The first game of today's action certainly delivered, with Butler prevailing 73-67 in a game that went to an overtime period. Providence came out of the gate strong, and it looked like they were firmly in the driver's seat to start. Then Butler showed up and made things interesting. The game was largely back and forth for much of it, even going to overtime. Ultimately, the Bulldogs pulled through and advance to play the #1 seed tomorrow. As far as individual performances go, Jovana Nogic was indeed the key player for the Friars, scoring 18 points. For the victorious Bulldogs, Whitney Jennings was indeed a key contributor, scoring 20 points. Another key player was Kristen Spolyar, who led much of Butler's offense in the early going. As my earlier post mentioned, Tori Schickel did indeed cross the 500 point threshold, contributing a total of 17 points. Her true prowess was in scoring free throws, of which she sunk in 13 of them. Overall, the game was very competitive, and a great one to start things off with.
Commencing right now is Game 2. 10th ranked Xavier is taking on 7th ranked Seton Hall. Seton Hall comes to Chicago with a 7-11 record in Big East conference play, while Xavier enters 3-15 in the Big East. This promises to be another good game. Stay tuned.
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