Completed Event: Women's Basketball at Marquette on February 4, 2026 , Loss , 61, to, 78
Women's Basketball
at Marquette
Final
61
-
78
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, March 7
Uncasville, Conn. / Mohegan Sun Arena
7:00 PM
Providence College
15-18,7-13Big East
65
vs
73
Villanova
24-6,16-4Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 16 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 65 |
| Villanova | 23 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 73 |
No. 2 Villanova Holds Off No. 7 Providence In BIG EAST Quarterfinals, 73-65
3/7/2026 10:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Sabou Gueye and Orlagh Gormley each netted 19 points for the Friars.
UNCASVILLE, CONN. – The No. 7-seed Providence College women's basketball team fell to No. 2-seed Villanova, 73-65, in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Sabou Gueye and Orlagh Gormley each scored 19 points for the Friars as they concluded their season with a 15-18 overall record. Villanova improved to 24-6 overall and will play in the BIG EAST Semifinals on Sunday, March 8.
1ST QUARTER:
• Villanova led 17-12 at the media timeout after starting the game 4-6 from three-point range.
• The Wildcats pushed out to a seven-point advantage at the intermission (23-16).
• Sabou Gueye scored eight of the Friars' 16 points in the quarter.
2ND QUARTER:
• Villanova started the second frame with a 7-0 run.
• Nalani Kaysia halted the Wildcats' run with a pair of free throws at the 7:24 mark (30-18).
• Orlagh Gormley followed with back-to-back threes for an 8-0 Friar run, cutting Villanova's lead to 30-24.
• Villanova's Brynn McCurry scored a lay-in to stem the tide, but Providence used an 11-0 run (19-2 run overall) to claim a 35-32 lead at the 2:49 mark.
• The Wildcats finished the half with six unanswered points to take a 38-35 lead into halftime.
• Gormley scored nine of her team-best 13 first-half points in the second quarter and Gueye went into halftime with 12 points.
3RD QUARTER:
• Providence started the third with a 5-0 spurt to claim a 40-38 advantage.
• Villanova outscored Providence 18-7 over the final 8:45 of the third to mount a 58-47 lead at the intermission.
• The Friars were scoreless over the final 5:09 of the third quarter.
4TH QUARTER:
• Villanova led 69-51 with 7:23 to play.
• Providence cut the deficit to single digits (69-60) with a 9-0 run and 3:07 to play.
• The Friars were still trailing by nine with 1:24 to play when Villanova's Jasmine Bascoe was assessed a Flagrant 1.
• Gueye made two free throws and the Friars were awarded the ball trailing 71-63.
• Providence's defense held the Wildcats without a field goal over the final 2:35 of the game, but Villanova held on to win 73-65.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Gueye followed up her 31-point performance in the First Round with 19 points against Villanova. She added eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals.
• Gormley notched 19 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Teneisia Brown rounded out the double-digit scorers with 15 points and contributed five boards, one assist and three steals.
• Providence won the glass with a 35-32 rebounding advantage.
- GO FRIARS! -
1ST QUARTER:
• Villanova led 17-12 at the media timeout after starting the game 4-6 from three-point range.
• The Wildcats pushed out to a seven-point advantage at the intermission (23-16).
• Sabou Gueye scored eight of the Friars' 16 points in the quarter.
2ND QUARTER:
• Villanova started the second frame with a 7-0 run.
• Nalani Kaysia halted the Wildcats' run with a pair of free throws at the 7:24 mark (30-18).
• Orlagh Gormley followed with back-to-back threes for an 8-0 Friar run, cutting Villanova's lead to 30-24.
• Villanova's Brynn McCurry scored a lay-in to stem the tide, but Providence used an 11-0 run (19-2 run overall) to claim a 35-32 lead at the 2:49 mark.
• The Wildcats finished the half with six unanswered points to take a 38-35 lead into halftime.
• Gormley scored nine of her team-best 13 first-half points in the second quarter and Gueye went into halftime with 12 points.
3RD QUARTER:
• Providence started the third with a 5-0 spurt to claim a 40-38 advantage.
• Villanova outscored Providence 18-7 over the final 8:45 of the third to mount a 58-47 lead at the intermission.
• The Friars were scoreless over the final 5:09 of the third quarter.
4TH QUARTER:
• Villanova led 69-51 with 7:23 to play.
• Providence cut the deficit to single digits (69-60) with a 9-0 run and 3:07 to play.
• The Friars were still trailing by nine with 1:24 to play when Villanova's Jasmine Bascoe was assessed a Flagrant 1.
• Gueye made two free throws and the Friars were awarded the ball trailing 71-63.
• Providence's defense held the Wildcats without a field goal over the final 2:35 of the game, but Villanova held on to win 73-65.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Gueye followed up her 31-point performance in the First Round with 19 points against Villanova. She added eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals.
• Gormley notched 19 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Teneisia Brown rounded out the double-digit scorers with 15 points and contributed five boards, one assist and three steals.
• Providence won the glass with a 35-32 rebounding advantage.
- GO FRIARS! -
Team Stats
PROV
VU
FG%
.407
.500
3FG%
.267
.409
FT%
.650
.857
RB
35
32
TO
13
15
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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