Women's Hoops Defeats St. John's In BIG EAST Play, 76-53

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College women's basketball team earned its second BIG EAST victory of the season with a 76-53 win over St. John's on Dec. 19. Providence led for 36:09 of the game. Four Friars scored double digits, led by Chanell Williams' (Bronx, N.Y.) season-high 20 points. The Friars improved to 4-4 overall, and more importantly 2-1 in BIG EAST play. The Red Storm dropped to 2-5 overall (0-3 BIG EAST).

FIRST QUARTER:

Mary Baskerville (Enfield, Conn.) accounted for the first two Friar buckets, both of which came from the right block.
St. John's responded with an 8-3 run going into the media timeout to make the score 8-7.
Providence climbed back to take the lead, 13-10, to end the quarter.
Five different Friars entered the scoring column, with Baskerville leading the way with four points and three rebounds.

SECOND QUARTER:

With the game tied, 17-17, at the 6:50 mark of the second frame, Providence went on a 13-0 run to create distance.

Providence outscored St. John's 21-14 in the quarter to take a 10-point lead into the break (34-24).
Alyssa Geary (Elmhurst, Ill.) and Williams registered five points each in the quarter.
Providence shot 53.3-percent (8-15) from the field in the second quarter and 60-percent (3-5) from deep.

THIRD QUARTER:

The Friars began the quarter on an 8-2 run with a layup from Baskerville and a pair of three-pointers from Geary and Williams.
Providence's lead grew to 18 (48-30) after a steal and finish by Olivia Orlando (Georgetown, Mass.).
At the end of three quarters, Providence led 56-38. The Friars had three players in double figures. Williams paced Providence with a game-high 17, Baskerville had 12 points and Geary chipped in with 10.
Providence shot 47.4-percent (9-19) from the field and 50-percent (3-6) from deep in the quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER:

Geary pitched in with four of the Friars' first eight points of the quarter to push Providence's lead to 22 (64-42) entering the media timeout.
Providence's 10-0 run midway through the final frame gave the Friars their largest lead of the game, 29 (76-47).
Spiwak led all players with seven points in the fourth quarter.

NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:

Williams paced the Friars with a game and season-high 20 points. It marked Williams' 28th double-digit scoring game and third 20-point game of her career.

Baskerville secured the 14^th double-double of her career, with 14 points on 7-14 shooting and a season-high 13 rebounds. It marked Baskerville's 40^th career game with double-digit points and 19^th double-digit rebounding game.
Geary finished with 14 points on 6-12 shooting. It marked her 15^th double-digit scoring game of her career.
Spiwak finished with 12 points on 4-8 shooting from the field.
Providence forced 20 turnovers and cashed in on the offensive end for 24 points. The Friars outscored the Red Storm 24-7 in points off turnovers.
Providence shot 46.2-percent (30-65) from the field, 47.1-percent (8-17) from deep and 66.7-percent (8-12) from the line.
Providence matched their season-high in points (76). The Friars also recorded 76 points n a road victory over Rhode Island, 76-50.
The Friars have won five of the last seven meeting against the Red Storm.

UP NEXT:
The Friars return to action on Thursday, Dec. 31 against the Xavier Musketeers in Cincinnati, Ohio. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Dec. 30. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. at the Cintas Center.

-GO FRIARS-

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Team Stats

Chanell Williams

Mary Baskerville

Alyssa Geary

Kyra Spiwak

Players Mentioned

Mary Baskerville

Alyssa Geary

Olivia Orlando

Chanell Williams