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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, March 6
Uncasville, Conn. / Mohegan Sun Arena
6:00 P.M.
Providence College
7-14,4-10Big East
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Marquette
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Marquette
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Women's Basketball Falls To Marquette In BIG EAST Quarterfinals
3/6/2021 7:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Chanell Williams paced the Friars with 12 points, while Alyssa Geary added 10 points.
UNCASVILLE, CONN. – The Providence College women's basketball team fell to No. 2 seed Marquette in the BIG EAST Quarterfinal, 68-43, on March 6 at Mohegan Sun Arena.
FIRST QUARTER:
• Marquette got out to a 9-0 lead, while the Friars committed five turnovers through the first 5:32 of the game.
• Providence missed its first six shot attempts before cashing in at the 3:06 mark on a Chanell Williams (Bronx, N.Y.) jumper at the top of the key (9-2).
• The Golden Eagles kept their foot on the gas, hitting back-to-back threes to mount a 15-2 advantage.
• Mary Baskerville (Enfield, Conn.) and Alyssa Geary (Elmhurst, N.Y.) finished off the scoring in the quarter with back-to-back buckets for Providence, closing the deficit to 15-6.
• The Friars shot just 25-percent (3-12) from the field, while Marquette hit 46-percent from the floor (6-13).
SECOND QUARTER:
• Sophia Widmeyer (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) opened the quarter with a traditional three-point play to get Providence within six (15-9).
• The Golden Eagles responded with six-straight points in just under three minutes of action to regain a double-digit margin (21-9).
• Widmeyer halted Marquette's run with a triple from the right wing (21-12).
• Marquette extended its run to 18-3 during a span of nearly eight minutes before Widmeyer hit her second three of the game with 37-seconds on the clock (33-15).
• The Friars forced a turnover on Marquette's ensuing offensive possession, and Widmeyer got another clean look at a three with two-seconds remaining, but the ball rimmed out.
• Marquette took a 33-15 advantage into halftime.
THIRD QUARTER:
• Providence was held scoreless for nearly three minutes before Alyssa Geary (Elmhurst, Ill.) hit a jumper out of a timeout at the 4:53 mark (39-21).
• Geary got two more at the free-throw line 30-seconds later to give Providence an 8-6 scoring edge in the quarter.
• Marquette came out of a scoring drought of their own with a pair of free throws from Camryn Taylor on the Golden Eagles' next offensive possession, but Kyra Spiwak (Arlington Heights, Ill.) responded with her first points of the game on a three from the right win (41-26).
• Providence cut the lead to 15 in the quarter, but Marquette closed the third quarter with five unanswered points.
• The Golden Eagles held a 48-28 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.
FOURTH QUARTER:
• Marquette held Providence scoreless over the first 4:04 of the quarter, outscoring the Friars 10-0.
• The Friars answered with a 7-0 run (58-35), before the Golden Eagles converted a three-pointer from the right win with 3:56 to play.
• The Golden Eagles outscored the Friars 20-15 in the fourth quarter to claim the 68-43 victory.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Williams paced the Friars with 12 points, while Geary added 10 points.
• Widmeyer finished the night with nine points.
• Providence concludes its season with a 7-14 overall record.
• The Friars advanced to the BIG EAST Quarterfinal for the third-consecutive season, having earned victories in the First Round each of the last three seasons.
• It marks the first time Providence has won a BIG EAST Tournament game in three-straight seasons since 1993-95.
- GO FRIARS! -
FIRST QUARTER:
• Marquette got out to a 9-0 lead, while the Friars committed five turnovers through the first 5:32 of the game.
• Providence missed its first six shot attempts before cashing in at the 3:06 mark on a Chanell Williams (Bronx, N.Y.) jumper at the top of the key (9-2).
• The Golden Eagles kept their foot on the gas, hitting back-to-back threes to mount a 15-2 advantage.
• Mary Baskerville (Enfield, Conn.) and Alyssa Geary (Elmhurst, N.Y.) finished off the scoring in the quarter with back-to-back buckets for Providence, closing the deficit to 15-6.
• The Friars shot just 25-percent (3-12) from the field, while Marquette hit 46-percent from the floor (6-13).
SECOND QUARTER:
• Sophia Widmeyer (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) opened the quarter with a traditional three-point play to get Providence within six (15-9).
• The Golden Eagles responded with six-straight points in just under three minutes of action to regain a double-digit margin (21-9).
• Widmeyer halted Marquette's run with a triple from the right wing (21-12).
• Marquette extended its run to 18-3 during a span of nearly eight minutes before Widmeyer hit her second three of the game with 37-seconds on the clock (33-15).
• The Friars forced a turnover on Marquette's ensuing offensive possession, and Widmeyer got another clean look at a three with two-seconds remaining, but the ball rimmed out.
• Marquette took a 33-15 advantage into halftime.
THIRD QUARTER:
• Providence was held scoreless for nearly three minutes before Alyssa Geary (Elmhurst, Ill.) hit a jumper out of a timeout at the 4:53 mark (39-21).
• Geary got two more at the free-throw line 30-seconds later to give Providence an 8-6 scoring edge in the quarter.
• Marquette came out of a scoring drought of their own with a pair of free throws from Camryn Taylor on the Golden Eagles' next offensive possession, but Kyra Spiwak (Arlington Heights, Ill.) responded with her first points of the game on a three from the right win (41-26).
• Providence cut the lead to 15 in the quarter, but Marquette closed the third quarter with five unanswered points.
• The Golden Eagles held a 48-28 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.
FOURTH QUARTER:
• Marquette held Providence scoreless over the first 4:04 of the quarter, outscoring the Friars 10-0.
• The Friars answered with a 7-0 run (58-35), before the Golden Eagles converted a three-pointer from the right win with 3:56 to play.
• The Golden Eagles outscored the Friars 20-15 in the fourth quarter to claim the 68-43 victory.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Williams paced the Friars with 12 points, while Geary added 10 points.
• Widmeyer finished the night with nine points.
• Providence concludes its season with a 7-14 overall record.
• The Friars advanced to the BIG EAST Quarterfinal for the third-consecutive season, having earned victories in the First Round each of the last three seasons.
• It marks the first time Providence has won a BIG EAST Tournament game in three-straight seasons since 1993-95.
- GO FRIARS! -
Team Stats
PROV
Marq
FG%
.300
.456
3FG%
.235
.429
FT%
.692
.769
RB
22
46
TO
14
14
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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