Pirates Surge Back For Win Over Butler on NGWSD

Sunday, February 4

South Orange, N.J.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

15-9, 7-6BE

Butler

13-12, 5-8BE

Butler

Seton Hall

2/4/2018 4:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – In front of a sold-out Walsh Gym crowd, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (15-9, 7-6 BIG EAST) rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit for a dramatic 75-64 win over Butler (13-12, 5-8 BIG EAST) on Sunday afternoon. The contest was part of The Hall's celebration of National Girls and Women's in Sports Day, with a packed house of 1,655 on hand.

Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) had a huge day for The Hall in the win, recording her second career double-double with career-highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds. JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas) joined her at the top of the scoresheet with 18 points and Kaela Hilaire (Queens, N.Y.) added 14 along with a team-high six assists off the bench.

Turning Points
The Pirates trailed by as many as 10 in the first half and went to the break down five, falling behind 48-40 with 4:54 to play in the third quarter. The Pirates clawed back to within a possession late in the frame, with Kaity Healy (Freehold, N.J.) finding Samuels for a corner 3-pointer to cut the lead to 48-45 heading to the fourth.

In the fourth, Butler scored the first four points of the quarter to pull ahead 52-45 with 8:47 to go. The Hall answered emphatically and roared back, rattling off a 15-0 run over 5:28 of game time. Samuels scored nine points during the run, including a three-point play to pull within a bucket at the 7:49 mark. On the next possession, Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) knocked down a 3-pointer to give The Hall its first lead of the day at 53-52. The result of the run was a 60-52 lead with 3:19 to play, and the Pirates were able to knock down free throws the rest of the way to keep it a multi-possession gap. Overall The Hall scored 30 points in the final period and out-scored Butler 43-27 in the second half.

Inside The Numbers

The Hall's victory came despite shooting 37.9 percent from the floor, their second-straight win and third this season when shooting under 40 percent
The Pirates won the turnover battle, 19-7, and out-scored the Bulldogs 25-4 off miscues
Seton Hall held an 11-3 edge in steals and a 9-0 edge in blocked shots, led by a career-high five rejections from Jayla Jones-Pack (Amityville, N.Y.)
Hilaire, Samuels and Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) each recorded three steals
The Pirates finished with a 30-24 edge in points in the paint, an 8-0 advantage in fast break points and out-scored the Bulldogs 20-6 off the bench
Samuels 22-point effort came on an efficient 7-of-11 mark from the floor
The Hall went 25-of-31 (80.6 percent) from the charity stripe, highlighted by an 8-for-10 day from Hilaire and a 5-for-5 effort for Jimenez
Hilaire had six assists against zero turnovers

News and Notes

The Pirates improve to 6-4 all-time against Butler and 4-1 at home in the series
The Hall moves to 7-6 in BIG EAST play, going above .500 for the first time after an 0-3 start
Jackson has scored in double-figures in each of her last five outings, averaging 17.0 points per game during that stretch
Butler's Whitney Jennings scored 17 points in the first half but was held scoreless in the second half thanks in large part to the defensive effort of Healy, who played a season-high 21 minutes
Jimenez made her first start since Nov. 25 in place of Inja Butina (illness) and notched her second double-digit scoring effort of the season with 10 points
The Hall recorded a season-low seven turnovers, while still managing double-digit steals for the 13^th time in 2017-18
The victory was the first time this season The Hall has won when trailing at the half (0-6 prior)
Samuels' double-double was the second of her career and the 10^th for a Pirate this season

What's Ahead
The Pirates kick off a season-long three-game road swing on Friday, Feb. 9 when they visit Georgetown for a 2 p.m. matinee in Washington, D.C.