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Thursday, December 10
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Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Maine
12/9/2020 11:08:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Friars host Maine on Dec. 10 to begin a three-game home stand.
FRIARS HOST MAINE TO BEGIN THREE-GAME HOME STAND... Providence College will host Maine on Thursday, Dec. 10, to kick off a three-game home stand for the Friars at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m.
WATCH LIVE ON FLOHOOPS... The Providence vs. Maine game will be broadcast live on FloHoops. FloHoops recently reached an agreement with the BIG EAST Conference to broadcast each of the league's regular-season games, and Providence has added it's final non-conference game against Maine to the FloHoops inventory.
HOW TO WATCH:
TV: Download the FloSports TV appÂ
 * 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
CHARGING FORWARD DURING THE PANDEMIC... When the Friars take the court on Thursday to face Maine, it will mark their seventh game of the season. Providence will tie Arkansas for the most games played in women's NCAA Division I basketball - during a season of constant schedule changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, the Friars have played more games this season than any other member of the BIG EAST Conference. Villanova ranks second in games played in the league (five), having faced La Salle on Dec. 9.
HOW THEY'VE GOTTEN IT DONE... Providence played its first six games in an 11-day stretch, spanning five different states: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Indiana. It's next three games (including Maine) will take place over the course of nine days (Dec. 10-19), while waiting for the BIG EAST Conference to announce the remainder of the league schedule (16 games).
BLACK BEARS PLAYING SEASON OPENER... Maine will be playing its first game of the 2020-21 season on Thursday, when it travels to Providence. Maine paused all winter sports competition on Nov. 24, and announced its intention to resume activity on Tuesday evening. The women's basketball team finished the 2019-20 season with an 18-14 overall record and a 12-4 mark in the America East.
MAINE PICKED TO WIN AMERICA EAST TITLE... For the third-straight season, the Maine Black Bears have been picked to win the America East Conference title. Maine featured three of its players on the five-player Preseason All-Conference Team in Maeve Carroll, Blanca Millan and Dor Saar. Millan was named America East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year last season. Overall, Maine returns 80-percent of its scoring from a year ago and welcomes five freshmen to the roster.
PROVIDENCE VS. MAINE ALL-TIME... Providence and Maine have played six times during the history of the two women's basketball programs, with the last meeting occurring during the 1988-89 season. The Friars lead the all-time series, 6-0.
PROVIDENCE VS. MAINE AT ALUMNI HALL... Providence is 3-0 all-time vs. Maine at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I.
LAST TIME THE FRIARS AND BLACK BEARS MET... Providence and Maine last met on Dec. 29, 1988 as part of the Bath Iron Works Classic in Orono, Maine. The Friars earned a 56-45 victory on that day.
FRIARS START THE BIG EAST SCHEDULE 1-1... The Friars recently 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.Â
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 13th among NCAA Division I active career leaders in field-goal percentage (.556) and 49th in double-doubles. Chanell Williams is ranked among NCAA Division I active career leaders in games played, with 103.
ALYSSA GEARY PICKING UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF... Junior 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 (9.5 ppg) and rebounding (4.3 rpg), second in blocks (1.7 bpg) and assists (3.5 apg). She scored a career-high 17 points in the season-opener against Quinnipiac and has scored 8+ points in five of six contests, including three double-digit scoring games.
GEARY CAN DISH IT... Alyssa Geary ranks second among her teammates in assists through six games with 3.5 hand-outs per game. She has dished 4+ assists in four of Providence's six 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 (3.8 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (+2.09), ranks second in rebounding (6.5 rpg) and also contributes 3.0 points per game.Â
ORLANDO DISHES CAREER-HIGH EIGHT ASSISTS AT BUTLER... Olivia Orlando leads the Friars in assists this season (3.8 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 enters Thursday's game against Maine with 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 leads the Friars in rebounding (7.2 rpg), which is consistent with her career average of 7.4 boards per contest over the span of 69 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 six games, she has hit 5-8 attempts from beyond the arc (.625). Prior to this season, Williams converted just 8-41 three-point attempts (.195).Â
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.Â
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.Â
HOW THE FRIARS FARED IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY... The Friars finished the 2019-20 non-conference slate with a 9-3 record. Jim Crowley has led the Friars to at least eight wins in regular-season non-conference play during each of his four seasons at the helm.
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.
ROAD WARRIORS... Providence College played 21 of its 32 games on the road during the 2019-20 campaign.
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.Â
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 Villanova on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m.
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