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BIG EAST Tournament Game Notes vs. Georgetown
3/6/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
No. 7 seed Friars take on No. 10 seed Georgetown in the First Round on Friday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m.
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT INFORMATION VS. GEORGETOWNÂ | Â MOHEGAN SUN ARENA Â | Â MARCH 7 Â | Â 1:30 PM Â | Â FIRST ROUND
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FRIARS TO FACE GEORGETOWN IN BIG EAST TOURNAMENT... The Providence College women's basketball enters the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 7 seed and will face No. 10 seed Georgetown in the First Round on Friday, March 7. Tip-off is slated for 1:30 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena and the game will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network via FloCollege.
PROVIDENCE ALL-TIME AT THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT... The Friars have compiled a 23-36 all-time record at the BIG EAST Tournament. Last season, Providence went 1-1 at the tournament with a 75-60 victory over Butler in the First Round, before falling to top-seeded UConn, 86-53, in the Quarterfinals.
FRIARS ALL-TIME AS THE NO. 7 SEED... Providence 5-3 all-time as the No. 7 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament, including a 3-0 mark in the First Round. The Friars entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed in 2021 (1-1), 2019 (1-1) and 1993 (3-1). In 2021 and 2019, the Friars were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. In 1993, the Friars advanced all the way to the Championship Game, where they were defeated by top-seeded Miami (77-56).
FRIARS VS. HOYAS ALL-TIME... Providence and Georgetown have met 77 times during the history of the two women's basketball programs. Georgetown leads the all-time series, 44-33. The two teams split the season series in 2024-25, with each team winning a game on the road.
PROVIDENCE VS. GEORGETOWN IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT... Providence is 6-2 all-time vs. Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament. The last time the two teams met was on March 4, 2022 in the First Round at Mohegan Sun. The No. 9-seed Hoyas defeated No. 8-seed Providence, 68-55.
GRACE EFOSA AND OLIVIA OLSEN EARN ALL-BIG EAST HONORS... The BIG EAST released its 2025 All-BIG EAST selection on March 6 on the eve of the BIG EAST Tournament. Providence's Grace Efosa and Olivia Olsen, who were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST squad in October, were among the honorees. Efosa earned All-BIG EAST Second Team accolades, marking the first postseason honors of her career. Olsen earned All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention. She was a Second Team pick in 2024.Â
COMING IN HOT... The Friars are have won two-straight games heading into the BIG EAST Tournament. Providence defeated Villanova, 63-56, on Feb. 23 in Providence, R.I. The Friars closed the regular-season schedule with a 66-62 win over Georgetown in Washington, D.C. on March 1. Providence has won four of its last seven games heading into the tournament.
60+... The Friars have averaged just 56.2 points per game this season. Providence has compiled a 8-4 record when scoring 60+ points in a game. The Friars are 2-0 on the season when scoring 70-or-more points.
LEADING AT THE HALF... The Friars have held the lead or have been tied with their opponent at halftime in 19 of their 31 games and have posted a 10-9 record in those contests. The Friars are 3-9 when trailing at the half. The Friars' three victories when trailing at halftime came against URI (Dec. 4), Xavier (Jan. 15) and Villanova (Feb. 23).
DOWN TO THE WIRE... Seventeen (17) of the Friars' 31 games have been decided by single digits. The Friars have compiled a 10-7 record in those games. Additionally, Providence is 4-1 in games decided by five-points or less.
FRIARS IN OVERTIME... Providence has posted a 2-1 record in overtime games this season, including a 1-0 mark during BIG EAST play. The Friars lost to Columbia, 77-69, in overtime on Nov. 8. Providence has earned OT victories against Brown (87-81) on Dec. 7 and St. John's (59-52) on Jan. 1. In two seasons as head coach at Providence College, Erin Batth has compiled a 3-1 record in overtime games (2-0 in BIG EAST).
1,250+ POINTS / 850+ REBOUNDS... Senior forward Olivia Olsen is one of three players in program history to record more than 1,250 points and 850 rebounds in their career at Providence. Olsen enters the BIG EAST Tournament with 1,299 points and 893 boards.
