Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. No. 13/12 Marquette

FRIARS SET TO HOST NO. 13/12 MARQUETTE ON SENIOR DAY... Providence concludes the regular-season schedule on Sunday, March 3 against No. 13/12 Marquette. The game will be played at Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium in Providence, R.I. and is scheduled to tip-off at 1:03 p.m. The Friars will honor their senior class in a pre-game ceremony, which is scheduled to begin at 12:40 p.m.

FRIARS VS. GOLDEN EAGLES ALL-TIME... The Friars and Golden Eagles have met 20 times during the history of the two programs. Marquette leads the all-time series, 15-5, with victories in each of the last three games.

LAST TIME PROVIDENCE DEFEATED MARQUETTE... The Friars last defeated Marquette on Jan. 27, 2017. On that day, Providence claimed a 66-64 victory in Providence, R.I.

FRIARS AND GOLDEN EAGLES AT ALUMNI HALL... The Friars and Golden Eagles have met nine times at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. Marquette leads the series on Providence's home court, 7-2.

BY THE NUMBERS... Thirteen of the 20 meetings have been decided by 11 points or less, including seven of nine games at Alumni Hall.

FULL CIRCLE... Providence and Marquette were paired with one another to open the 2018-19 BIG EAST schedule, and the season comes full circle as the Friars and Golden Eagles are matched up to finish regular-season play on Sunday. Much has changed since the first meeting - an 85-46 Marquette victory. Last weekend, the Golden Eagles lost Erika Davenport for the remainder of the season with an injury. Davenport averaged 11.9 points and 9.4 rebounds for Marquette and bumped her averages to 12.5 points and 11.4 rebounds during BIG EAST play. In the first meeting between Marquette and Providence, Davenport recorded 19 points and 20 rebounds. On Friday night, another key starter in the Golden Eagles' line-up, Danielle King, was carried off the floor early in the fourth quarter against Creighton. Her status for Sunday's regular-season finale is unknown, but should the injury keep her sidelined, Marquette be missing an additional 12.3 points per game in offense, 4.0 rebounds, and the team's second-best play maker relative to assists (3.7 apg). Keeping perspective - Marquette has three other active 1,000-point scorers on the roster, led by Natisha Hiedeman (17.7 ppg), BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year Allazia Blockton (14.1 ppg) and Amani Wilborn (11.7 ppg). Hiedeman and Wilborn combined for over 40 points at Creighton on Friday night. Meanwhile, a young and inexperienced Providence College team, has seen great improvement since opening day, coupled with steady play from its senior leadership from Jovana Nogic and Maddie Jolin. The Friars now start three underclassmen, including two freshmen and the team has won eight BIG EAST games heading into the season finale. It's the most wins in league play since 1996-97.

LAST TIME PROVIDENCE DEFEATED A RANKED OPPONENT... Providence last defeated a nationally-ranked opponent on Jan. 23, 2013. On that day, the Friars outlasted #RV/25 Villanova, 65-60, in overtime.

MOST WINS IN BIG EAST PLAY SINCE 1996-97... The Friars currently own an 8-9 record in BIG EAST play. The Friars' eight wins are the most in league play since the 1996-97 season when the team finished with an 8-10 mark. It marks just the fourth time in the last 20 years that the Friars have recorded six or more victories in league play.

FRIARS EARN FIRST WEEKEND SWEEP ON THE ROAD SINCE CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT... Providence earned its first weekend road sweep since BIG EAST realignment with back-to-back wins over Xavier (63-55) on Feb. 15 and Butler (66-63, OT) on Feb. 17.

FIRST CONSECUTIVE ROAD WINS IN CONFERENCE PLAY SINCE 1996-97... The Friars claimed back-to-back victories on the road vs. Xavier (63-55) and Butler (66-63, OT). It marks the first time since the 1996-97 season that the Friars have won consecutive road games in conference play. That season, Providence earned back-to-back road wins against Pittsburgh (78-65) and Syracuse (87-85, OT).

FRIARS PICK UP 16TH WIN OVERALL... Providence enters Sunday's game against Marquette with a 16-13 overall record and has surpassed its win total from a season ago when the squad finished 10-21. Providence's 16 victories are the most in a single season since finishing 19-15 in the 2009-10 campaign.

