Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus Franklin Pierce on October 29, 2025 , Win , 71, to, 38
Women's Basketball
vs Franklin Pierce
Final
71
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38
Providence College Athletics
Sunday, December 29
Villanova, Pa. / Finneran Pavilion
4:00 P.M.
Providence College
9-4,0-1Big East
49
at
51
Villanova
6-5,1-0Big East
1
2
3
4
F
Providence
8
14
7
20
49
Villanova
18
15
8
10
51
Team Stats
PC
VU
FG%
.386
.345
3FG%
.250
.267
FT%
.500
.500
RB
38
37
TO
13
13
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
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Photo by: Steve McLaughlin
Fourth-Quarter Rally Falls Short As Women's Hoops Falls To Villanova, 51-49
12/29/2019 7:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Friars return to action at Georgetown on Dec. 31 at 1:00 p.m.
VILLANOVA, PA. – A furious fourth-quarter rally fell short as the Friars dropped their BIG EAST Conference opener to Villanova, 51-49, on Dec. 29 at Finneran Pavilion. The Friars dropped to 9-4 (0-1 BIG EAST) on the season, while the Wildcats improved to 6-5 (1-0 BIG EAST).
FIRST QUARTER:
• Friars scored back-to-back buckets to start the game as Chanell Williams (Bronx, N.Y.) hit a turnaround jumper in the paint and Kaela Webb (Pontiac, Mich.) hit jumper from the right elbow off the window.
• Villanova answered with a 7-0 run and extended its run to 14-2 with 3:19 on the clock, forcing a Providence timeout (14-6).
• The Friars went 4:53 without a field goal, until Mary Baskerville (Enfield, Conn.) hit a jumper in the paint with 1:01 remaining on the clock.
• Providence shot 31-percent from the field in the first quarter (4-13).
SECOND QUARTER:
• Villanova led by as many as 16 in the frame (31-15) with 5:51 on the clock.
• Providence cut the deficit to 11 (31-20) using a 5-0 run out of the media timeout.
• The Wildcats maintained an 11-point edge going into the locker room at halftime (33-22).
• The Friars committed nine turnovers in the first half compared to three miscues by the Wildcats.
• Villanova held an 8-2 advantage in points off of turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.
• Olivia Orlando (Georgetown, Mass.) led the Friars with six on 3-3 shooting from the field in the first half.
• Webb and freshman Hevynne Bristow (Brooklyn, N.Y.) chipped in five points apiece, while Baskerville hauled in five boards.
THIRD QUARTER:
• The Friars cut the Wildcat's lead to single digits (33-26) with a 4-0 spurt to start the third.
• The Wildcats finished the frame with an 8-3 scoring advantage to take a 12-point lead into the final 10 minutes (41-29).
FOURTH QUARTER:
• Providence rallied in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Wildcats, 20-10.
• Madison Siegrist hit a three-pointer for Villanova with 3:27 remaining in regulation put the Wildcats ahead, 49-39.
• The Friars went on a 10-2 run to cut the lead to 51-49 with 42-seconds left on the clock.
• Webb hit two three-point buckets during the spurt.
• Villanova turned the ball over with 12-seconds remaining on the clock as Orlando was credited with a steal.
• The Friars brought the ball down the court and the Wildcats fouled Webb with 3.9-seconds left.
• Providence inbounded the ball in front of their bench to Williams, but she was defended well and unable to get a shot off before time expired.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Webb was the lone Friar to reach double figures in the game with 13 points.
• Bristow tallied a career-high nine points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes of action off the bench.
• Baskerville paced Providence on the boards (eight) and added six points.
• Williams finished the night with seven points, three rebounds and a team-best three assists.
• The Friars have dropped five-straight BIG EAST openers.
• Siegrist and Mary Gedaka each scored 18 points for Villanova.
• Gedaka added 10 rebounds for a double-double.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 31 against BIG EAST foe Georgetown. Tip-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. at McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C. The game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN).
- GO FRIARS! -
FIRST QUARTER:
• Friars scored back-to-back buckets to start the game as Chanell Williams (Bronx, N.Y.) hit a turnaround jumper in the paint and Kaela Webb (Pontiac, Mich.) hit jumper from the right elbow off the window.
• Villanova answered with a 7-0 run and extended its run to 14-2 with 3:19 on the clock, forcing a Providence timeout (14-6).
• The Friars went 4:53 without a field goal, until Mary Baskerville (Enfield, Conn.) hit a jumper in the paint with 1:01 remaining on the clock.
• Providence shot 31-percent from the field in the first quarter (4-13).
SECOND QUARTER:
• Villanova led by as many as 16 in the frame (31-15) with 5:51 on the clock.
• Providence cut the deficit to 11 (31-20) using a 5-0 run out of the media timeout.
• The Wildcats maintained an 11-point edge going into the locker room at halftime (33-22).
• The Friars committed nine turnovers in the first half compared to three miscues by the Wildcats.
• Villanova held an 8-2 advantage in points off of turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.
• Olivia Orlando (Georgetown, Mass.) led the Friars with six on 3-3 shooting from the field in the first half.
• Webb and freshman Hevynne Bristow (Brooklyn, N.Y.) chipped in five points apiece, while Baskerville hauled in five boards.
THIRD QUARTER:
• The Friars cut the Wildcat's lead to single digits (33-26) with a 4-0 spurt to start the third.
• The Wildcats finished the frame with an 8-3 scoring advantage to take a 12-point lead into the final 10 minutes (41-29).
FOURTH QUARTER:
• Providence rallied in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Wildcats, 20-10.
• Madison Siegrist hit a three-pointer for Villanova with 3:27 remaining in regulation put the Wildcats ahead, 49-39.
• The Friars went on a 10-2 run to cut the lead to 51-49 with 42-seconds left on the clock.
• Webb hit two three-point buckets during the spurt.
• Villanova turned the ball over with 12-seconds remaining on the clock as Orlando was credited with a steal.
• The Friars brought the ball down the court and the Wildcats fouled Webb with 3.9-seconds left.
• Providence inbounded the ball in front of their bench to Williams, but she was defended well and unable to get a shot off before time expired.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Webb was the lone Friar to reach double figures in the game with 13 points.
• Bristow tallied a career-high nine points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes of action off the bench.
• Baskerville paced Providence on the boards (eight) and added six points.
• Williams finished the night with seven points, three rebounds and a team-best three assists.
• The Friars have dropped five-straight BIG EAST openers.
• Siegrist and Mary Gedaka each scored 18 points for Villanova.
• Gedaka added 10 rebounds for a double-double.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 31 against BIG EAST foe Georgetown. Tip-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. at McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C. The game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN).
- GO FRIARS! -
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