#3 Villanova 70 #6 Butler 49 – The Villanova Wildcats began play in the Big East Women’s Tournament with a big win over the Butler Bulldogs. The Wildcats started fast on offense and defense. Villanova opened to a 19 – 1 lead, and held Butler to 1 – 15 shooting. At halftime the Wildcats held a 36 – 15 lead. In the second half the Bulldogs got no closer than 19 points.
Katherine Coyer led Villanova with a season-high 16 points shooting 7 of 10 while adding 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Alex Louin had 15 points on 5 three-point field goals. Butler was paced by Blaire Lanlois who registered a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Butler was 17 of 57 from the floor (29.8%) and 2 of 10 from beyond the arc. Villanova made 40% of their field goal attempts (26 of 65) and converted 13 of 34 three-pointers.
The Wildcats improve to 19 – 12, 12 – 6 in conference, and advanced to the semifinals to meet the 2nd seeded DePaul Blue Demons.
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