Women's Hoops Takes Down DePaul To Improve To 2-0 In BIG EAST Play

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's basketball team defeated DePaul, 72-65, in BIG EAST play on Jan. 3 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. The Friars have started BIG EAST play 2-0 for the first time since the 1999-00 campaign and snapped a 23-game winless streak to the Blue Demons. Olivia Olsen paced four Friars in double figures with 19 points, while Marta Morales Romero recorded the first double-double of her career on 12 points and 10 boards. Providence improved to 8-7 overall (2-0 BIG EAST), while DePaul dropped to 9-7 (1-2 BIG EAST).

1^ST QUARTER:
• DePaul used a 6-0 spurt heading into the media timeout to gain an 8-5 advantage on the scoreboard (4:41).
• A 7-0 run late in the quarter gave the Friars a 17-12 lead.
• DePaul was scoreless for nearly three minutes until Katlyn Gilbert drained a baseline three as time expired in the frame.
• The Friars held a 17-15 lead at the break.
• Kendall Eddy and Marta Morales Romero each scored five points in the opening 10 minutes.
• Gilbert scored 11 of the Blue Demons' 15 points.

2^ND QUARTER:
• Nariah Scott hit a pair of free throws with 7:22 on the clock in the second quarter to get the first points of the quarter for either team (19-15).
• An 8-0 run by the Friars during a span of 1:20 helped mount a 27-20 lead, forcing a DePaul timeout.
• Another 8-0 run gave Providence a 41-27 lead with 44-seconds on the clock and the squad took a 41-29 edge into the locker room at halftime.
• The Friars shot a blistering 70-percent from the field in the first half (16-23), while DePaul converted 32-percent of its shots (12-38).
• Providence held a 21-12 edge on the glass in the first half. Morales Romero led the way with six boards.
• Emily Archibald paced the Friars with 10 first-half points on 4-4 shooting, including a 2-2 performance beyond the arc.

3^RD QUARTER:
• Midway through the third (4:50), the Friars maintained their 12-point advantage (51-39).
• DePaul cut the deficit to eight (44-52) as the Friars were mired in a scoring drought of more than four minutes.
• Olsen halted the Friars' scoring drought on a lay-in with 10-seconds left and Laryn Edwards got loose in transition for a bucket at time expired.
• Both teams scored 15 points in the third quarter and the Friars carried a 56-44 advantage into the fourth quarter.

4^TH QUARTER:
• DePaul cut the lead to six (59-53) midway through the fourth (5:17).
• Olsen pushed the lead back to double digits with back-to-back buckets (63-53).
• DePaul responded with four-straight points to get back within six, but Brynn Farrell answered with a triple to make it a 68-59 game with 2:23 on the clock.
• Trailing by nine (68-59), DePaul called a timeout with 1:47 to play.
• DePaul inched within four with 31-seconds left, but Olsen drained a pair of free throws for the Friars on the other end.
• The Friars held on for a 72-65 victory.

NOTES:
• The Friars start 2-0 in the BIG EAST Conference for the first time since 1999-00.
• Providence snapped a 23-game winless streak to the Blue Demons. Prior to today's win, the Friars last defeated DePaul on January 7, 2012.
• Olsen scored 14 of her team-best 19 points in the second half. She shot 7-11 from the field and added eight rebounds, two assists, two blocked shots and one steal.
• Morales Romero recorded her first career double-double on 12 points and 10 boards. She also matched her career-high in assists (five).
• Archibald and Scott each posted a season-high 10 points in the victory.
• Archibald added nine rebounds and dished four assists.
• Scott was perfect from the field (3-3) and hit 3-4 free throw attempts.
• Providence turned the ball over 25 times, giving the Blue Demons a 25-9 edge in points off turnovers.
• The Friars shot a season-best 58.7-percent from the field (27-46) and 58.3-percent from the three-point arc (7-12).
• Providence dominated the glass, 44-27.
• The Friars' played a critical role in the game, outscoring the Blue Demons' bench, 21-5.
• The game was tied three times and there were four lead changes. Providence held the lead for

WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars return to action on Saturday, Jan. 6 against St. John's. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. and the game will be nationally televised on FS1.

- GO FRIARS! -

Women's Hoops Takes Down DePaul To Improve To 2-0 In BIG EAST Play

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Team Stats

Olivia Olsen

Marta Morales Romero

Nariah Scott

Emily Archibald

Players Mentioned

Emily Archibald

Kendall Eddy

Laryn Edwards

Brynn Farrell

Marta Morales Romero

Olivia Olsen

Nariah Scott

Players Mentioned

Emily Archibald

Kendall Eddy

Laryn Edwards

Brynn Farrell

Marta Morales Romero

Olivia Olsen

Nariah Scott

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