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Providence College Athletics
Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. DePaul
2/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 21, 2015
TV: BIG EAST Digital Network / FOX Sports GO
Live Audio (Friars All-Access)
PROVIDENCE HOSTS DE PAUL ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON... The Providence College women's basketball team will host DePaul on Sunday, Feb. 22 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is set for 1:01 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN).
PINK OUT FRIARTOWN... Providence women's basketball will hold its annual Pink Out Friartown event on Feb. 22, in conjunction with its game vs. DePaul at 1:00 p.m. All proceeds raised at the game from T-Shirt sales and donations will benefit the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. The Friars will wear custom pink uniforms during the game, which will be auctioned off for charity on Friars.com. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund (Play4Kay).
BIG EAST DIGITAL NETWORK... To view the Friars' game vs. DePaul on the BIG EAST Digital Network, download the FOX Sports GO app on your mobile device or tablet. Play-by-play will be provided by John Rooke and Mike Logan will serve as the color analyst.
FRIARS ALL-ACCESS... A live audio stream of the Providence vs. DePaul game will be available as a part of Friars All-Access (www.Friars.com). Friars All-Access is a subscription service. Play-by-play will be provided by Chris Fama.
FRIARS ALL-TIME VS. THE BLUE DEMONS... Providence and DePaul have met 14 times during the history of the two programs. DePaul leads the all-time series, 10-4, including victories in each of the last four meetings.
LAST FRIAR VICTORY VS. DE PAUL... Providence College last defeated DePaul on Jan. 7, 2012 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. On that day, the Friars earned a 60-52 victory.
FRIARS AND BLUE DEMONS AT ALUMNI HALL... The Friars trail in the all-time series vs. DePaul in games played at Alumni Hall. However, Providence has earned victories in two of the last three meetings at the venue.
LAST TIME THE TWO TEAMS MET... was defeated by DePaul, 90-42, in BIG EAST Conference play on Jan. 25 in Chicago, Ill. DePaul entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring average (89.8 ppg). DePaul held a 29-2 lead through the first 10 minutes of play, and the Blue Demons took a 49-18 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Friars were plagued by 19 first-half turnovers, and DePaul converted the miscues into 26 points. Providence shot 42-percent (8-19) from the field in the opening half, while DePaul knocked down 18-39 attempts from the field (46-percent). Evi Iiskola led the Friars with eight points on 3-4 shooting, including 2-3 from three-point territory. Brittany Hrynko recorded 13 points, five assists and five steals for DePaul. In the second half, Providence was out-scored 41-24. Iiskola finished as the Friars' leading scorer with 13 points on 5-6 shooting, and also collected five rebounds and one assist. Allegra Botteghi added seven points and a team-best three assists. Brianna Frias led the Friars on the boards with six. Turnovers were the story, as Providence committed a season-high 30 on the day. DePaul out-scored the Friars 40-2 in points off of turnovers.
MARQUETTE RALLIES IN SECOND HALF TO DEFEAT PROVIDENCE IN MOST RECENT GAME... The Providence College women's basketball team was defeated by Marquette, 72-64, on Friday night at Alumni Hall. With the loss the Friars move to 5-21 on the year and 2-13 in league play, while Marquette improves to 8-19 overall and 4-12 in the BIG EAST. The loss was the Friars' 13th game of season decided by 10 points or less. Providence was paced by senior Alexis Harris (Detroit, Mich.) who recorded her team-best fifth double-double of the year with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Tori Rule (Minneapolis, Minn.) tallied 19 points in the game off the bench. Providence took a 32-28 lead into halftime, on 41% shooting (16-of-39). The Friars outscored the Golden Eagles in points in the paint (18-12), points off of turnovers (10-3), fast break points (10-2) and bench points (20-11). Rule led all scorers with 14 points (7-for-11) in the opening frame. Harris led the team in rebounding with five boards to go along with six points. Apiew Ojulu had a team-best eight points for Marquette. The Friars held a lead for 15:21 of the opening stanza, while the Golden Eagles had the lead for 3:56. Providence's largest lead in the half was nine at the 5:44 mark. Marquette used a 9-0 run to open the second half to gain a 37-32 lead (17:37). The Golden Eagles' lead grew to 11 at 6:54 but Providence gradually chipped away. At the 3:22 mark, the Friar defense forced three Marquette turnovers in 2:37 of play and held MU without a basket for 3:32, to pull within six (62-56). With 48 seconds left, seniors Karin Robinson (Queens, N.Y.) and Chanise Baldwin (Pontiac, Mich.) teamed up to force a turnover in the back court, with Baldwin tallying the lay-in, to pull within five (69-64). Marquette's Kenisha Bell then went on to hit three free throws in the next 20 seconds to seal the victory for the Golden Eagles at 72-64. The Golden Eagles shot 43% (26-for-61) in the closing half while the Friars shot 39% (28-for-71). As a team, the Friar bench outscored the Marquette bench, 42-21. Providence also had the advantage in fast break points (16-14), second chance points (13-8), points off of turnovers (14-11) and points in the paint (36-22).
