No. 20 Villanova women beat La Salle for 10th straight win
Jekot dominates to keep Villanova undefeated
Kelly Jekot had an impressive 20-point performance Wednesday night as the Villanova Wildcats beat the La Salle Explorers 76-49.
PHILADELPHIA -- Kelly Jekot scored 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting and No. 20 Villanova beat La Salle 76-49 on Wednesday for its 10th straight victory.
Villanova's 10-0 record is its best start since the 1979-80 team started the season 16-0.
Jekot scored seven points during Villanova's 10-3 second-quarter run as the Wildcats outscored La Salle 22-8 in the quarter for a 36-24 lead at the break.
Villanova used a 19-4 run, with scoring from Jekot, Alex Louin and Adrianna Hahn, to open the third quarter for a 55-28 lead as La Salle was scoreless for four-plus minutes.
Louin and Hahn each added 13 points for Villanova, which hadn't played in 10 days. Bridget Herlihy had 12.
Adreana Miller led La Salle (5-7) with 18 points. The Explorers were held to 17-of-52 shooting (32.7 percent).
The Wildcats have an all-time Big Five record of 115-38. The 115 wins are the most victories by any Big Five women's program, with Saint Joseph's second at 109.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Maggie Tieman
- Bryan Brunette
- Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UConn | 18-0 | - | 33-6 |
Creighton | 15-3 | 3 | 26-6 |
Marquette | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
Villanova | 11-7 | 7 | 22-13 |
St. John's | 11-7 | 7 | 18-15 |
Georgetown | 9-9 | 9 | 23-12 |
Seton Hall | 8-10 | 10 | 17-15 |
Butler | 6-12 | 12 | 15-17 |
Providence | 6-12 | 12 | 13-21 |
DePaul | 4-14 | 14 | 12-20 |
Xavier | 0-18 | 18 | 1-27 |
2023-24 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Richmond | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
Saint Joseph's | 15-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
VCU | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
George Mason | 14-4 | 2 | 23-8 |
Duquesne | 13-5 | 3 | 21-13 |
Rhode Island | 10-8 | 6 | 21-14 |
Saint Louis | 9-9 | 7 | 22-18 |
Davidson | 8-10 | 8 | 18-8 |
Loyola Chicago | 8-10 | 8 | 15-16 |
Fordham | 8-10 | 8 | 12-17 |
George Washington | 6-12 | 10 | 13-18 |
La Salle | 5-13 | 11 | 8-22 |
Massachusetts | 2-16 | 14 | 5-27 |
St. Bonaventure | 1-17 | 15 | 4-26 |