Villanova 57-42 Xavier (16 Feb, 2025) Play-by-Play

Villanova Wildcats

15-11, 9-5 Big East

	1	2	3	4	T
VILL	7	13	18	19	57
XAV	8	9	14	11	42

Xavier Musketeers

6-20, 1-14 Big East

Lucia Martinez Lopez missed Jumper.
Meri Kanerva made Layup.
Meri Kanerva made Jumper. Assisted by Tae'lor Purvis.
MacKenzie Givens missed Three Point Jumper.
Lucia Martinez Lopez missed Jumper.
Aizhanique Mayo missed Jumper.
Aizhanique Mayo missed Jumper.
Lucia Martinez Lopez missed Jumper.
Tae'lor Purvis made Layup.
Petra Oborilova missed Three Point Jumper.
Aizhanique Mayo missed Three Point Jumper.
Aizhanique Mayo missed Three Point Jumper.
Daniela Lopez made Layup. Assisted by Julia Garcia Roig.
Daniela Lopez missed Three Point Jumper.
Daniela Lopez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucia Martinez Lopez.
Irune Orio missed Layup.
Lucia Martinez Lopez missed Jumper.
Irune Orio made Jumper. Assisted by Lucia Martinez Lopez.
Tae'lor Purvis made Layup.
Meri Kanerva missed Jumper.
MacKenzie Givens missed Layup.
MacKenzie Givens made Two Point Tip Shot.
Aizhanique Mayo missed Three Point Jumper.
Tae'lor Purvis missed Layup.
Aizhanique Mayo missed Three Point Jumper.
Tae'lor Purvis made Layup.
MacKenzie Givens made Layup. Assisted by Tae'lor Purvis.
MacKenzie Givens missed Three Point Jumper.
Meri Kanerva missed Jumper.
Meri Kanerva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tae'lor Purvis.
Meri Kanerva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Christie.
Tae'lor Purvis missed Layup.
Petra Oborilova missed Three Point Jumper.
Loren Christie missed Layup.
Loren Christie missed Layup.
Meri Kanerva made Layup.
Irune Orio missed Three Point Jumper.
Tae'lor Purvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucia Martinez Lopez.
Meri Kanerva made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucia Martinez Lopez.
Lucia Martinez Lopez missed Jumper.
Denae Carter made Layup. Assisted by Jasmine Bascoe.
Denae Carter missed Jumper.
Maddie Webber missed Jumper.
Jasmine Bascoe missed Jumper.
Bronagh Power-Cassidy missed Three Point Jumper.
Jasmine Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.
Jasmine Bascoe missed Layup.
Lara Edmanson missed Jumper.
Ryanne Allen missed Jumper.
Maddie Webber made Jumper. Assisted by Denae Carter.
Kaitlyn Orihel missed Three Point Jumper.
Denae Carter missed Layup.
Jaliyah Green made Layup. Assisted by Kaitlyn Orihel.
Jaliyah Green missed Jumper.
Denae Carter missed Jumper.
Denae Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
Maddie Webber made Layup. Assisted by Kaitlyn Orihel.
Jasmine Bascoe made Jumper. Assisted by Maddie Webber.
Jasmine Bascoe missed Jumper.
Maddie Burke missed Three Point Jumper.
Maddie Webber made Jumper. Assisted by Maddie Burke.
Jasmine Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.
Lara Edmanson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dani Ceseretti.
Maddie Webber missed Jumper.
Maddie Webber missed Three Point Jumper.
Maddie Webber made Jumper. Assisted by Jaliyah Green.
Denae Carter missed Layup.
Ryanne Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
Denae Carter made Jumper. Assisted by Maddie Webber.
Jasmine Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.
Maddie Webber missed Jumper.
Jasmine Bascoe made Jumper. Assisted by Bronagh Power-Cassidy.
Maddie Webber missed Three Point Jumper.
Bronagh Power-Cassidy missed Three Point Jumper.
Jasmine Bascoe missed Layup.
Jasmine Bascoe made Layup.
Lara Edmanson made Layup. Assisted by Jasmine Bascoe.
Jasmine Bascoe missed Jumper.
Lara Edmanson made Layup. Assisted by Jasmine Bascoe.
Lara Edmanson made Layup. Assisted by Jasmine Bascoe.
Jasmine Bascoe made Jumper.
Maddie Webber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jasmine Bascoe.
Kaitlyn Orihel missed Three Point Jumper.
Denae Carter made Layup.
Lara Edmanson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaitlyn Orihel.
Lara Edmanson made Layup. Assisted by Jaliyah Green.
Lara Edmanson missed Layup.
Jasmine Bascoe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaitlyn Orihel.