COMING ALIVE DOWN THE STRETCH... Olivia Olsen has played well for the Friars, of late, reaching double figures in the scoring column in 11 of the last 14 games and adding six double-doubles and a total of seven double-digit rebounding games during that stretch. She also posted two 20+ point games in that span, marking the third and fourth of her career. During the last 14 games, she has averaged 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, while shooting 57-percent from the field (77-136).Â
GRACE EFOSA REACHES 1,000-POINT MILESTONE... Grace Efosa recorded her 1,000th career point on Jan. 29 at St. John's. She needed 12 points to eclipse the milestone and finished the game with 13. Efosa is the 39th player in program history to achieve the feat, and the second player this season, joining Olivia Olsen. Efosa currently ranks 29th all-time at PC in career scoring with 1,101 points.
OLIVIA OLSEN SCORES 1,000th POINT... Olivia Olsen scored her 1,000th career point on Nov. 17 in the Friars' game at Boston College. She achieved the feat with 7:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. Through 125 career games, Olsen owns 1,299 career points and ranks 14th on the Friars' all-time scoring list.
GRACE EFOSA PACES THE FRIARS' OFFENSE... Grace Efosa is averaging a team-best 13.4 points through 31 games this season. She has reached double digits in the scoring column during 21 of 31 games, including a career-best streak of 11-straight games. Efosa also leads the team in 20-point games (six), including two 27-point performances vs. Brown (Dec. 7) and DePaul (Feb. 6).
DOUBLE DIGITS... Nine of the 14 active players on the Friars' roster have scored in double figures at least once this season through 31 games. Grace Efosa has reached double figures a team-best 21 times. Olivia Olsen ranks second on the team double-digit scoring games, with 17.
CLEANING THE GLASS... Olivia Olsen is the top-returning rebounder in the BIG EAST from a season ago. During the 2023-24 season, Olsen averaged 8.5 rebounds per game. Through 31 games this season, Olsen is averaging 8.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks second in the BIG EAST. Olsen also ranks second in the league with 13 double-digit rebounding games this season. Nine of her 13 double-digit rebound games have come during BIG EAST play.
FOURTH ALL-TIME IN CAREER REBOUNDS... Olivia Olsen ranks fourth all-time in career rebounding at Providence with 893 boards. She recently jumped ahead of Teya Wright '12, who completed her career with 867 boards.Â
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20-POINT GAMES... Grace Efosa has eclipsed the 20-point mark this season a team-best six times (most recently on Feb. 6 vs. DePaul with 27 points). Olivia Olsen (2) and Brynn Farrell (1) are the only other Friars to score 20+ points during the 2024-25 campaign.Â
Grace Efosa's 20-Point Games (has 10 in her career)
20 - at Vermont (11/12/24)
22 - at Dayton (11/21/24)
21 - vs. Wisconsin (11/29/24)
27 - vs. Brown (12/7/24)
20 - at Seton Hall (12/21/24)
27 - vs. DePaul (2/6/25)
Olivia Olsen's 20-Point Games (has four in her career)
21 - vs. Xavier (1/15/25)
22 - vs. Creighton (2/2/25)
Brynn Farrell's 20-Point Games (has four in her career)
27 - vs. Brown (12/7/24)
DOUBLE-TROUBLE... Two Friars have recorded double-doubles this season. Olivia Olsen leads the Friars and is tied for first in the BIG EAST, with 10: Mercy (12 pts/10 rebs), Boston College (10 pts /18 rebs), Wisconsin (10 pts/11rebs), Merrimack (16 pts/11rebs), Xavier (21pts/10rebs), St. John's (14pts/11rebs), Creighton (22pts/10rebs), DePaul (18pts/15rebs), Marquette (17pts/10rebs) and Villanova (18pts/12rebs). Emily Archibald recorded the first double-double of her career on Nov. 30 against San Diego State (10 pts/11 rebs).
BRYNN FARRELL LEADS BIG EAST RANKS 13TH IN THE NATION IN FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE... Brynn Farrell leads the BIG EAST and ranks 13th in the nation in free-throw percentage at 89.9-percent (80-89). Farrell has been reliable at the line throughout her career, shooting 84-percent (238-285). She recently converted 28-consecutive free throws spanning the last 11 games, but that streak ended in the regular-season finale on March 1. Farrell went 0-1 from the line vs. Georgetown.