TORI RULE SOLID IN RETURN FROM NINE GAME ABSENCE... Tori Rule returned to the court vs. Creighton Feb. 15, after missing the previous nine games with an injury, and has played two-straight games. Against Creighton, Rule played 22 minutes off the bench and tallied 11 points on 4-6 shooting, two rebounds, two assists and one steal. On Feb. 20, Rule played 26 minutes off the bench and registered 19 points (8-20 FG's), six rebounds, one assist and matched her career high with five steals. In her return, she has averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 1.5 assists, and has shot 0.462 from the field (12-26).
ALEXIS HARRIS POSTS FIFTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF THE SEASON VS. MARQUETTE... On Feb. 20 vs. Marquette, Alexis Harris recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds to mark her fifth double-double of the season. Harris ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in double-doubles, and heads into Sunday's game with 17 in her career.
DOUBLE-TROUBLE... Senior Chanise Baldwin owns three double-doubles on the year and is the only other active player on the Friars' roster (joining Alexis Harris) to record a double-double this season. She notched the first double-double of her career against Rhode Island (Dec. 7) with 12 points and 12 rebounds. She also posted double-doubles against Xavier on Jan. 4 (16 pts / 12 rebs) and Seton Hall on Jan. 11 (14 pts / 12 rebs).
ALEXIS HARRIS NOTCHES HER FIRST 20-POINT GAME OF THE SEASON... On Feb. 20, Alexis Harris recorded her first 20-point game of the season vs. Marquette (20 points) and added 10 rebounds. Harris owns six, 20+ point games in her career, including two 30+ point games.
20/20... Tori Rule leads the Friars with four 20+ point games this season vs. Brown (20), Bryant (20), Villanova (22) and Boston College (23). Sarah Beal and Alexis Harris are the only other Friars to achieve the feat. Beal notched 24 points vs. Brown, marking the highest scoring effort by a Friar this season. Harris posted 20 points in the Friars' most recent game vs. Marquette on Feb. 20. Rule has 18, 20+ point games in her career, Harris owns six and Beal has hit the mark five times.
KARIN ROBINSON DISHES A SEASON-HIGH SIX ASSISTS VS. MARQUETTE... Karin Robinson dished a season-high six assists vs. Marquette on Feb. 20. It marks the third time this year that Robinson has dished 5+ assists in a single game, and fifth time in her career. She registered a career-best nine assists vs. Seton Hall in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament last year on March 8.
FRIARS FALL TO CREIGHTON DESPITE A SOLID PERFORMANCE FROM THE FIELD... On Feb. 15, Providence fell to Creighton, 84-57, despite shooting 51-percent from the field (26-51) in the game. The Bluejays shot 46-percent from the field (29-63), including 14-26 from beyond the three-point arc (53.8-percent). Creighton also took advantage of 22 Friar turnovers and converted them into 28 points.
ROAD WOES... Providence is 1-13 on the road this season. On Jan. 23, the Friars overcame a 12 point second-half deficit to defeat Marquette, 66-58, in Milwaukee, Wis. It marks the Friars' only road victory of the season.
HOME AND AWAY... At home in Alumni Hall, the Friars are scoring an average of 61.7 points, while allowing 64.2 points per game defensively (-2.6 scoring margin). When on the road, the Friars average just 56.6 points per game on offense and give up an average of 72.6 points per game to their opponent (-15.9).
SEALING THE DEAL... Providence has held a halftime lead vs. six of its 15 BIG EAST opponents this season, and has posted a 2-12 record in league play. Providence trailed at halftime during each of its two league victories this season. On Dec. 3, the Friars trailed Villanova 34-22 and rallied to earn a 51-49 victory. On Jan. 23, the Friars faced a 33-25 halftime deficit at Marquette and won the game 66-58.
