Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Butler

FRIARS WELCOME BUTLER TO ALUMNI HALL FOR BIG EAST MATCH-UP... Providence College will host Butler in BIG EAST action on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

FRIARS AND BULLDOGS ALL-TIME... Providence and Butler have met 27 times during the history of the two women's basketball programs. Butler leads the all-time series, 15-12. The Friars have earned victories in 10 of the last 16 games, but the Bulldogs have claimed wins in each of the last two meetings.

FRIARS VS. BULLDOGS AT ALUMNI HALL... Providence and Butler have met 11 times during the all-time series at Alumni Hall. Butler leads the series on the Friars' home court, 7-4.

SINGLE-DIGITS... Eleven of the last 16 games between Providence and Butler have been decided by 10 points or less, including eight games decided by single digits.

FIRST MEETING OF THE 2025-26 SEASON SERIES... Butler claimed a 62-52 victory over Providence in the first meeting of the season on Jan. 14 in Indianapolis, Ind. The Friars were held to just nine points in the first quarter and trailed 40-23 at halftime. Providence shot 33-percent in the opening 20 minutes, while the Bulldogs were 60-percent from the field, including a 6-11 showing from beyond the arc (.545). Sabou Gueye scored 16 of her team-best 22 points in the second half and the Friars were able to get within single digits, twice, with under three minutes to play, but the early deficit proved to be too large for the Friars to overcome. Teneisia Brown joined Gueye in double digits with 10 points and added seven rebounds. Butler was led in scoring by Saniya Jackson (13), Anna Wypych (13) and Mallory Miller (10).

THREE OF NEXT FOUR GAMES SCHEDULED ON THE ROAD... Upon completion of the Friars' home contest against Butler on Feb. 11, the squad will play three of its next four games on the road. On Feb. 14, Providence will travel to Washington, D.C. to face Georgetown at McDonough Arena. The Friars return to Alumni Hall to host DePaul on Wednesday, Feb. 18, before back-to-back road games against UConn (Feb. 22) and Creighton (Feb. 26). The match-up between Providence and UConn will be played at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. The Friars and Bluejays will square off at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha, Neb.

FRIARS AVENGE EARLY SEASON LOSS TO XAVIER IN MOST RECENT GAME... The Friars defeated Xavier, 66-50, on Feb. 8 at Alumni Hall to split the season series. Sabou Gueye scored a career-high 29 points on 13-23 shooting and added nine rebounds, two assists and a season-best five steals. Orlagh Gormley chipped in 10 points, six rebounds and a game-high four assists. Providence won the rebounding battle, 42-28, and held a 16-2 advantage in fast-break points. Meri Kanerva led Xavier in scoring with 15 points.

SABOU GUEYE NAMED TO BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL FOR A SIXTH TIME... Sabou Gueye was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday, Feb. 9. It marked her sixth appearance of the season on the league's weekly awards list. The previous week, Gueye averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 3.0 steals per game, while shooting .531 from the field (17-32). On Feb. 4 against Marquette, she was limited to 20 minutes of action due to foul trouble and finished the game with 10 points, one rebound and one steal. Gueye closed the week with a career-high 29 points on 13-23 shooting to help the Friars defeat Xavier on Feb. 8. She also added a game-high nine rebounds and five steals to go along with two assists and one blocked shot.

RARE AIR... Sabou Gueye is the first BIG EAST player to record at least 29 points, nine rebounds and five steals in a regular-season conference game since Lucy Olsen achieved the feat for Villanova on Dec. 30, 2023. Olsen put up 31 points, nine rebounds and five steals – also against Xavier.

TENEISIA BROWN NETS FIRST 20+ POINT GAME AS A FRIAR... Teneisia Brown eclipsed the 20-point plateau for the first time as a Friar on Feb. 4 at Marquette. She scored 24 points on 11-21 shooting from the field. Brown is the first Friar to score 20+ points off the bench since Nariah Scott tallied 20 points vs. Georgetown on Feb. 21, 2023. Prior to arriving at Providence, Brown recorded 20+ points in 10 games.

SABOU GUEYE NOTCHES SEVENTH 20-POINT GAME... Sabou Gueye scored a career-high 29 points against Xavier on Feb. 8. It marked her seventh 20-point game of the season, which ranks first on the team and tied for fourth in the BIG EAST. Gueye recorded just two 20-point games during her previous three seasons of NCAA Division I college basketball. Five of Gueye's 20-point performances this season have come during BIG EAST regular-season play. Three other players on the Friars' roster have hit 20 points this year. Payton Dunbar scored 22 points against Boston College (Nov. 15), Orlagh Gormley recorded 21 points against Creighton (Jan. 17) and Teneisia Brown tallied 24 points against Marquette (Feb. 4).

