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        Taru Tuukkanen recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 22 points and 16 rebounds as No.19 Xavier held off St. Bonaventure 72-60 Friday at Cintas Center. Nicole Levandusky led the No.18 Musketeers with 26 points.

        The Musketeers improve to 16-2 overall and 7-1 in the Atlantic 10.

        St.Bonaventure stayed close for the most of the game as the Musketeers struggled to find their shot. XU shot a season-low 38.1 percent from the field.

        Xavier led at halftime 35-32, but the Bonnies took a one-point advantage, 36-35, early in the second half. The Musketeers responded with a 16-4 run to take a 51-40 lead with nine minutes left in the game.

        XU maintained a double-digit lead over the final four minutes of the game to come away with the win.

        Courtney Mattingly led the Bonnies (5-12, 1-6) with 17 points, and Gellaine Clarke recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

        Xavier visits Rhode Island at 1p.m. Sunday. The Musketeers return to Cintas Center for a nonconference battle with Florida State on Feb.1.

ST BONAVENTURE (60)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Mattingly       35  7-18   2-6   3-9  1  3   17
Clarke          29  5-17   2-6  5-10  2  3   12
Scott           21   1-3   0-0   1-2  1  4    2
Oconnell        27   2-6   0-0   0-0  0  0    6
Maurer          30   2-8   2-2   0-2  3  2    6
Valenti          7   1-1   0-0   1-2  0  0    2
Raniewicz       24   4-5   1-1   1-2  2  2   10
Humble          24   2-3   1-2   1-3  1  2    5
Mcghee           3   0-0   0-0   1-1  1  0    0
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TOTALS         200 24-61  8-17 13-31 11 16   60
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Percentages: FG-.393, FT-.471. 3-Point Goals:
4-11, .364 (Mattingly 1-5, Oconnell 2-3, Maurer
0-2, Raniewicz 1-1). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked
shots: 1 (Maurer). Turnovers: 16 (Clarke 5,
Oconnell 3, Mattingly 2, Raniewicz 2, Scott 2,
Valenti 2). Steals: 7 (Clarke 2, Maurer 2,
Humble, Mattingly, Scott).


XAVIER (72)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Phillips        26   3-8   1-2   4-6  1  4    7
Levandusky      33  8-19   6-7   5-9  1  1   26
Tuukkanen       36  8-15   6-9  6-16  6  3   22
Piipari         40   3-8   2-2   0-2  7  2   10
Parr            40   1-9   0-0   1-4  2  2    3
Kreager          9   0-0   2-2   0-0  0  1    2
Hall             9   0-0   0-0   2-5  0  3    0
Bell             7   1-4   0-0   1-1  0  1    2
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TOTALS         200 24-63 17-22 19-43 17 17   72
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Percentages: FG-.381, FT-.773. 3-Point Goals:
7-24, .292 (Levandusky 4-9, Piipari 2-5, Parr
1-9, Bell 0-1). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked shots:
3 (Phillips, Levandusky, Tuukkanen). Turnovers:
15 (Levandusky 3, Phillips 3, Hall 2, Piipari 2,
Bell, Kreager, Tuukkanen). Steals: 10 (Levandusky
3, Tuukkanen 3, Parr 2, Bell, Phillips).
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St Bonaventure     32   28  -   60
Xavier             35   37  -   72
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 2,476. Officials: June
Courteau, Bill Stokes, Mark Zentz.

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