BIG EAST WBB Minute: No. 4 UConn Defeats No. 17 Ohio State; Butler Improves to 4-0 - Big East Conference

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BIG EAST WBB Minute: No. 4 UConn Defeats No. 17 Ohio State; Butler Improves to 4-0

Thursday, Nov. 12
#4 UConn 87 at #17 Ohio State 55
Box Score | Highlights
* Sarah Strong led the Huskies once again with 25 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals. The junior scored a career-high seven 3-pointers. Strong scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half.
* Ashlynn Shade went 6-for-10 from the field to finish with 15 points, while KK Arnold chipped in 10 points, five assists and five steals.
* Olivia Vukosa was heavy on the boards, pulling down a career-high 12 rebounds.
* UConn shot 50.8% from the field and 51.9% from beyond the arc.

at Villanova 97, Merrimack 44 
Box Score | Highlights
* Villanova had five players score double digits in a balanced offensive attack: Jasmine Bascoe (26), EJ Bender (13), Kelsey Joens (12), Brooke Bender (10) and Kennedy Henry (10). 
* Bascoe added seven assists, five steals and two blocks to her stat line.
* The Wildcats had a 73-33 edge going into the fourth quarter and extended their lead to as many as 53 points in the final frame.
* Villanova scored 42 points off 29 Merrimack turnovers.

at Butler 68, North Dakota State 61 
Box Score | Highlights
* Butler improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. 
* Judit Valero led all scorers with 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting, adding two assists. 
* Taya Ellis contributed 14 points and nine rebounds, while Nevaeh Jackson finished with 11 points and five rebounds. 
* Tamar Singer dished out nine assists, while also adding nine points, five rebounds and three steals. 
* Butler shot 48.2 percent (27-for-56) from the field. The Bulldogs converted 13 North Dakota State turnovers into 19 points.

rv Fairfield 69 at Seton Hall 67
Box Score | Highlights
* Savannah Catalon led all scorers with 29 points on 8-of-15 shooting and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line, to go with four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
* Catalon eclipsed the 1,000-career-point mark, becoming the 26th player in program history to reach the milestone and only the seventh player in Seton Hall history with over 1,000 career points and 200 career steals. 
* Ksenija Scepanovic added 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Shamira Morton contributed a career-high eight points, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks. 


 
This Week’s BIG EAST WBB Schedule
Friday, Nov. 13
Marquette at Missouri State, 7:30 p.m. Stats | ESPN+

Saturday, Nov. 14
Providence at Boston College, Noon Stats | ACCNx
DePaul at #13 Notre Dame, 1 p.m. Stats | NBC
Rhode Island at St. John’s, 2 p.m. Stats | ESPN+

Sunday, Nov. 15
NC State at Seton Hall, 1 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Howard at Georgetown, 2 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Villanova at rv Fairfield, 2 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Butler at UT Martin, 3 p.m. ESPN+
Creighton at Northern Iowa, 3 p.m. Stats | ESPN+
Butler at UT Martin, 3 p.m. ESPN+
#4 UConn at #7 Louisville, 5:30 p.m. Stats | ESPN