MADDIE JOLIN FILLS THE STAT SHEET... Maddie Jolin is one of seven active players in the BIG EAST with more than 1,000 points, 400 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 steals, joining: Allazia Blockton (Marquette), Danielle King (Marquette), Natisha Hiedeman (Marquette), Amani Wilborn (Marquette), Dionna White (Georgetown) and Tori Schickel (Butler).

MADDIE JOLIN HITS THE 1,000-POINT MILESTONE... Maddie Jolin became the 35th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone on Feb. 15. She hit the mark with 13-seconds left in the third quarter on a free throw. She enters Sunday's game against Marquette with 1,043 career points and ranks 29th all-time in scoring at Providence.

NOGIC RANKS SECOND ALL-TIME IN THE BIG EAST IN CAREER THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ... Jovana Nogic enters the final game of the regular-season ranked second all-time in career three-point field goals during BIG EAST regular-season play, with 166. Two other active players in the BIG EAST are also climbing the all-time three-point rankings, including Villanova's Adrianna Hahn (165, t-3) and Natisha Hiedeman (158, 6th). As seniors, Nogic, Hahn and Hiedeman will each have one game left (March 3) to make their last push toward the BIG EAST record.

1. Sugar Rodgers (2009-13), Georgetown - 168

2. Jovana Nogic (2015-present), Providence - 166

t-3. Brittany Hrynko (2011-15), DePaul - 165

t-3. Adrianna Hahn (2015-present), Villanova - 165

5. Kate Bulger (2000-04), West Virginia - 161

6. Natisha Hiedeman (2015-present), Marquette - 158

7. Trish Juhline (1999-03), Villanova - 157

8. Julie Wheeler (1994-98), Providence - 156

9. Wendy Davis (1988-92), Connecticut - 155

10. Sheila McMillen (1995-99), Notre Dame - 145

11. Jaime James (1998-02), Syracuse - 144

12. Ann Strother (2002-06), Connecticut - 138

13. Maya Moore (2007-11), Connecticut - 137

FRIARS ARE 3-0 IN BIG EAST PLAY WHEN HITTING 10+ THREE-POINTERS... The Friars have compiled a 3-0 record in BIG EAST play when hitting 10+ three-pointers in a single game. In the win over Seton Hall, on Feb. 8 Providence hit 10-21 attempts from beyond the arc (.476). Providence also hit double-digit triples in victories over Butler (11-25, .440) and Xavier (12-20, .600). For the season, Providence has hit double-digits threes in six games overall and have posted a 5-1 record. Its only loss came against Rhode Island (72-65).

HITTING THE GLASS... Providence owns a 10-1 record this season when they out-rebound or post the same number of rebounds as their opponents. The Friars suffered their first loss on March 1 vs. DePaul, after completing the game with a 31-30 advantage on the glass.

SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT ON OFFENSE... The Friars have had six different players lead the team in scoring through 29 games, including three freshmen. Senior Jovana Nogic has paced the Friars' offense in a team-best 17 games. Senior Maddie Jolin (6), sophomore Chanell Williams (4) and freshmen Mary Baskerville (3), Alyssa Geary (1) and Kaela Webb (1) have each led Providence in the scoring column.

MARY BASKERVILLE LEAVING HER MARK IN THE BIG EAST... Heading into the final weekend of regular-season play Providence College forward Mary Baskerville is tops among freshmen in nine statistical categories in both overall and BIG EAST regular-season play. Additionally, Baskerville has increased her averages for scoring, rebounding, blocked shots, field-goal percentage and defensive rebounds during BIG EAST regular-season play. For a complete breakdown of rankings/stats, please click on full set of game notes (PDF). Rankings are for games played through Feb. 24.

MARY BASKERVILLE'S SETS PROGRAM RECORD FOR BLOCKED SHOTS BY A FRESHMAN... Mary Baskerville has recorded a team-high 45 blocked shots. Her 45 blocks are the most by a freshman in program history. The previous record was held by Andrea Mangum '90 and Erica Meyer '20 (enrolled at Santa Clara), who each posted 41 blocked shots as rookies.

10-POINTS OR LESS... Eighteen (18) of the Friars' 29 games have been decided by 10-points or less. Providence has posted a 10-8 record in those games, including a 4-4 mark in games decided by five-points or less.

SINGLE-DIGITS... Eight of the Friars' 13 losses this season have been decided by single-digits. Four of the single-digit losses came during non-conference play. Providence suffered single-digit losses in BIG EAST Conference action against Seton Hall (79-73) on Jan. 13, Georgetown (61-56) on Feb. 3, St. John's (60-57) on Feb. 10 and Creighton (74-63) on Feb. 23.

