgetown posted a .457 field-goal percentage (21-for-46) and went 7-for-21 from three-point range. The Hoyas were also 14-for-16 from the foul line.
Georgetown held a 22-16 advantage in points off of turnovers and scored four more second-chance points (12-8) than Xavier.
The Musketeers held a 19-8 advantage in bench points and scored two more points in the paint (26-24) than the Hoyas. Xavier also scored one more fastbreak point (10-9).
The Musketeers had 10 steals in the game, the team's ninth game of the season with 10 or more steals.