VILLANOVA

XAVIER

TIME		VILL	XAV
10:00	Start game	0	0
9:58	Jump Ball won by Villanova	0	0
9:58	Jump Ball lost by Xavier	0	0
9:46	Denae Carter Turnover.	0	0
9:24	Lucia Martinez Lopez missed Jumper.	0	0
9:22	Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
9:22	Foul on Maddie Burke.	0	0
9:13	Meri Kanerva made Layup.	0	2
8:55	Denae Carter made Layup. Assisted by Jasmine Bascoe.	2	2
8:22	Meri Kanerva made Jumper. Assisted by Tae'lor Purvis.	2	4
8:11	Foul on MacKenzie Givens.	2	4
8:11	Maddie Burke missed Free Throw.	2	4
8:11	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	2	4
8:11	Maddie Burke made Free Throw.	3	4
7:47	MacKenzie Givens missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
7:45	Denae Carter Defensive Rebound.	3	4
7:34	Denae Carter missed Jumper.	3	4
7:32	Lucia Martinez Lopez Defensive Rebound.	3	4
7:19	Tae'lor Purvis Turnover.	3	4
7:19	Maddie Burke Steal.	3	4
7:08	Julia Garcia Roig subbing out for Xavier	3	4
7:08	Aizhanique Mayo subbing in for Xavier	3	4
7:08	Maddie Burke subbing out for Villanova	3	4
7:08	Kaitlyn Orihel subbing in for Villanova	3	4
7:03	Maddie Webber missed Jumper.	3	4
7:01	Lucia Martinez Lopez Defensive Rebound.	3	4
6:37	Lucia Martinez Lopez missed Jumper.	3	4
6:35	Jasmine Bascoe Defensive Rebound.	3	4
6:29	Jasmine Bascoe missed Jumper.	3	4
6:26	Lucia Martinez Lopez Defensive Rebound.	3	4
6:21	Tae'lor Purvis Turnover.	3	4
6:21	MacKenzie Givens subbing out for Xavier	3	4
6:21	Petra Oborilova subbing in for Xavier	3	4
6:11	Bronagh Power-Cassidy missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
6:10	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	3	4
6:10	Denae Carter subbing out for Villanova	3	4
6:10	Lara Edmanson subbing in for Villanova	3	4
5:59	Jasmine Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
5:56	Lucia Martinez Lopez Defensive Rebound.	3	4
5:50	Aizhanique Mayo missed Jumper.	3	4
5:47	Kaitlyn Orihel Defensive Rebound.	3	4
5:37	Jasmine Bascoe missed Layup.	3	4
5:34	Aizhanique Mayo Defensive Rebound.	3	4
5:17	Aizhanique Mayo missed Jumper.	3	4
5:15	Maddie Webber Defensive Rebound.	3	4
5:07	Lara Edmanson missed Jumper.	3	4
5:04	Tae'lor Purvis Defensive Rebound.	3	4
4:45	Lucia Martinez Lopez missed Jumper.	3	4
4:42	Jasmine Bascoe Defensive Rebound.	3	4
4:30	Jasmine Bascoe Turnover.	3	4
4:30	Tae'lor Purvis Steal.	3	4
4:27	Tae'lor Purvis made Layup.	3	6
4:05	Lara Edmanson Turnover.	3	6
4:05	Meri Kanerva Steal.	3	6
4:05	Official TV Timeout	3	6
4:05	Lucia Martinez Lopez subbing out for Xavier	3	6
4:05	Loren Christie subbing in for Xavier	3	6
4:05	Bronagh Power-Cassidy subbing out for Villanova	3	6
