George Washington G.W./Xavier Xavier Women's College Basketball recap on ESPN

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Reetta Piipari made six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points to lead Xavier to its second consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference title with a 81-56 victory over George Washington on Monday.

The Musketeers (28-2; No. 11 ESPN/USA Today; No. 12 Associated Press) also beat the Colonials last season in the title game, and won the third conference title in their history.

Jennifer Phillips, the tournament most valuable player, had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Taru Tuukkanen scored 16 and Nicole Levandusky added 11 for Xavier, which has won 17 in a row.

The Musketeers, 17-0 this season when they score 80 or more points, tied a tournament record by making 12 3-pointers.

Erica Lawrence scored 17 points and Ugo Oha added 15 for George Washington (22-9), which has lost three times in the championship game since winning the conference title in 1996.

Xavier dominated from start to finish, jumping out to a 9-0 lead and taking a 23-point advantage in the first half. The Musketeers led 41-23 at halftime as George Washington shot just 9-for-29 (31 percent) from the field.

The offensive surge continued in the second half and the Musketeers led by as many as 28.

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