Xavier Women Defeat Louisville 71-59

Amber Harris scored 28 points and pulled in 18 rebounds to spur the Xavier Musketeers to its third victory of the season.

Xavier is ranked 5th in both major polls but had to comeback from a halftime deficit to beat Louisville (3-2).

Katie Rutan, the 3-point specialist had just one point at halftime but her 3-point shot to open the second half tied the score to propel Xavier on a 12-2 run to take control of the game.

Ta'Shia Phillips was in foul trouble all game but Harris set a career high in rebounds.  Phillips fouled out with five points and six rebounds well below her average for the season.

Special Jennings was 3-for-3 from 3-point range in the second half after dishing out four assists in the first half.

"It is being selfish if I don't take a shot when I'm open," Jennings said.  "It opens things up for Amber and Ta'Shia underneath.  We didn't make our shots in the first half but coach told us to finish the shots.  We were going to start making them eventually."

Xavier did not hit a 3-point shot in six first half attempts.

"We did a good job on defense in the first half but we started to turn the ball over," Louisville coach Jeff Walz said.

"Amber Harris is fantastic.  She is unbelievable.  Mya Moore (Connecticut)is the best in the country but I wouldn't be surprised if Moore was the first choice in the WNBA draft and Harris was second and Ta'Shia Phillips third.  You have to make Harris get the ball at the foul line extended.  We did a good job of doing that in the first half but as the game went on we started to break down."