4:05	Jasmine Bascoe subbing out for Villanova	3	6
4:05	Lara Edmanson subbing out for Villanova	3	6
4:05	Ryanne Allen subbing in for Villanova	3	6
4:05	Jaliyah Green subbing in for Villanova	3	6
4:05	Denae Carter subbing in for Villanova	3	6
3:53	Petra Oborilova Turnover.	3	6
3:53	Jaliyah Green Steal.	3	6
3:19	Ryanne Allen missed Jumper.	3	6
3:17	Denae Carter Offensive Rebound.	3	6
3:14	Maddie Webber made Jumper. Assisted by Denae Carter.	5	6
2:54	Petra Oborilova missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
2:52	Denae Carter Defensive Rebound.	5	6
2:45	Kaitlyn Orihel missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
2:43	Denae Carter Offensive Rebound.	5	6
2:43	Denae Carter missed Layup.	5	6
2:43	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	5	6
2:25	Loren Christie Turnover.	5	6
2:10	Jaliyah Green made Layup. Assisted by Kaitlyn Orihel.	7	6
1:52	Foul on Kaitlyn Orihel.	7	6
1:50	Meri Kanerva Turnover.	7	6
1:50	Jaliyah Green Steal.	7	6
1:33	Loren Christie subbing out for Xavier	7	6
1:33	Lucia Martinez Lopez subbing in for Xavier	7	6
1:33	Kaitlyn Orihel subbing out for Villanova	7	6
1:33	Maddie Burke subbing in for Villanova	7	6
1:29	Jaliyah Green missed Jumper.	7	6
1:27	Lucia Martinez Lopez Defensive Rebound.	7	6
1:01	Aizhanique Mayo missed Three Point Jumper.	7	6
0:59	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	7	6
0:50	Aizhanique Mayo missed Three Point Jumper.	7	6
0:48	Jaliyah Green Defensive Rebound.	7	6
0:38	Denae Carter missed Jumper.	7	6
0:35	Tae'lor Purvis Defensive Rebound.	7	6
0:31	Foul on Maddie Webber.	7	6
0:31	Aizhanique Mayo subbing out for Xavier	7	6
0:31	Meri Kanerva subbing out for Xavier	7	6
0:31	Julia Garcia Roig subbing in for Xavier	7	6
0:31	Daniela Lopez subbing in for Xavier	7	6
0:31	Tae'lor Purvis made Free Throw.	7	7
0:31	Tae'lor Purvis made Free Throw.	7	8
0:06	Maddie Webber Turnover.	7	8
0:06	Petra Oborilova Steal.	7	8
0:02	Tae'lor Purvis Turnover.	7	8
0:00	Denae Carter missed Three Point Jumper.	7	8
0:00	Lucia Martinez Lopez Block.	7	8
0:00	Daniela Lopez Defensive Rebound.	7	8
0:00	End of 1st Quarter	7	8

Cintas Center

7:00 PM, 16 February 2025

Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 1,676

Referees:
Ed Sidlasky
Sarah Williams
Tasha Smith

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UConn	18-0	-	34-3
Creighton	16-2	2	26-7
Seton Hall	13-5	5	23-10
Marquette	12-6	6	21-11
Villanova	11-7	7	21-14
DePaul	8-10	10	13-19
Providence	6-12	12	13-19
St. John's	5-13	13	16-15
Butler	5-13	13	16-18
Georgetown	4-14	14	12-19
Xavier	1-17	17	7-24

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