FRIARS ARE 2-6 OVERALL WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME... Providence is 2-6 this season when holding a halftime lead. On Dec. 21, the Friars held a 25-21 lead vs. Duquesne at halftime and went on to win, 67-56. Providence also led UMass Lowell at the half (35-28) on Dec. 6 and won the game, 66-54. The Friars' six losses when leading at halftime came during league play vs. St. John's (12/30), Georgetown (1/9), Seton Hall (1/11), Creighton (1/16), Xavier (2/1) and Marquette (2/20).
GETTING OVER THE HUMP... Thirteen of the Friars' 26 games have been decided by 10 points or less. Providence has recorded a 3-10 record in those contests. Five games have been decided by five points or less, in which Providence has posted a 1-4 record. The lone victory among those four games came against BIG EAST foe Villanova (51-49) on Dec. 3.
SARAH BEAL TO MISS REMAINDER OF THE SEASON... Sophomore point guard Sarah Beal will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season. Beal had surgery on Feb. 5 to repair a ligament in her knee, which is responsible for stabilizing her knee cap. Beal's subluxed her knee cap on prior to the Friars' game vs. Xavier (Jan. 4). It is the same injury that kept her from playing in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament in 2014. In 14 games this season, she averaged 10.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
ALEXIS HARRIS MOVES INTO 19th ON THE FRIARS ALL-TIME REBOUNDING LIST... Alexis Harris enters Sunday's game with 603 career rebounds and ranks 19th on the Friars' all-time rebounding list. Harris took sole possession of 19th place, passing Mi-Khida Hankins '11 (602), with 10 rebounds vs. Marquette on Feb. 20. Harris needs 33 rebounds to take over 18th place, currently held by Monika Roberts '01 (636).
CHANISE BALDWIN IMPROVING AT THE CHARITY STRIPE... Through the first 13 games of the season, Chanise Baldwin shot just 42.2-percent from the free-throw line (19-45). In the last 13 games, Baldwin has shown tremendous improvement, hitting a 63.8-percent of her shots at the stripe (30-47). Baldwin entered the season as a 52-percent shooter from the foul line during her career (15-29).
TORI RULE SITS IN 20th PLACE ON FRIARS' ALL-TIME CAREER SCORING LIST... Senior Tori Rule became the 32nd player in program history to record 1,000 career points. She achieved the feat on Nov. 23 against Virginia Tech, as she hit her first bucket of the game at the 16:03 mark of the first half. Rule currently owns 1,180 career points, and ranks 20th all-time in scoring at Providence. Rule has played 102 career games and has averaged 11.6 points per game. In the Friars' most recent game against Marquette, she posted 19 points.
WHO'S NEXT... Tori Rule will need 11 points to pass Mi-Khida Hankins '11 and take sole possession of 19th on the Friars' all-time career scoring list. Hankins played 115 games from 2007-11 and recorded 1,190 career points (11.0 ppg).
DEFENSE... The Friars have allowed 11 of their 26 opponents to shoot 45-percent or better from the field this season, including five teams who shot better than 50-percent. The Friars have posted a 1-10 record in those game. Providence's only victory when allowing an opponent to shoot 45-percent or better came against UMass Lowell on Dec. 6. The River Hawks hit 22-48 field-goal attempts (45.8-percent). It's important to note that the defense is improving, however, as the Friars have allowed their opponent to shoot 45-percent or better just three times in the last 11 games - and just four times during 15 BIG EAST games.
FRIARS' 27 MADE FREE THROWS VS. DUQUESNE... The Friars' 27 made free throws vs. Duquesne on Dec. 21 are the most makes in a single-game at the line since Nov. 9, 2013 vs. UMass Lowell. On that day, Providence hit 32-44 free throw attempts (.727).
FRIARS' 80 POINTS MARK SEASON HIGH... The Friars' 80 points vs. Bryant mark a season high. It is the most points for PC in a single game since Jan. 25 of last season vs. Seton Hall (87). Providence reached 80+ points in four games during the 2013-14 campaign, including two 100+ point games.
PROVIDENCE'S 44 BOARDS VS. BROWN, MARQUETTE AND BUTLER... Providence has hauled in a season-high 44 rebounds in three games this season vs. Brown on Nov. 18 (44-37), Marquette on Jan. 23 (44-33) and Butler on Jan. 30 (44-34). It marks the most rebounds for the Friars in a single-game since Dec. 21, 2013 vs. Rhode Island. On that day, Providence also recorded 44 rebounds. The Friars have hauled in 40+ rebounds in 11 of their 26 games, including six of the last 10.
