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Friday, March 6
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Sabou Gueye Scored A Career-High 31 Points As No. 7-Seed Providence Defeated No. 10-Seed DePaul In BIG EAST Tournament First Round, 69-55
3/6/2026 5:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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Providence will face No. 2-seed Villanova in the Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m.
UNCASVILLE, CONN. – The No. 7-seed Providence College women's basketball team defeated No. 10-seed DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round, 69-55, on March 6 at Mohegan Sun Arena. All-BIG EAST First Team selection Sabou Gueye poured in a career-high 31 points and Teneisia Brown posted her team-best fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 14 boards. DePaul concluded its season with an 8-24 overall record. Providence improved to 15-17 overall and will face No. 2-seed Villanova in the Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. on Peacock.
1ST QUARTER:
• Gueye scored the Friars' first eight points of the game.
• The Friars took their first lead (13-11) on a three-point bucket from Sophi Hall at the 3:41 mark.
• Providence led 16-15 at the media timeout (2:32).
• Princess Moody tied the game, 18-18, as she hit a floater at the buzzer.
2ND QUARTER:
• DePaul used an 8-0 run during a 40-second span to take a 30-23 lead and force a Providence timeout with 6:13 on the clock.
• Brown halted DePaul's momentum with a lay-in to spark an 11-0 run.
• Gueye scored nine of the Friars' 11 points during the stretch to put Providence up 34-30 with 2:16 on the clock.
• Providence outscored DePaul 13-1 during the final 5:39 of the quarter to take a 36-31 lead at halftime.
• Gueye recorded 17 first-half points on 8-14 shooting and added six rebounds.
• Orlagh Gormley recorded eight points on 3-4 shooting, including a 2-2 performance from beyond the arc, and collected three steals.
3RD QUARTER:
• A 7-0 run, punctuated by a Gormley three pointer, pushed the Friars lead to double figures (43-33) and forced a DePaul timeout with 6:29 on the clock.
• Providence outscored DePaul 8-1 over the final 3:24 of the quarter to provide a 55-39 lead at the break.
4TH QUARTER:
• Gueye netted 10 of the Friars' 14 points in the fourth quarter and Gormley dished five of her game-high seven assists.
• DePaul outscored Providence 16-14 in the final frame, but the Friars still maintained a comfortable cushion en route to the 69-55 victory.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Gueye finished with a career-high 31 points on 15-26 shooting and added seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• She is just the third Friar in program history to score 30+ points in a BIG EAST Tournament game and first since Tori Rule dropped 30 against Marquette in the First Round on March 7, 2015.
• Tori Rule and Sonya Lewis are the only other Friars to score 30-or-more points in a game – and both achieved the feat twice. Tori Rule – 30 vs. Marquette (First Round, 2015) and 35 vs. Georgetown (First Round, 2013). Sonya Lewis did it in back-to-back games of the same BIG EAST Tournament – 31 vs. Boston College (First Round, 1993) and 33 vs. Georgetown (Quarterfinals – 1993).
• Gueye entered the game 17-points shy of 1,000 for her career and reached the milestone before halftime.
• Brown recorded her team-best fourth double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Her 14 boards matched her season high, which she also established against CCSU (Nov. 10) and Bryant (Nov. 30).
• Brown needed just four points to eclipse the 1,500-point career milestone and achieved the milestone in the first half.
• Gormley completed the game with 13 points, five rebounds, seven assists and five steals. She shot 5-7 from the field, including 3-3 from beyond the arc.
• In three meetings this season against DePaul, Gormely recorded 21 steals. In the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 4 in Chicago, Ill. Gormley collected a career-high nine steals.
• Providence defeated DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time, having been defeated the previous three meetings.
• Providence earned its first BIG EAST Tournament victory since eliminating Butler in the First Round on March 8, 2024.
• Providence is the No. 7 seed for the second-straight season. Last year, the No. 7 Friars were defeated in the First Round by No. 10 seed Georgetown, 58-56 on March 7, 2025.
• The Friars improved to 6-4 all-time as the No. 7 seed, including a 4-1 mark in the First Round.