NOGIC RANKS SEVENTH ALL-TIME IN SCORING AT PROVIDENCE... Jovana Nogic owns 1,640 career points (13.8 ppg) and ranks seventh on the Friars' all-time career scoring list. Since the start of the season, she has jumped 11 spots on the list. Nogic recently passed Providence College Hall of Famer and current ESPN analyst Doris (Sable) Burke '87 (1,372), Kerri Chatten '98 (1,378), Lucie Fontanella '94 (1,446) and Britt King '86 (1,531). Sixth place is currently occupied by Nadine Malcolm '97, who tallied 1,649 points during her career (1993-97). Malcolm is a Providence College Hall of Fame inductee and was the first-ever Friar to get drafted into the WNBA.

NOGIC RANKS AMONG NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS FROM BEYOND THE ARC... Jovana Nogic currently ranks 16th among active NCAA Division I players in career three-point percentage. Nogic has hit 40.8-percent of her attempts from beyond the arc (308-755). Additionally, she ranks 22nd among active NCAA career leaders in three-pointers made per game (2.59) and 10th in three-point field goals made (308).

MARY BASKERVILLE PICKS UP FIFTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE... Freshman Mary Baskerville leads the Friars with five double-doubles this season, including four during BIG EAST Conference play. She recorded her first career double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds against La Salle. In league action, she has recorded double-doubles against St. John's, twice, (14pts/10rebs and 11pts/11rebs), Georgetown (10pts/15rebs) and Seton Hall (14pts/14rebs).

DEFENSE... Providence has held 16 opponents below 40-percent shooting from the field this season and have posted a 12-4 mark in those games. Furthermore, the Friars are 7-2 when holding their opponents to below 35-percent, including a 4-1 mark against teams they held to 30-percent or lower. The Friars' only loss in this scenario came against Quinnipiac (48-44) after holding the Bobcats to 27.9-percent from the floor (17-61).

20-POINT PLATEAU... Three Friars have scored 20+ points in a game this season, through 29 games. Jovana Nogic has hit the mark seven times: vs. Rhode Island (20), Bryant (22), Pepperdine (22), Villanova (23), Butler (24), Xavier (22) and Butler (20). Nogic has scored 20+ points in 25 games during her career, including a career-best 31 points against Northeastern last season. Chanell Williams posted a career-high 25 points against Sacred Heart, marking the first 20+ point game of her career and the top-scoring game of any Friar this season. She also hit for 20 points against Northeastern on Dec. 15. Maddie Jolin became the third Friar to reach the 20-point mark, as she knocked down 20 points in the Friars' victory over #RV/RV Butler (74-68, 3OT). She eclipsed the mark a second time this season with a career-high 25 points against Seton Hall (Feb. 8).

JOVANA NOGIC NAMED BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK... Providence College senior guard Jovana Nogic was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 18. It marks the first time this season, and second time in her career, that she has earned the league's top weekly honor. The Preseason All-BIG EAST selection also has been recognized twice this year on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Nogic averaged 21.0 points per game in a 2-0 week for the Friars. She notched back-to-back 20+ point games, scoring 22 against Xavier (Feb. 15) and 20 vs. Butler (Feb. 17). She shot an impressive 60-percent from the floor (15-25), including a blistering 67-percent from beyond the arc (12-18). She hit a season-best six three pointers in each game. Nogic also contributed 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 assist per game.

MARY BASKERVILLE NAMED BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK FOR A FOURTH TIME... Mary Baskerville was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Feb. 11. It marked the fourth time this season the rookie forward has earned the honor. She is just the third Friar in program history to earn BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors four times, joining Mandy Saunders (1993-94) and Andrea Mangum (1986-87). Baskerville posted back-to-back double-doubles in a 1-1 week for the Friars, as she averaged 12.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game, and shot an impressive 73.3-percent from the field (11-15). Baskerville recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds in a 82-75 victory over Seton Hall on Feb. 8. She shot 6-10 from the field and added three blocked shots. On Feb. 10, Baskerville tallied 11 points and 11 boards in a three-point loss to St. John's. She was 5-5 from the floor on the day. Baskerville previously earned Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 24, Jan. 7 and Jan. 14.