NINE DIFFERENT FRIARS CRACK THE STARTING LINE-UP... Nine different Friars have cracked the starting line-up this season. Graduate student Grace Efosa is the only player on the roster to start all 31 games. Olivia Olsen has started 30 games this season.Â
HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME REBOUNDING TOTAL IN THE BIG EAST THIS SEASON... On Nov. 17, Olivia Olsen hauled in a career-high 18 rebounds vs. Boston College. Her 18 boards mark the highest single-game rebounding total by a BIG EAST player this season. Additionally, Olsen's 18 boards were four shy of the Providence College single-game record (22), set by Britt King '86 on Jan. 2, 1985 against Pittsburgh.
VETERAN SQUAD... Providence returned 11 players from last year's roster, including six players who saw extensive time in the starting line-up. The veteran roster is comprised of three graduate students, seven seniors, two sophomores and three freshmen.
OLIVIA OLSEN AND GRACE EFOSA NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM... Â Olivia Olsen and Grace Efosa were featured on the 2024-25 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, which was released at the league's annual media day on Oct. 23 at Madison Square Garden. Olivia Olsen, who earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors last season, led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg), rebounding (8.5 rpg), blocked shots (1.7 bpg), field-goal percentage (.526) and double-doubles (12). Efosa finished second on the team in scoring (12.7 ppg) and rebounding (5.5 rpg) and added 1.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. The Friars are one of three teams with multiple Preseason All-BIG EAST selections, joining UConn and Creighton.
GRACE EFOSA BECOMES FIRST FRIAR SINCE 1993 TO CLAIM BIG EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONORS... Grace Efosa was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the league's 2024 Championship Game, held at Mohegan Sun Arena last March. Efosa became the first Friar to earn All-Tournament Team accolades since 1993, when Lucie Fontanella and Sonya Lewis were recognized. In two tournament games, Efosa averaged 18.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per contest. She shot 52-percent from the field (13-25), including 50-percent from three-point territory (2-4). Efosa also converted 8-10 attempts from the charity stripe. Efosa recorded 13 points, five boards, two assists and two steals in the Friars' victory over Butler in the First Round on March 8. She followed with 23 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal in the Quarterfinals vs. top-seeded and ninth-ranked UConn on March 9. Efosa shot 57.1-percent from the field versus the Huskies and connected on 7-9 free-throw attempts.
BLOCK BUSTER... Olivia Olsen has recorded 53 blocked shots, in each of the last two seasons. Her 53 blocks is tied for the third-highest single-season total in program history. The single-season record for blocks at Providence was set by Mary Ann McCoy in 1977-78, with 68. Olsen matched her career high in blocked shots on two occasions vs. Sacred Heart and Georgetown (six). Through 31 games in 2024-25, Olsen has recorded a team-best 43 blocked shots (1.4 bpg), which ranks fourth in the BIG EAST. Her 43 blocks are the most by a senior in program history at Providence.
Providence College Single-Season Blocks Leaders (50+)
69 - Mary Ann McCoy (1977-78)
57 – Monika Roberts (1999-00)
53 – Olivia Olsen (2023-24)
53 – Olivia Olsen (2022-23)
53 – Mary Baskerville (2018-19)
52 – Andrea Mangum (1990-91)
51 – Mary Baskerville (2019-20)
OLIVIA OLSEN IS ONE OF TWO PLAYERS TO RECORD 50+ BLOCKS IN MULTIPLE SEASONS... Olivia Olsen became the second player in program history to record 50-or-more blocked shots in multiple seasons, joining Mary Baskerville '22. Olsen recorded 53 blocked shots during each of the last two seasons. Baskerville recorded 53 blocks during the 2018-19 campaign and 51 in 2019-20. Olsen heads into the BIG EAST Tournament with a team-best 43 blocks this season.Â
ERIN BATTH ERA... Erin Batth was hired as the 11th women's basketball coach in program history at Providence College on March 20, 2023. Batth arrived in Friartown with 17 years of NCAA Division I coaching experience, with her most recent stops coming at NC State (2018-22) and Michigan (2022-23). She has been part of five conference championships, eight NCAA Elite Eight appearances and three trips to the NCAA Sweet 16. She also served as an assistant coach at Liberty (2017-18), Georgia State (2014-17), Tennessee Tech (2012-14) and Towson (2010-12). Batth earned her first career win as a head coach on Nov. 7 vs. Hampton (76-46). She helped the Friars earn an bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) in her first year at Providence in 2023-24.
WHAT'S NEXT... The winner of Friday's BIG EAST Tournament First Round Game between No. 7 Providence and No. 10 Georgetown will advance to the Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 8 against No. 2 seed Creighton. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena.
