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Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Villanova
12/15/2020 10:14:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Friars will host the Wildcats on Dec. 16 at 2:00 p.m.
FRIARS CONTINUE THREE-GAME HOME STAND... Providence College will host Villanova in BIG EAST action on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. It marks the second game of a three-game home stand for the Friars. Providence will host St. John's on Saturday, Dec. 19, and will await the release of it's remaining schedule by the BIG EAST office.
WATCH LIVE ON THE BIG EAST DIGITAL NETWORK / FLOHOOPS... The Providence vs. Villanova game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network / FloHoops. The BIG EAST Conference reached a one-year agreement with FloHoops to stream its women's basketball games during the 2020-21 season (that are not scheduled for television) as part of the BIG EAST Digital Network.
HOW TO WATCH:
TV: Download the FloSports TV app
* available on Roku, Apple TV 4, and Amazon Fire TV
Mobile: Download the FloSports iOS and Android apps
Web: Bookmark FloHoops.com in your favorite browser; or use game-specific watch links on the 2020-21 women's basketball schedule on Friars.com
GETTING IN GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC... Providence played its first six games in an 11-day stretch, spanning five different states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Indiana. The current three-game home stand, including Providence's most recent game match-up against Maine (Dec. 10) will be played over a span of nine days and conclude on Dec. 19 vs. St. John's.
FRIARS START THE BIG EAST SCHEDULE 1-1... The Friars opened BIG EAST play on the road against Marquette and Butler. The Friars fell to the Golden Eagles, 89-40, and responded the following day with a 73-52 victory at Butler. Providence will host Villanova and St. John's this week in its first home games of the BIG EAST schedule.
FAMILIAR FOE... The Friars and Villanova Wildcats have met 77 times, marking the most games against a single opponent in Providence College women's basketball history.
ALL-TIME SERIES... Villanova leads the all-time series against Providence, 50-27. The Wildcats have won each of the last three games against the Friars, including a season-series sweep in 2019-20.
A LOOK AT THE LAST DECADE... Providence and Villanova have played 21 times over the course of the last decade. The Friars have claimed just five wins against Villanova during that stretch, with four of the five victories coming at Alumni Hall. In breaking down the series during that 10-year span, Providence is 4-6 vs. Villanova at home, 0-10 on the road and 0-1 at a neutral site.
LAST TIME PROVIDENCE DEFEATED VILLANOVA... Providence last defeated Villanova on Jan. 6, 2019 in Providence, R.I. On that day, the Friars claimed a 67-61 victory to snap a seven-game skid against the Wildcats.
MOST RECENT MEETING... Providence and Villanova last met on March 1, 2020 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. The Friars led by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, but Villanova outscored Providence 50-26 in the second half to earn the win. Heading into the fourth quarter, the game was tied, 44-44. The Wildcats hit a three to open the final frame, but Chanell Williams scored four-straight points to give the Friars a 48-47 advantage. Villanova answered by hitting six of their next seven field-goal attempts to claim a 67-55 with 2:27 left in the game and held on for the win. It marked the final regular-season game for Head Coach Harry Perretta, who patrolled the sidelines at Villanova for 42 seasons.
FRIARS WELCOME FAMILIES INTO ALUMNI HALL VIRTUALLY FOR PREGAME WARM-UPS... Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Providence College is among the majority of institutions across the county that are not allowing fans/families to attend games in person. Starting on Wednesday against Villanova, the program will invite families "into Alumni Hall" virtually via Zoom. From the 75 minute mark of the warm-up clock to the 45 minute mark, families can wish the team and their daughters luck on a big screen television that will be located nearest the Friars' hoop for warm-ups. When players are not engaged in a warm-up activity in preparation for the game, they will be able to communicate with the family members who join the zoom.
GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START... The Friars are 3-0 this season when leading at halftime. On the flip side, Providence has compiled an 0-4 record in games it is trailing at halftime.
SHOOTING THE ROCK... Providence has shot a higher percentage from the field than its opponents in five of its seven games and have posted a 3-2 record in those games. The Friars are a perfect 3-0 on the year when shooting 45-percent or better.
FRIARS FALL TO MARQUETTE IN BIG EAST OPENER... The Friars were dealt an 89-40 loss in their BIG EAST opener at Marquette on Dec. 4. Providence couldn't get it going on the offensive end, shooting a season-low 23.5-percent from the field (12-51) to go along with 20 turnovers. The Friars' miscues fueled a 32-6 scoring advantage for Marquette in points off of turnovers. Kyra Spiwak was the lone Friar in double figures, with 10 points. It marked her third double-digit game of the season through five contests.
IMPRESSIVE SHOOTING FUELS BIG WIN OVER BUTLER... The Friars shot a season-best 60-percent from the field (28-47), including a 52-percent shooting performance from beyond the arc (12-23) to defeat Butler in BIG EAST play on Dec. 5. Senior guard Kyra Spiwak exploded for a career-high 28 points, including 23 in the opening half, while Mary Baskerville contributed a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. Lauren Sampson came off the bench to add a career-high 10 points in just nine minutes of action.