MADDIE JOLIN NAMED TO BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL... Senior guard Maddie Jolin was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the first time this season and fourth time in her career on Feb. 11. Jolin averaged a team-best 19.5 points and also contributed 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 assist in games vs. Seton Hall and St. John's. She shot 52.4-percent (11-21) from the field, including 3-7 from three-point territory (.429). Jolin also went a perfect 14-14 from the foul line, including a 10-10 effort against Seton Hall on Feb. 8. She recorded 21 of her career-high 25 points in a decisive second half against the Pirates. Jolin followed with a team-high 14 points against St. John's on Feb. 10.

MADDIE JOLIN ERUPTS FOR CAREER-HIGH 25 POINTS... Senior Maddie Jolin scored a career-high 25 points in the Friars' victory over Seton Hall on Feb. 8, including 21 points in the second half. She shot 6-12 from the field, including 3-5 from three-point territory. Jolin also went a perfect 10-10 from the foul line. In the fourth quarter alone, Jolin netted 11 points on 3-4 shooting, including a 3-3 performance from beyond the arc. It marked her second 20+ point game of the season, and sixth of her career.

FRIARS IN OVERTIME GAMES UNDER JIM CROWLEY... Providence is 5-4 in overtime games under the direction of third-year Friars Head Coach Jim Crowley, including a 3-0 mark in 2018-19. The Friars are 2-0 in overtime games when they score 90+ points, and 3-3 vs. BIG EAST opponents.

40+ REBOUNDS... Providence has recorded 40+ rebounds in seven games this season and have posted a 6-1 record in those games. It marks the most 40+ rebound games in a single season since 2014-15. During that campaign, the Friars collected 40+ rebounds in 13 games.

JOVANA NOGIC SETS ALL-TIME THREE-POINT RECORD AT PROVIDENCE COLLEGE... Jovana Nogic set the Providence College career three-point field goal record on Dec. 8 at UMass Lowell. The previous mark was held by Julie Wheeler '98, with 252, in 101 games (1994-98). Nogic cleared that record on her second three-point bucket of the game against the River Hawks, with 7:51 remaining in the third quarter. Heading into Sunday's game against Marquette, Nogic owns 308 three-pointers (308-755, .408).

NOGIC HOLDS FRIARS' SINGLE-SEASON RECORD FOR THREE-POINTERS... Jovana Nogic set the Providence College single-season record for three-pointers, with 91, during the 2016-17 season. The previous record was held by Julie Wheeler '98, which she set during the 1994-95 season, with 82.

FRIARS RECORD DOUBLE-DIGITS IN THE WIN COLUMN IN THREE-STRAIGHT SEASONS... The Friars enter Sunday's game against Marquette with a 16-13 overall record. It marks the third-straight season that the Friars have recorded double-digits in the win column. The Friars' three-straight seasons with double-digit wins are the most since recording 10-or-more wins in six-straight seasons from 2006-07 to 2011-12.

FRIARS FINISHED NON-CONFERENCE ACTION BY WINNING EIGHT OF LAST 10 GAMES... Providence College started the season with an 0-2 record, losing to Penn State (74-72) and Quinnipiac (48-44) by a combined total of six points. The Friars finished non-conference play by winning eight of their last 10 games. Their only losses in the span came to in-state rival Rhode Island, 72-65, in the opening game of the 3rd Annual Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament. Providence also fell to Northeastern, 65-59.

PERFECTION... Jovana Nogic and Maddie Jolin have shown her brilliance from the free throw line this season, with each going perfect from the line with more than 10 attempts. Nogic was 11-11 from the free throw line against Villanova on Jan. 6. She went on to hit 12-12 attempts from the line against #RV/RV Butler on Jan. 18. On Feb. 8, Jolin hit 10-10 attempts from the stripe. They are two of nine players in program history to go perfect from the line in a single game with 10-or-more attempts. Nogic is one of two players to achieve the feat twice. A full list of single-game free-throw percentage leaders at Providence is below:

Tracy Lis (14-14 vs. Montana, 11/29/91)

Kristin Quinn (14-14 vs. Rhode Island, 12/5/03)

Andrea Mangum (13-13 vs. Pittsburgh, 2/8/89)

Sonya Lewis (11-11 vs. St. John's, 1/6/94)

Mandy Saunders (12-12 (2x) vs. St. John's, 1/6/94 and Boson College (3/5/94

Jovana Nogic (12-12 vs. Butler, 1/18/19)

Jovana Nogic (11-11 vs. Villanova, 1/6/19)

Maddie Jolin (10-10 vs. Seton Hall, 2/8/19)

Kathy Finn (10-10 vs. Rhode Island, 2/9/84)

Chelsea Marandola (10-10 vs. USF, 2/23/10)

JOVANA NOGIC BEGAN SEASON ON ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE AWARD WATCH LIST... On Oct. 23, it was announced that Jovana Nogic was named to the 20-player watch list for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, which is presented annually to the top shooting guard in NCAA Division I. It marks the second-straight season that Nogic has been featured on the watch list. Nogic was not selected to advance to the final list of 10 players.