Sabou Gueye's 20-Point Games:

29 vs. Xavier (2/8/26) **career high**

22 vs. Villanova (1/27/26)

22 vs. Creighton (1/17/26)

22 at Butler (1/14/26)

23 vs. Georgetown (12/21/25)

22 vs. Yale (11/21/25)

21 vs. Northeastern (11/18/25)

20/20... Sabou Gueye (22 points) and Orlagh Gormley (21 points) each eclipsed the 20-point mark in the Friars' game against Creighton on Jan. 17. The last time two Friars scored 20-points in the same BIG EAST game dates back to Jan. 24, 2024 against Seton Hall. Grace Efosa scored 29 points and Marta Morales Romero added 26 in a 82-76 victory in overtime. Additionally, the last time two Friars scored 20-points in a BIG EAST game of regulation length was on Jan. 27, 2017 in a 66-64 win over Marquette. Jovana Nogic scored 27 points and Sarah Beal chipped in 25.

FLOOR GENERAL... Sophomore Orlagh Gormley has returned to the court as the Friars' floor general after sitting out the final 22 games of her freshman campaign with an injury. She's impacting both ends of the floor, leading the team in assists (4.1 apg) and steals (2.0 spg), while contributing 8.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Gormley has recorded 3+ assists in 21 of the 24 games she has played, including 10 games with five-or-more assists. She has dished 5+ assists in six of the 13 league games she has played in and ranks fifth among BIG EAST players in assists per game during conference play (4.2 apg).

100 ASSISTS IN A SINGLE SEASON... Orlagh Gormley has dished 99 assists this season (4.1 apg) . She needs just one assists to reach 100 (with six regular season games remaining). In the last 25 years, just five Friars have recorded 100 assists in a single season and combined to do it seven times. In the last 10 years, only Janai Crooms has achieved the feat.

100+ Assists In Last 25 Seasons:

111 - Janai Crooms (2022-23)

102 - Janai Crooms (2021-22)

135 - Sarah Beal (2013-14)

135 - Symone Roberts (2012-13)

101 - Lola Wells (2010-11)

117 - Kendria Holmes (2007-08)

103 - Kendria Holmes (2006-07)

HOME-SWEET-HOME... The Friars have recorded nine of their 11 victories this season at home in Alumni Hall, including three of their four BIG EAST wins. When playing away from home, the Friars have posted a 2-8 record [1-7 in true road games; 1-1 at a neutral site]. Providence earned its first true road win of the season against DePaul on Jan. 4. The Friars overcame a 19-point deficit and claimed a 69-59 victory.

SABOU GUEYE PROVING TO BE ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS IN BIG EAST... Grad transfer Sabou Gueye is a six-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection this season. Through 25 games overall, she ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in scoring (15.1 ppg), 10th in rebounding (5.8 rpg), third in field-goal percentage (.500), eighth in steals (1.96 spg) and 13th in blocked shots (0.88 bpg). During BIG EAST Conference regular-season action, she ranks third in scoring (16.4 ppg), eighth in rebounding (6.4 rpg), third in field-goal percentage (.500), eighth in steals (2.1 spg), 11th in blocked shots (0.86 bpg), second in offensive rebounding (2.7 orpg) and 12th in minutes played (31.83 mpg).

TENEISIA BROWN IS TOUGH ON THE GLASS... Teneisia Brown leads the team and ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in rebounding (5.9 rpg). She has hauled in a season-best 14 rebounds in two games vs. Central Connecticut (Nov. 10) and Bryant (Nov. 30). Her career high in BIG EAST Conference play for rebounding is 10 (vs. St. John's, 12/7/25). In addition to her rebounding prowess, she ranks second on the team in scoring (9.8 ppg) and third in steals (1.3 spg).

TENEISIA BROWN RANKS 18TH AMONG ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I PLAYERS CAREER REBOUND... Teneisia Brown eclipsed 900 career rebounds in the Friars' game against St. John's on Jan. 27. In 127 career games, Brown has hauled in 910 boards for an average of 7.2 rebounds per game. Brown ranks 18th among active NCAA Division I players in career rebounds.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE... Sabou Gueye and Teneisia Brown are tied for the team lead in double-doubles, with two each. Gueye tallied 16 points and 12 rebounds vs. Boston College (Nov. 15) and 16 points and 12 rebounds vs. Xavier (Dec. 4). Brown recorded 12 points and 14 rebounds against Central Connecticut (Nov. 10) and 11 points and 10 boards vs. St. John's (Dec. 7).

DOUBLE DIGITS... Sabou Gueye leads the Friars in double-digit scoring games (18) and 20-point games (seven). Nine other players on the roster have reached double figures, including Teneisia Brown (13), Payton Dunbar (eight), Orlagh Gormley (eight), Ashley Dinges (four), Sophi Hall (three), Princess Moody (one), Riley Hamburger (one), Sami Mancini (one) and Audrey Shields (one).

FRIARS ARE 2-11 WHEN OUT-REBOUNDED BY OPPONENT... The Friars are 2-11 this season when they record fewer rebounds than their opponent, including a 2-10 mark in BIG EAST play. The Friars recorded their only two victories of the season when being out-rebounded on Jan. 4 at DePaul and Jan. 17 vs. Creighton. When the Friars win the battle of the boards, the team has posted a 7-3 mark on the season.

FRIARS SUFFER FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON WHEN SCORING 65-OR-MORE POINTS IN A GAME... Providence suffered its first loss of the season when scoring 65-or-more points on Jan. 27 at Villanova (83-68). Providence is 7-1 on the year when scoring 65+ points.