ALEXIS HARRIS NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM... Senior forward Alexis Harris was named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team on Oct. 22. Harris, an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection as a junior, averaged 14.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game for the Friars in 2013-14. During BIG EAST regular-season play, she averaged 15.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Harris also notched 12 double-doubles last season, which are the most by any returning player in the BIG EAST. The forward reached double-figures in the scoring column 23 times and also posted 14 double-digit rebounding games. Harris was one of just four players in the BIG EAST to record multiple 30-point games. She hit for a career-high 31 points against UMass Lowell on Nov. 9, and 30 points against Seton Hall on Jan. 25.
SARAH BEAL NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION... Sophomore guard Sarah Beal was named a Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention selection Oct. 22. Beal enjoyed an impressive rookie campaign as the program's floor general, averaging 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and a team-best 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Her 135 assists mark the third-highest total all-time by a freshman in program history. Beal handed out a career-best 13 assists vs. Butler on Jan. 28, 2014, which is one hand-out shy of the BIG EAST single-game record by a freshman and also marked the most assists in a single game by a league player during the 2013-14 season. Beal recorded 21 double-digit scoring games, including a career-best 27 points against Marquette on Jan. 21.
FRIAR GREAT ANDREA MANGUM '90 HONORED... On Saturday, Feb. 14, Providence College honored three of its all-time greatest basketball players. Former Friar men's basketball players John Thompson `64 and the late Jim Hadnot `62 and women's basketball player Andrea Mangum `90 will be honored at the men's home game that day as banners will be unveiled with their names and numbers (Thompson #50, Hadnot #54 and Mangum #25). All three former Friars will join the Friar Legends Forever Tradition. On Feb. 14, the Friar men's team will play Seton Hall at the Dunkin' Donuts Center at 4:00 p.m. The Friar women's basketball team will play Georgetown in Mullaney Gymnasium at 1:00 p.m. on March 1, during which Mangum's jersey will be unveiled in Alumni Hall. On Feb. 13, the Providence College Athletic Department held a dinner to honor Thompson, Hadnot and Mangum. The event was held at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Providence. The Friar Legends Forever Tradition began in 1996. To earn the honor, the player or coach must have made a significant impact on Friar basketball and he/she must have received national recognition during his/her career at Providence. Mangum becomes the third player in Providence College women's basketball history to have her jersey retired, and the fourth honoree overall. In 2010, former Associate Athletic Director Helen Bert and former Friar great Kathy Finn Hill `84 were honored. In 2014, Tracy Lis `92 was honored. Mangum, who played for the Friars from 1986-90, is one of three players in program history to record 1,000 or more points and 1,000 or more rebounds for the Friars. She currently ranks fourth all-time in career scoring with 1,679 points and is second all-time in career rebounding with 1,063 boards. Mangum led Providence in rebounding during each of her four seasons on the team. In 1990, Mangum led the Friars to the BIG EAST Tournament title and remains the only player in program history to earn BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player honors. During her career, Mangum was a two-time KODAK District I All-America selection (1989, 1990). She also was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team as a senior in 1990 and was a member of the Second Team in 1989. Mangum earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team during each of those seasons as well. As a freshman in 1987, Mangum was a BIG EAST All-Rookie Team honoree.
WHAT'S NEXT... Providence hits the road to face Villanova on Friday, March 27 at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pa. The game will be nationally televised on FOX Sports 1, and tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
REGULAR-SEASON FINALE VS. GEORGETOWN MOVED TO A NOON TIP-OFF... The Friars will host Georgetown on Sunday, March 1 in the regular-season finale and tip-off is scheduled for NOON at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. The Friars will honor their five seniors prior to the game (Tori Rule, Alexis Harris, Karin Robinson, Annie Russian & Chanise Baldwin), in addition to the program's graduate assistant (Kelley Doogan).
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT ACTION... Upon completion of the regular-season the Friars will compete in the BIG EAST Tournament at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Providence will be among the four teams who will compete in the tournament's first round, which begins on March 7. All first-round games will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network. To view BEDN, download the FOX Sports GO app on your mobile device or tablet. The quarterfinal round will take place on March 8 (FOX Sports 2), followed by the semifinals (March 9) and championship game (March 10). The semifinals will be covered by FOX Sports 1 (5:30 p.m.) and FOX Sports 2 (8:00 p.m.), while FOX Sports 1 will televise the championship game.
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