2020-21 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT #7 PROVIDENCE VS. #10 BUTLER | 1ST ROUND | MOHEGAN SUN ARENA | MARCH 5 | 2 PM 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COLLEGE INFORMATION 6-13 OVERALL (4-10 BIG EAST) Location: ......................................................................Providence, R.I. 02918 NOVEMBER Enrollment: ................................................................................................. 4,139 25 Wed. at Quinnipiac L, 71-65 President: .....................................................Reverend Kenneth Sicard, O.P. 28 Sat. at Rhode Island W, 76-50 Associate VP/Athletics Director ............................. Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. 29 Sun. BRYANT W, 67-40 Conference:..........................................................................................BIG EAST Nickname: ................................................................................................... Friars DECEMBER School Colors: ............................ Black and White with Silver (PMS 877) 2 Wed. at Boston College L, 58-46 Facility: .................................Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium (1,854) 4 Fri. at Marquette * L, 89-40 TEAM INFORMATION 5 Sat. at Butler * W, 73-52 2019-20 Overall Record: .........................................................................13-19 10 Thurs. MAINE L, 62-48 2019-20 BIG EAST Record / Finish: ..............................................3-15 / 8th 19 Sat. ST. JOHN’S * W, 76-53 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:..................................................................8/5 31 Thurs. at Xavier * L, 64-50 Starters Returning/Lost: ..............................................................................3/2 Newcomers: ........................................................................................................2 JANUARY COACHES/STAFF 3 Sun. SETON HALL * L, 77-71 Head Coach: ...........................................Jim Crowley (Keuka College ‘93) 6 Wed. GEORGETOWN * postponed Record at Providence (seasons): ............................... 60-87 (5th season) 7 Thurs. BUTLER * W, 62-50 Career Record (seasons): .......................................357-355 (24th season) 9 Sat. at Connecticut * L, 87-50 Associate Head Coach: ..........Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure ‘08) 13 Wed. at Villanova * postponed Assistant Coach: ............................. Tiara Johnson (St. Bonaventure ‘10) 20 Wed. CREIGHTON * postponed Assistant Coach: .......................... Jessica Jenkins (St. Bonaventure ‘12) 23 Sat. at DePaul * postponed Coord. of Women’s Basketball Operations: .............Jennifer Nabrizny 26 Tues. #3/5 CONNECTICUT * postponed Associate Director of Player Development: .................... Jessie Frasier 30 Sat. at St. John’s * postponed Graduate Assistant: ...............................................................Kyiarah English Administrative Assistant: .............................................................. Lisa Vieira FEBRUARY Office Phone: ...........................................................................(401) 865-2529 2 Tues. XAVIER * postponed ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 3 Wed. at Villanova * L, 67-53 Associate Athletic Director / Media Relations: ....Jennifer Rynearson 6 Sat. at Georgetown * postponed Office Phone/Cell Phone:.................. (401) 865-2208 / (401) 575-7370 8 Mon. VILLANOVA * postponed Email Address: ...................................................jrynears@providence.edu 10 Wed. at Creighton * W, 60-48 13 Sat. MARQUETTE * L, 73-52 GAME #20 vs. NO. 10 SEED BUTLER BULLDOGS 20 Sat. at Seton Hall * L, 67-55 Broadcast: BEDN / FloHoops 21 Sun. at St. John’s * L, 65-47 Talent: Pat O’Keefe, Kim Adams, Meghan Caffrey 24 Wed. VILLANOVA * L, 63-58 (OT) Stats: www.Friars.com 27 Sat. #24/23 DE PAUL * L, 75-49 Twitter: @ProvidenceWBB TM MARCH 5 Fri. vs. Butler # (First Round) 2:00 p.m. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS • 2020-21 ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown All home games in BOLD CAPS; All times are Eastern (ET) 2 Chanell Williams Sr. G 5-4 Bronx, N.Y. * BIG EAST Conference game 4 Sophia Widmeyer Jr. F 5-10 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia # BIG EAST Tournament (Mohegan Sun Arena/Uncasville, Conn.) 5 Kyra Spiwak Sr. G 5-9 Arlington Heights, Ill. 10 Mary Baskerville Jr. F 6-3 Enfield, Conn. 13 Grace Efosa Fr. G 5-11 Lawrence, Mass. GAME NOTES 15 Lauren Sampson So. G/F 6-0 Waltham, Mass. 22 Olivia Orlando Sr. G/F 5-10 Georgetown, Mass. FRIARS SET TO FACE BUTLER IN FIRST ROUND OF BIG EAST WOMEN’S 23 Julia Fabozzi Fr. G 6-1 Staten Island, N.Y. BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT... The No. 7 seed Providence Friars will face 32 Alyssa Geary Jr. F 6-4 Elmhurst, Ill. the No. 10 seed Butler Bulldogs in the First Round of the 2021 BIG EAST 33 Andrea Cooper Sr. F 5-10 Edmond, Okla. Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by JEEP on Friday, March 5. Head Coach: Jim Crowley (Keuka College ‘93, 5th Season) All BIG EAST Tournament games will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Associate Head Coach: Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure ‘08) Uncasville, Conn. Tip-off between the Friars and Bulldogs is set for 2:00 Assistant Coach: Tiara Johnson (St. Bonaventure ‘10) p.m. and the game will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network Assistant Coach: Jessica Jenkins (St. Bonaventure ‘12) via FloHoops. Pronunciation Guide Chanell Williams (Sha - Nell) FRIARS EARN SEVENTH SEED FOR SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS... Sophia Widmeyer (Wid - My - Er) The Friars have claimed the No. 7 seed for the second time in the last three Kyra Spiwak (Keer - uh • SPEE - whack) years, marking the highest BIG EAST Tournament seed for Providence Grace Efosa (EE - Foe - Suh) since 1996. That year, Providence entered postseason play as a No. 2 seed. Julia Fabozzi (Fuh - BOE - Zee) Andrea Cooper (AHN - Dree- uh) Tiara Johnson (Tee - Air - uh) Instagram Twitter @ProvidenceWBB @ProvidenceWBB FRIARS ALL-TIME AS A NO. 7 SEED... The Friars have claimed the No. 7 idence and Butler were decided by a single-digit margin, including seed for just the third time in BIG EAST Tournament history. The Friars are three games in overtime. 4-2 all-time as the seventh-seed. Providence was the No. 7 seed in 1993 and advanced to the BIG EAST Championship game. Providence entered OVERTIME... The Friars are 2-1 all-time vs. Butler in overtime games. the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 7 seed in 2019 and advanced to the Butler defeated Providence, 73-67, in overtime on March 3, 2018 in the Quarterfinal Round. BIG EAST Tournament First Round. The Friars swept the 2018-19 season series. On Jan. 18, 2019, the Friars claimed a 74-68 win in triple-overtime 1993 BIG EAST Tournament as No. 7 seed: at Alumni Hall. On Feb. 17, 2019, Providence took a 66-63 win in over- #7 Providence (81) def. #10 Boston College (71) - First Round time at Hinkle Fieldhouse. #7 Providence (82) def. #2 Georgetown (81) - Quarterfinals #7 Providence (87) def. #3 Connecticut (73) - Semifinals TRIPLE OVERTIME... Providence and Butler competed in just the #1 Miami (77) def. #7 Providence (56) - Championship Game fourth triple-overtime game in BIG EAST women’s basketball history on Jan. 18, 2019 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. The Friars claimed a 74-68 2019 BIG EAST Tournament as No. 7 seed: victory on that day. #7 Providence (70) def. #10 Xavier (62) - First Round #2 DePaul (85) def. #10 Providence (60) - Quarterfinals KEY PLAYERS IN THE SEASON SERIES... Kyra Spiwak paced the Friars in scoring in two games vs. Butler this season at 19.0 points per game, SURVIVE AND ADVANCE... A No. 7 seed has advanced to the BIG EAST including a career-high 28 points on Dec. 5. Mary Baskerville averaged Championship game four times since the tournament began in 1983, just shy of a double-double against the Bulldogs with 13.0 points and including one appearance by the Friars in 1993. Most recently, Creighton 9.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 62.5-percent from the field (10- advanced to the BIG EAST Championship game as a No. 7 seed in 2016. 16) and adding 2.5 blocked shots and 1.5 assists in the series. Alyssa Geary was all over the stat sheet, averaging 9.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 NO. 7 SEEDS ALL-TIME AT THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT... The No. 7 blocked shots and a team-best 4.0 assists per game. seed has compiled a 37-38 record all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament, including a 8-7 mark since realignment (2013-14). FRIARS COMING OFF OF 75-49 LOSS TO DE PAUL IN REGULAR-SEA- SON FINALE... Alyssa Geary registered 12 points, four rebounds, three FRIARS ALL-TIME IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT... When Providence steals, three assists and two blocks for Providence in a 75-49 loss to DePaul tips-off against Butler on Friday, March 5 in the BIG EAST First Round, it in the Friars’ season finale. The Blue Demons entered the game on a two- will mark the program’s 54th BIG EAST Tournament game overall. The game losing streak, hampered by poor shooting from beyond the arc, Friars are 21-32 (.396) all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament. but came alive against Providence to hit 16-29 three-point attempts in Alumni Hall. Meanwhile, Providence shot just 2-11 from beyond the arc THE ONE AND ONLY... Providence College captured its lone BIG EAST (.112) and just 36.8-percent overall (21-57). Lexi Held tallied a team-high Tournament title in 1990. The Friars, who were the No. 2 seed, defeated 21 points for DePaul. Mary Baskerville joined Geary with 12 points as the top-seeded Connecticut, 82-61, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. only two players in double figures for Providence. RUNNER-UP... Providence has advanced to the Championship Game FRIARS SUFFER HEARTBREAKING