1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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XAV | 13 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 57 |
VILL | 17 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 75 |
Jekot scores 21, No. 21 Villanova women beat Xavier 75-57
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Kelly Jekot scored 10 of her 21 points in the decisive third quarter and Megan Quinn finished with 10 points to help the No. 21 Villanova women beat Xavier 75-57 on Friday night.
Jekot hit three 3-pointers, grabbed five rebounds and had six assists. Alex Louin added eight points and a career-high eight assists for Villanova (12-2, 2-2 Big East).
The Wildcats took a 30-24 lead into the break before Quinn and Jekot hit back-to-back 3s to open the third quarter and spark a 10-2 run that pushed the lead into double figures for good. Jekot added a conventional 3-point play and another 3-pointer, the latter of which made it 50-34 with three minutes left in the third.
Jada Byrd scored 12 points and Imani Partlow added 11 for Xavier (8-5, 1-2). The Musketeers came in averaging 8.6 made 3s per game and allowing their opponents to shoot just 38.3 percent from the field. Xavier made just 4 of 15 (26.7 percent) from 3-point range on Friday and Villanova made 27 of 55 (49.1 percent) from the field, including 17 of 28 (60.7 percent) in the second half.
Adrianna Hahn hit a 3 just 11 seconds in and the Wildcats never trailed.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Bryan Enterline
- Eric Brewton
- Geraldine Smith West
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 |