• Third-year Head Coach Erin Batth was unable to coach the Friars' First Round game due to illness. Associate Head Coach Valerie Nainima was designated as the acting head coach for the game.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence College will face No. 2-seed Villanova in the Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.
- GO FRIARS! -
1ST QUARTER:
• Gueye scored the Friars' first eight points of the game.
• The Friars took their first lead (13-11) on a three-point bucket from Sophi Hall at the 3:41 mark.
• Providence led 16-15 at the media timeout (2:32).
• Princess Moody tied the game, 18-18, as she hit a floater at the buzzer.
2ND QUARTER:
• DePaul used an 8-0 run during a 40-second span to take a 30-23 lead and force a Providence timeout with 6:13 on the clock.
• Brown halted DePaul's momentum with a lay-in to spark an 11-0 run.
• Gueye scored nine of the Friars' 11 points during the stretch to put Providence up 34-30 with 2:16 on the clock.
• Providence outscored DePaul 13-1 during the final 5:39 of the quarter to take a 36-31 lead at halftime.
• Gueye recorded 17 first-half points on 8-14 shooting and added six rebounds.
• Orlagh Gormley recorded eight points on 3-4 shooting, including a 2-2 performance from beyond the arc, and collected three steals.
3RD QUARTER:
• A 7-0 run, punctuated by a Gormley three pointer, pushed the Friars lead to double figures (43-33) and forced a DePaul timeout with 6:29 on the clock.
• Providence outscored DePaul 8-1 over the final 3:24 of the quarter to provide a 55-39 lead at the break.
4TH QUARTER:
• Gueye netted 10 of the Friars' 14 points in the fourth quarter and Gormley dished five of her game-high seven assists.
• DePaul outscored Providence 16-14 in the final frame, but the Friars still maintained a comfortable cushion en route to the 69-55 victory.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Gueye finished with a career-high 31 points on 15-26 shooting and added seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• She is just the third Friar in program history to score 30+ points in a BIG EAST Tournament game and first since Tori Rule dropped 30 against Marquette in the First Round on March 7, 2015.
• Tori Rule and Sonya Lewis are the only other Friars to score 30-or-more points in a game – and both achieved the feat twice. Tori Rule – 30 vs. Marquette (First Round, 2015) and 35 vs. Georgetown (First Round, 2013). Sonya Lewis did it in back-to-back games of the same BIG EAST Tournament – 31 vs. Boston College (First Round, 1993) and 33 vs. Georgetown (Quarterfinals – 1993).
• Gueye entered the game 17-points shy of 1,000 for her career and reached the milestone before halftime.
• Brown recorded her team-best fourth double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Her 14 boards matched her season high, which she also established against CCSU (Nov. 10) and Bryant (Nov. 30).
• Brown needed just four points to eclipse the 1,500-point career milestone and achieved the milestone in the first half.
• Gormley completed the game with 13 points, five rebounds, seven assists and five steals. She shot 5-7 from the field, including 3-3 from beyond the arc.
• In three meetings this season against DePaul, Gormely recorded 21 steals. In the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 4 in Chicago, Ill. Gormley collected a career-high nine steals.
• Providence defeated DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time, having been defeated the previous three meetings.
• Providence earned its first BIG EAST Tournament victory since eliminating Butler in the First Round on March 8, 2024.
• Providence is the No. 7 seed for the second-straight season. Last year, the No. 7 Friars were defeated in the First Round by No. 10 seed Georgetown, 58-56 on March 7, 2025.
• The Friars improved to 6-4 all-time as the No. 7 seed, including a 4-1 mark in the First Round.
• Third-year Head Coach Erin Batth was unable to coach the Friars' First Round game due to illness. Associate Head Coach Valerie Nainima was designated as the acting head coach for the game.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence College will face No. 2-seed Villanova in the Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.
- GO FRIARS! -
Team Stats
DePaul
PROV
FG%
.328
.485
3FG%
.278
.455
FT%
.545
.000
RB
38
41
TO
16
17
STL
12
9
Game Leaders
Pts
31
FGM
15
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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