Hoyas Top Musketeers on Saturday at Cintas Center

Saturday, January 24

Cincinnati, Ohio

9:30 a.m.

Xavier University

10-10,3-8Big East

Georgetown

12-8,5-6Big East

Georgetown

Xavier

Hoyas Top Musketeers on Saturday at Cintas Center

01.24.26 | Women's Basketball

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Mariyah Noel scored a team-high 20 points

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier dropped a 65-52 BIG EAST matchup vs Georgetown on Saturday morning at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers moved to 10-10 (3-8 BIG EAST), while the Hoyas improved to 12-8 (5-6 BIG EAST).

Xavier returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at No. 1 UConn. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m. from Gampel Pavilion with the game being aired nationally on Peacock.

NOTABLES

The game featured five lead changes and two ties. The Hoyas led for 32:40, while the Musketeers led for 5:43.
Xavier led, 25-24, with 3:58 left in the first half before the Hoyas closed the stanza on a 6-2 run - taking a three-point lead into the locker room (30-27).
Georgetown led by as many as 16 points (49-33) in the closing seconds of the third quarter. Xavier battled back to close within nine points (61-52) with 56 seconds left in regulation - but the Hoyas went on a 4-0 run to close the game and pull away for the 13-point win (65-52).
Mariyah Noel scored a team-high 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting, her seventh game of the season with 20 or more points. She added six rebounds and two steals.
MacKenzie Givens added 11 points on 5-for-11 shooting, her 11th career double-figure scoring game. She chipped in six rebounds and two steals.
Vivien Nejašmić posted eight points, five rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes off the bench.
Meri Kanerva had six points, five assists and two rebounds. Savannah White finished with five points, six rebounds and five assists.
Both teams had 32 rebounds in the contest. Georgetown held a 28-13 advantage in points off of turnovers and scored seven more fastbreak points (10-3).
Xavier held a 13-9 advantage in second-chance points. Georgetown scored six more points in the paint (26-20) and had one more bench point (9-8).
Xavier finished with a .375 field-goal percentage (21-for-56) and went 8-for-24 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 2-for-4 from the foul line.
Georgetown was 22-for-52 from the floor and 6-for-21 from behind the arc. The Hoyas were also 15-for-17 from the foul line.
Brianna Scott scored a game-high 21 points and pulled down a game-high eight rebounds.