Villanova 85, at Providence 55

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Interstat) — The Villanova Wildcats delivered a dominant defensive performance fueled by relentless pressure, cruising to an 85-55 victory over the Providence Friars in a Big East Conference women’s basketball game Sunday at Dunkin’ Center. From the opening tip, Villanova established a tone of defensive intensity that Providence could never match. The Wildcats forced the Friars into 23 turnovers, converting those miscues into 24 points, while committing only eight turnovers of their own. That staggering 15-turnover disparity formed the backbone of a wire-to-wire victory that improved Villanova to 14-3 overall. Providence fell to 9-9. The most critical stretch… Read more...