CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball dropped an 89-35 contest vs No. 10 UConn on Friday night at Cintas Center.
Xavier dropped to 8-17 (3-13 BIG EAST), while the Huskies improved to 18-5 (12-1 BIG EAST).
• UConn opened the game on a 5-2 run and took its first double-figure lead (17-7) with 14 seconds left in the quarter. hit a putback jumper as time expired, making the score 18-9 at the end of the first frame.
• Xavier closed within six points three times early in the second quarter. The Musketeers hit four of their first seven shots of the frame, making the score 25-19 at the media timeout (6:05).