KYRA SPIWAK EARNS BIG EAST WEEKLY RECOGNITION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER CAREER... Senior guard Kyra Spiwak was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 7. It marked the first weekly league honor of Spiwak's career with the Friars. Spiwak averaged 14.3 points per game in three contests last week, including 19.0 points per game in BIG EAST Conference play. She netted 10 points in the Friars' conference opener at Marquette (Dec. 4) and followed with a career-high 28 points at Butler the next day. Twenty-three of her 28 points against the Bulldogs came during the first half in just 17 minutes of action. For the game, Spiwak shot 10-17 from the field, including 8-12 from three-point territory.
BASKERVILLE AND WILLIAMS AMONG NCAA DIVISION I ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS... Mary Baskerville ranks 16th among NCAA Division I active career leaders in field-goal percentage (.555). Chanell Williams is ranked 22nd among NCAA Division I active career leaders in games played, with 104.
ALYSSA GEARY PLAYING SOLID BASKETBALL... Alyssa Geary's improvement throughout the 2019-20 season was evident as she reached double figures in the scoring column in seven of the Friars' final 13 games. She has taken that improvement to another level in 2020-21, and is among the team leaders in nearly every statistical category. She currently ranks third on the team in scoring (9.1 ppg) and rebounding (4.6 rpg), second in blocks (1.6 bpg) and assists (3.1 apg). She scored a career-high 17 points in the season-opener against Quinnipiac and has scored 8+ points in five of seven contests, including three double-digit scoring games.
GEARY CAN DISH IT... Alyssa Geary ranks second among her teammates in assists through seven games with 3.14 hand-outs per game. She has dished 4+ assists in four of Providence's seven games, including a career-high six handouts in the Friars' victory over Butler (Dec. 5).
OLIVIA ORLANDO MAKES AN IMPACT IN HER RETURN... In the Friars' season opener against Quinnipiac, Olivia Orlando returned to the court for the first time since Jan. 17 - when she sustained a season-ending injury against St. John's and missed Providence's final 14 games of the 2019-20 campaign. She has started all six games for Providence this season leads the Friars in assists (3.6 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (+1.92), is tied for first in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and also contributes 3.4 points per game.
ORLANDO DISHES CAREER-HIGH EIGHT ASSISTS AT BUTLER... Olivia Orlando leads the Friars in assists this season (3.6 apg). On Dec. 5, she registered a career-high eight assists in a win over Butler. During her career, Orlando has recorded 5+ assists in nine games, including three of six games this season.
BASKERVILLE ECLIPSES 500 CAREER REBOUNDS... Mary Baskerville hauled in a season-best 11 rebounds on Dec. 5 against Butler and eclipsed the 500-rebound milestone for her career. She currently owns 510 career boards. Baskerville has recorded double-digit rebounds in 18 career games, including a career-best 17 boards against La Salle on Dec. 21, 2018. She currently shares the lead with Olivia Orlando in rebounding (6.1rpg), and has averaged 7.3 boards per contest over the span of 70 games.
WILLIAMS FROM DEEP... Not known for her outside shooting ability, Chanell Williams has shown marked improvement in that area of her game in 2020-21. Through seven games, she has hit 7-11 attempts from beyond the arc (.636). Prior to this season, Williams converted just 8-41 three-point attempts (.195).
TURNOVERS DECIDE THE GAME AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE DESPITE SOLID DEFENSIVE EFFORT FOR THE FRIARS... The Providence College women's basketball team is coming off of a 58-46 loss to regional foe Boston College on Dec. 2 in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Boston College outscored the Friars, 20-9, in the first quarter and never trailed during the game. Providence turned the ball over a season-high 23 times and the Eagles took advantage by outscoring the Friars 20-9 in points off of turnovers. Fifteen of PC's 23 miscues came in the first half. Providence shot 41.7-percent from the field (20-48), compared to BC's 36.1-percent (22-61) and the Eagles were +7 from the foul line. Boston College entered the day averaging 85 points per game, but managed just 58 against Providence. However, the lost possessions due to turnovers hurt the Friars' ability to put points up. Providence was within six points with 4:32 left in regulation, but BC held a 9-3 scoring advantage down the stretch to claim the win.
MARY BASKERVILLE NAMED TO BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL... Junior forward Mary Baskerville was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 30. She guided the Friars to a 2-1 record to open the season, averaging 16.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 blocked shots, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game. She shot an impressive .649 from the field, hitting 24-37 attempts from the floor. In the season opener at Quinnipiac, Baskerville recorded 15 points, a season-high nine rebounds and two assists in just 16 minutes of action. Over the weekend, she posted 16 points and seven boards against Rhode Island and a season-high 18 points and five rebounds against Bryant. Baskerville recorded a career-best five blocked shots against the Bulldogs on Sunday.
