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No. 9 Xavier beats No. 14 Arizona St. 59-46 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Freshman Katie Rutan made three consecutive 3s during a first-half run that put Xavier ahead to stay, and had a steal and layup that ended No. 14 Arizona State's comeback and sent the ninth-ranked Musketeers to a 59-46 victory on Saturday. Xavier (2-0) never trailed after Rutan came off the bench to lead a 13-point run.