TENEISIA BROWN ECLIPSES 1,400 CAREER POINTS... Graduate transfer Teneisia Brown eclipsed the 1,400-point milestone on Feb. 4 at Marquette, having finished the game with a season-high 24 points. Brown arrived at Providence for her final season after stops at Merrimack (2020-22) and Fairleigh Dickinson (2023-25). She averaged double figures in the scoring column during each of her last three seasons of college basketball and currently ranks second on the team in scoring for the Friars through 25 games (9.8 ppg). Brown has a career scoring total of 1,430 points heading into Wednesday's game vs. Butler.

FRIARS DEFEAT DE PAUL FOR FIRST WIN VS. BLUE DEMONS IN CHICAGO ALL-TIME... Providence overcame a 19-point deficit to defeat DePaul, 69-59, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill. on Jan. 4. It marked the Friars' first victory over DePaul in Chicago, Ill. all-time. Providence entered the match-up 0-18 vs. DePaul in games played in Chicago (0-11 at McGrath Phillips Arena; 0-7 at Wintrust Arena).

FRIARS POST LARGEST COMEBACK VICTORY SINCE 2017... The Friars overcame a 19-point deficit to defeat DePaul, 69-59, on Jan. 4 in Chicago, Ill. It marks the largest comeback victory since Nov. 11, 2017, when Providence rallied from a 20-point deficit to defeat Northeastern, 98-95, in overtime.

LARGEST COMEBACK IN BIG EAST PLAY SINCE 2013... The Friars overcame a 19-point deficit to defeat DePaul, 69-59, on Jan. 4. It marks the largest comeback win in BIG EAST play since Jan. 23, 2013. On that day, the Friars rallied from a 21-point deficit to defeat Villanova, 65-60, in overtime.

MOST STEALS BY A FRIAR IN A SINGLE GAME SINCE 2008-09 SEASON... Sophomore Orlagh Gormley recorded a career-high nine steals in the Friars' game against DePaul (Jan. 4). Her nine steals are the most by a Friar since Sarah Beal collected 10 against Bryant on Dec. 12, 2009.

PRINCESS MOODY NETS CAREER-HIGH AGAINST NO. 1 UCONN... In the Friars' game against No. 1 UConn on Dec. 31, freshman Princess Moody scored a career-high 11 points. She hit 3-6 attempts from the floor, including a 2-2 performance beyond the three-point arc. She also added three boards, one assist and one steal in 22 minutes of action. Moody's previous career high in scoring was five points, which she has hit on four separate occasions.

SOPHI HALL PERFECT EN ROUTE TO A CAREER-BEST 18 POINTS... Junior Sophi Hall played 13 minutes off the bench in the Friars' match-up against Yale (Nov. 21) and recorded a career-high 18 points. Sixteen of her 18 points came in the second half. She was perfect from the field (5-5), including a 3-3 showing from beyond the arc. She also was 5-5 from the foul line.

PAYTON DUNBAR'S CAREER-HIGH 22 POINTS LIFT FRIARS OVER BOSTON COLLEGE... Sophomore Payton Dunbar recorded a career-high 22 points against Boston College on Nov. 15. Dunbar shot 8-14 from the field, including a 5-10 performance beyond the arc. Entering the game, Dunbar was 0-9 from three-point territory.

NEXT ERIN BATTH RADIO SHOW TO AIR ON FEBRUARY 19... The fourth episode of the Erin Batth Radio Show will air on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Now in its third season, the show was developed via an existing partnership between Providence College Athletics, LEARFIELD'S Providence Friars Sports Properties and Cumulus Media Production. Listen live online at: https://www.thescore790.or tune into 790AM. The show will also be available online via the Varsity Network app.

ERIN BATTH RADIO SHOW SCHEDULE • 790 THE SCORE

Feb. 19 • 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Mar. 5 • 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.

BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL... The Friars were picked to finish 10th in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, released at the league's annual media day on Oct. 21 at Madison Square Garden. Last season, Providence completed the year with a 13-19 overall record and claimed a seventh-place finish in the regular-season standings with a 6-12 conference record.

WHAT'S NEXT... The Friars will travel to Washington, D.C. to take on Georgetown at McDonough Arena on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tipoff is slated for 2:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

Teneisia Brown

Ashley Dinges

Payton Dunbar

Grace Efosa

Orlagh Gormley

Sabou Gueye

Sophi Hall

Riley Hamburger

Sami Mancini

Princess Moody

Marta Morales Romero

Nariah Scott

Audrey Shields

Completed Event: Women's Basketball at Seton Hall on January 20, 2026 , Loss , 57, to, 73

Completed Event: Women's Basketball at Villanova on January 27, 2026 , Loss , 68, to, 83

Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus St. John's on January 31, 2026 , Loss , 57, to, 62

Completed Event: Women's Basketball at Marquette on February 4, 2026 , Loss , 61, to, 78

Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus Xavier on February 8, 2026 , Win , 66, to, 50

Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Butler on February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball at Georgetown on February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus DePaul on February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball at Connecticut on February 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball at Creighton on February 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM (ET)

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