JOVANA NOGIC FEATURED ON 11-PLAYER PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM... Jovana Nogic was named to the 2018-19 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team on Oct. 25 at the league's annual media day at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Nogic is one of 11 players to earn preseason recognition. It marks the second-straight year that she has earned Preseason All-BIG EAST honors. Nogic was named an All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention honoree at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season.

KAELA WEBB NAMED BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK... Guard Kaela Webb was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Jan. 21. It marked the first time in her career she has earned the honor. Webb averaged 15.5 points, 2.5 boards, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a 2-0 week for the Friars. She shot .455 from the field overall (10-22) and a blistering .583 from three-point territory (7-12). She matched her career-high of 16 points in the Friars' triple-overtime win against #RV/RV Butler on Jan. 18. She followed with 15 points on 5-8 shooting in the Friars' victory over Xavier on Jan. 20.

TWO FRIARS EARN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK IN THE SAME SEASON... Forward Mary Baskerville and guard Kaela Webb have each been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week this season. It marks the first time since 2000-01 that two different Friar rookies have earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors in the same season. Baskerville has earned the honor four times (Dec. 24, Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Feb. 11), while Webb nabbed the accolade for the first time in her career on Jan. 21.

CHANELL WILLIAMS NAMED TO BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL FOR SECOND TIME THIS SEASON... Providence College sophomore guard Chanell Williams was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 17. It marked the second time this season that Williams has been named to the Weekly Honor Roll, having previously earned those accolades on Nov. 26. Last week, Williams scored a team-high 20 points in the Friars' only game of the week against unbeaten Northeastern. It marked the second time this season that Williams reached the 20-point plateau – and second time in her career. She hit 9-15 attempts from the field (.600) and added two rebounds, one assist and a career-high five steals. Additionally, she scored 10 of her 20 points during the fourth quarter, bringing the Friars to within two points of the Huskies with just over a minute to play in the game.

FRIARS WIN THREE-STRAIGHT IN BIG EAST PLAY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2001-02 SEASON... Earlier this season the Friars were on a three-game win streak in BIG EAST play, having defeated #RV/RV Butler (74-68, 3OT), Xavier (71-58) and Creighton (77-63). It marked the first time since the 2001-02 season that the Friars had won three-straight games in league play.

FRIARS IN TRIPLE OVERTIME... The Friars posted a triple-overtime victory against #RV/RV Butler (74-68) in Providence, R.I. on Jan. 18. The last time Providence played a triple overtime game dates back to Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Alabama (L, 82-80).

FOURTH TRIPLE OVERTIME GAME IN BIG EAST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HISTORY... On Jan. 18, Providence and Butler played just the fourth triple overtime game in BIG EAST women's basketball history.

Feb. 9, 1993 - Georgetown defeated Miami, 90-88 (3OT)

Mar. 2, 2013 - Villanova defeated Syracuse, 77-75 (3OT)

Mar. 4, 2013 - Notre Dame defeated Connecticut, 96-87 (3OT)

Jan. 18, 2019 - Providence defeated Butler, 74-68 (3OT)

LOOKING BACK AT 2017-18 SEASON... The Friars finished the 2017-18 campaign with a 10-21 overall record and a 3-15 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. Providence fell to Butler in overtime, 73-67, in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round, held at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill.

WHAT'S NEXT... The Friars will begin BIG EAST Tournament play next weekend at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill. The tournament is scheduled for March 9-12 and only four of the league's 10 teams have locked in seeding, so the bracket remains unsettled heading into the final five regular-season games on March 3. Upon completion of those games, the BIG EAST will release its official tournament bracket, including game times and broadcast information.

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Players Mentioned

Mary Baskerville

Alyssa Geary

Maddie Jolin

Jovana Nogic

Kaela Webb

Chanell Williams