Women's Basketball Crushes Fairleigh Dickinson, 73-37
11/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. Junior guard Jadis Rhodin (Lakehurst, N.J.) scored 14 points to lead three Pirates in double-figures as the Seton Hall women’s basketball team rolled past Fairleigh Dickinson, 73-37. Junior forward Noteisha Womack (
Senior guard Ela Mukosiej (
Seton Hall never trailed in the contest, jumping out to a 10-1 lead while holding the Knights without a field goal for the game’s first nine minutes. A Rhodin three-pointer with 5:19 to play in the opening half pushed the lead into double-figures for the first time, and a long two-pointer from sophomore guard Shantel Brown (Lakewood, N.J.) at the buzzer sent the Pirates into halftime with a 27-13 advantage.
After an FDU lay-up to start the second half, Seton Hall put together a 29-6 run over the next
The Seton Hall defense was suffocating for most of the night as the Knights were limited to 27.1% shooting and forced into 28 turnovers. FDU managed only 13 field goals in the contest.
The Pirates enjoyed a 45-35 edge on the boards and made 17 steals, including five by freshman guard Ebonie Williams (
Williams and sophomore guard Ashley Booker (
Rhodin was 4-of-5 from three-point range for the second straight game to start the 2007-08 season. The Pirates are 2-0 for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign.
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