PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's basketball team played its first home game since Jan. 7 and celebrated its four seniors, but fell to Marquette, 73-52, on Feb. 13. The Friars dropped to 6-9 on the year (4-6 BIG EAST), while the Golden Eagles improved to 14-4 (11-3 BIG EAST).
FIRST QUARTER:
• The Friars were forced to call timeout just 56-seconds into the game after quick layups from Marquette's Jordan King and Chloe Marotta.
• Marquette extended its lead to 13-0 to start the game before the Friars got on the board at 5:48 on an
Alyssa Geary hook in the paint (13-2).
• Marquette led by as many as 15 (22-7) with 1:37 left on the clock.
• The Friars managed to cut the deficit to 10 (22-12) at the break.
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Kyra Spiwak (Arlington Heights, Ill.) paced the Friars with five points, while Jordan King scored seven points for Marquette.
SECOND QUARTER
• Providence scored the first two baskets of the second quarter to cut the lead to 22-16.
• The Golden Eagles answered with eight-straight points to regain a 14-point lead during a span of 3:26.
• After a Providence timeout, Baskerville got loose on the right block for the Friars and converted off a feed from
Andrea Cooper (Edmond, Okla.).
• Marquette took a 39-22 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• The Golden Eagles shot 55-percent from the field in the first half (17-31), while the Friars checked in at 29-percent (9-31).
• Spiwak led the Friars in scoring with seven points, while Selena Lott paced the Golden Eagles with eight points.
• Marquette scored 24 of its 39 points in the paint.
THIRD QUARTER:
• The two teams traded buckets for the first four minutes of the quarter before Taylor Valladay scored four-straight points for Marquette heading into the media timeout for a 48-27 lead (4:52).
• Baskerville collected two steals and then scored on the offensive side each time during a span of a minute, forcing a Marquette timeout at the 2:24 mark (48-32).
• The Golden Eagles led by as many as 21 (53-32) with 42-seconds left.
• Marquette held a slim 16-15 scoring advantage in the quarter and took a 55-37 lead into the final 10 minutes.
FOURTH QUARTER:
• An 7-2 run got the Friars within 12 (59-47) with 5:27 remaining in regulation.
• Marquette came out of the timeout to score five-straight points, extending its lead to 64-47 en route to the 73-52 win.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Baskerville led all scorers with 19 points on 9-13 shooting from the field.
• She also added two blocks, two rebounds, two assists and a career-high six steals.
• Spiwak netted 15 points on the day and was 4-4 from the free throw line. Spiwak entered the game ranked second in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage and has made each of her last 15 attempts at the stripe.
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Chanell Williams dished four assists in the game and moved into 14
th place on the Friars' all-time list (293) passing Sony Lewis '94 and Paulette Hassett '78.
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Alyssa Geary (Elmhurst, Ill.) finished the day with six points, two blocked shots, one assist and one steal to go along with her team-high seven rebounds.
• Prior to the game, the Friars honored their senior class of Spiwak, Williams, Cooper and
Olivia Orlando (Georgetown, Mass.).
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence College will hit the road for back-to-back games at Seton Hall and St. John's. The Friars will face the Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20 in South Orange, N.J. On Sunday, Feb. 21, Providence will take on the Red Storm at 2:00 p.m. in Queens, N.Y.
- GO FRIARS! -