MARY BASKERVILLE SCORES 18 OF HER GAME-HIGH 20 POINTS IN SECOND HALF... Mary Baskerville played just three minutes in the first half against Boston College due to early foul trouble. She returned in the second half to score 18 of her game-high 20 points and added a team-high six rebounds and three blocked shots. Baskerville hit 10-16 field goals for the game and played a total of 20 minutes.
20-POINT GAMES... Mary Baskerville scored 20 points against Boston College on Dec. 2, marking her first 20-point game of the season, and fifth of her career. Kyra Spiwak became the second Friar to reach the 20-point plateau this season, scoring a career-high 28 points against Butler. It marked the second 20-point game of her career, and first 20-point game in BIG EAST Conference action.
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE EARNS A WEEKEND SWEEP OF ITS OCEAN STATE RIVALS... The Friars recently claimed a sweep of it's Ocean State rivals with a pair of victories against Rhode Island (Nov. 28) and Bryant (Nov. 29). The margin of victory exceeded 25 points in each game as the Friars took down the Rams, 76-50, and the Bulldogs, 67-40. The Friars led wire-to-wire in each game.
FRIARS FALL TO QUINNIPIAC IN SEASON-OPENER... Providence fell to Quinnipiac, 71-65, in its season opener on Nov. 25 in Hamden, Conn. Providence trailed by as many as 15 in the second quarter, but rallied in the second half to take a 63-62 lead with 2:32 left in regulation. Chanell Williams hit a jumper for Providence to tie the score, 65-65, with 1:55 to play. Quinnipiac closed the game out on a 6-0 run, hitting 6-6 opportunities at the free throw line to claim the six point win.
A LOOK BACK AT THE 2019-20 SEASON... Providence completed the 2019-20 season with a 13-19 overall record and a 3-15 mark in the BIG EAST Conference (eighth place).
VETERAN PRESENCE... Seven of the 10 players on the Friars' 2020-21 roster are upperclassmen, including four seniors and three juniors. Each of those upperclassmen have some degree of experience in the starting line-up, with five of the seven starting 15 games or more a year ago.
COMING UP SHORT IN LEAGUE PLAY... Eight of the Friars' 15 losses in BIG EAST regular-season play last year were decided by 10 points or less, including seven losses within single digits.
PROVIDENCE WINS A BIG EAST TOURNAMENT GAME IN BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1994 AND 1995... The Friars won a BIG EAST Tournament game in each of the last two seasons. In 2019, Providence defeated Xavier, 70-62, in the First Round. This year, the Friars posted a 49-46 win over Georgetown in the First Round. It marks the first time since 1994 and 1995 that the Friars have won a game in the BIG EAST Tournament in back-to-back seasons.
BASKERVILLE RECORDS 50+ BLOCKS IN BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS... Mary Baskerville is the first player in program history to record 50+ blocked shots in back-to-back seasons. She finished the 2019-20 campaign with 51 rejections. In 2018-19, she recorded a program record for a freshman with 53 blocked shots.
HOW THE FRIARS STACKED UP... Providence finished the 2019-20 season first in the BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage and 36th in the nation, having converted 188-534 attempts from beyond the arc (.352) in 2019-20.
DEFENSE... The Friars finished second in the BIG EAST and 58th in the nation (among 348 team) in field-goal percentage defense (.373). Providence held 17 of its 32 opponents below 40-percent shooting from the field during the season and posted an 11-6 record when doing so.
FRIARS TWO YEARS REMOVED FROM FIRST POST-SEASON APPEARANCE SINCE 2010... The Friars' 2019 WNIT selection marked the program's 15th post-season appearance overall and first since 2010. Last season, NCAA and WNIT Championships were canceled to the Covid-19 pandemic. Complete post-season breakdown below (records in parentheses).
2018-19 WNIT Round of 16 - (2-1)
2009-10 WNIT Quarterfinal Round (3-1)
1991-92 NCAA Tournament First Round (0-1)
1990-91 NCAA Tournament Second Round (1-1)
1989-90 NCAA Tournament East Regional (1-1)
1988-89 NCAA Tournament First Round (0-1)
1986-87 National Women's Invitational Tournament (1-2)
1985-86 NCAA Tournament First Round (0-1)
1981-82 EAIAW Regional Tournament (0-1)
1980-81 EAIAW Regional Tournament (0-1)
1979-80 EAIAW National Tournament (3-1)
1978-79 EAIAW Regional Tournament (0-1)
1977-78 EAIAW Regional Tournament (1-1)
1976-77 EAIAW Regional Tournament (2-2)
1975-76 EAIAW Regional Tournament (1-2)
WHAT'S NEXT... The Friars will host BIG EAST foe St. John's on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 1:00 p.m. Providence is awaiting an announcement from the league office to release the remaining 16-game schedule.
Providence Women’s Basketball vs. Stonehill
Saturday, December 13
Women's Basketball vs. Bryant
Sunday, November 29
Women's Basketball vs. UMass Lowell
Sunday, November 24
Women's Basketball vs. Boston College
Sunday, November 17
