Women's Basketball Takes Down Saint Peter's, 66-51

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. The Seton Hall women’s basketball team stretched its winning streak to three on Saturday with a 66-51 victory over Saint Peter’s.  The Pirates (7-1) are off to the best start since the 1994-95 season.

Sophomore guard Ebonie Williams (Hagerstown, Md.) led the way with 17 points.  Senior forward Noteisha Womack (Washington, D.C.) recorded her fifth straight double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds.  Jamie Smith paced the Peahens (2-4) with 13 points.

The Pirates got off to a quick 4-0 lead on layups by junior Nicole Emery (Baldwin, N.Y.) and Womack 30 seconds into the game.  Both teams struggled with turnovers in the early minutes, but the Hall extended to a 12-7 lead on a fastbreak bucket from Womack at the 12:15 mark.

The Peahens tied the score at 12 on a 3-pointer by House with 8:08 to go.  Williams finally broke a drought of nearly five minutes with nine straight points as Seton Hall assumed a 21-17 lead with 3:41 left.  Freshman Shanai Heber (Paterson, N.J.) followed with a layup and two free throws to push the lead to eight, and the Pirates took a 27-19 lead into intermission.

The Hall pushed the lead to 10 on a score by Womack on the interior with 16:32 to play.  The Pirates quickly made it into the double bonus and kept the lead above eight for the remainder of the half.  Freshman Kandice Green (Baltimore, Md.) converted a 3-point play and a short jumper to make it 57-42 with six minutes left.

A 6-0 run by the Peahens cut the deficit to nine with just under four minutes left.  Senior Jadis Rhodin (Lakehurst, N.J.) hit a pair of free throws to end the run, followed by a Williams 3-pointer to push advantage back to 14 with 2:45 to go, and the Hall cruised to a 15-point win.

Rhodin added 11 points and four steals for the Pirates, who shot 42.3 percent for the game.  Seton Hall forced 21 turnovers by the Peahens and finished with a 38-30 edge on the glass.

The Pirates will host North Carolina State next Saturday at Prudential Center.  Tip-off is slated for 4:00 p.m.

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