Women's Basketball Hosts Marshall, Saturday

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THE MATCHUP

Seton Hall looks to rebound from its first defeat of the season as it hosts the Marshall Thundering Herd at Walsh Gymnasium.  The Pirates, who are unbeaten at home this season, have been led by sophomore guard Ebonie Williams and senior forward Noteisha Womack.  Williams is averaging a team-high 18.2 points, while Womack has been good for 17. 0 points and 13.3 rebounds, making her one of just three players in the BIG EAST with a double-double average.  Marshall has won two straight, including an 82-72 win over Texas-Arlington on Tuesday night, since falling to Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 22.  Sophomore forward Tynikki Crook paces the Herd with 17.5 points and 6.8 rebounds.

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A DOZEN DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Senior Noteisha Womack recorded her 12th career double-double with 20 points and 16 rebounds at San Diego.  Only three active BIG EAST players have more: Angel McCoughtry of Louisville (44) and Tina Charles (26) and Maya Moore (14) of Connecticut.

SHOOTING STAR

Sophomore Ebonie Williams has scored in double figures in eight straight games, the sixth-longest active streak in the BIG EAST.  Her current average of 18.2 points would be the fourth-best single season mark in Seton Hall history.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS

After grabbing 16 rebounds at San Diego, Noteisha Womack moved into 20th place all-time at Seton Hall with 542.  Shantel Brown is four assists short of the career top 20 list, while Jadis Rhodin is one steal shy of the top 20 and two 3-pointers from the top 10.

TOURNEY TITANS

Seton Hall has now won four consecutive in-season tournaments: the 2006 Christmas City Classic at Lehigh, the 2007 SHU Classic, and the 2007 San Diego State Surf N Slam and the 2008 SHU Classic.

GREEN NAMED BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Forward Kandice Green earned the first BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Award of the 2008-09 season.  Her averages of 14.8 points and 11.0 rebounds along with two double-doubles through the Hall’s first four games were more than enough to claim the honor for Green.  The Pirates have now had a winner for four straight seasons: Shantel Brown in 05-’06, Ashley Booker in 06-’07, and Ebonie Williams in 07-’08.

BLOWOUT VICTORIES

For just the second time since the 1994-95 season, Seton Hall has a pair of wins by 30-plus points on its resume.  The Pirates also accomplished the feat last season.  The consecutive wins over Caldwell (by 49) and Wagner (by 31) mark just the sixth time in school history the Hall has posted back-to-back wins of 30 or more points.

MVP EBONIE

Sophomore Ebonie Williams earned Most Valuable Player honors at the 2008 SHU Classic while leading the Pirates to two wins.  Against Wagner, she posted a career-high 25 points which she followed with 19 points, three assists and five steals against UMBC.

WOMACK IS BACK

After missing the first two games of the season due to injury, senior Noteisha Womack returned in fine fashion for the SHU Classic.  Womack notched 11 points and seven rebounds against Wagner before posting her 11th career double-double with 20 points and 17 boards against UMBC.  Her play earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

GREEN DOUBLES UP AGAIN

Freshman Kandice Green recorded her second double-double in a row to start her career with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Caldwell.

REJECTED BY SETON HALL

The Pirates blocked 11 shots against Caldwell, the sixth best performance in school history.  Junior Nicole Emery tied a career-high with five, while classmate Ashley Booker set a new personal-best with three.

OFFENSIVE FIREWORKS

Seton Hall’s 93 points against Caldwell were the most it has scored since a 95-59 win over Monmouth on Nov. 27, 1993.  The 49-point margin of victory was the largest since the Pirates defeated Northeastern by 59 points, 92-33, on Dec. 2, 1995.

TOUGH D

The Pirates held Rider to 23.7 percent shooting in the season-opener, the best team defensive effort since Notre Dame hit only 22.0 percent from the floor on Mar. 1, 2005.  A game later, SHU was even tougher, allowing Caldwell to hit only 22.8 percent.

KASH ON THE GLASS

Sophomore Kashmere Joseph snared a career-high seven rebounds in the win over Caldwell and tied the mark a game later against Wagner.

FIVE IN DOUBLE DIGITS

Five Pirates scored in double digits against Caldwell, the first time that had happened since an 85-80 win over Western Michigan on Dec. 28, 2007.

A MEMORABLE DEBUT

Freshman forward Kandice Green came on the scene with a standout performance in her collegiate debut against Rider, scoring 11 points and grabbing an impressive 15 rebounds.  Green needed only 23 minutes of playing time to achieve the double-double.

SEASON OPENERS

Seton Hall is 27-9 all-time in season-opening games, including an 18-6 mark  under head coach Phyllis Mangina, after knocking off Rider to start the 2008-09 campaign.  The Pirates have won three straight home openers and are 18-6 in such games in the Mangina era.

PRUDENTIAL CENTER DEBUT

The Seton Hall women made their Prudential Center debut with a 64-48 win against Rider, a year after the men’s program moved to the new arena in Newark, N.J.  The women, who will maintain Walsh Gymnasium as their primary home venue, will play at “The Rock” again on Dec. 20 against North Carolina State. 

CURRY OUT FOR YEAR

Senior Letitia Curry will miss the 2008-09 season after suffering a knee injury.

HANDLING THE MAAC

The Pirates have won five straight games against teams from the MAAC, going 2-0 in each of the last two seasons before defeating Rider in this year’s season-opener.  SHU will look to make it six straight when it visits Saint Peter’s this year on Dec. 13.

ENCORE

Sophomore guard Ebonie Williams returns after a stellar rookie campaign that saw her become the first freshman to lead the team in scoring since the 1985-86 season.  Williams was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

RETURN OF THE REBOUNDER

Senior Noteisha Womack is back in the Hall’s lineup after leading the BIG EAST in rebounding a year ago with 10.5 per game.  In addition, Womack posted 10.0 points per game, making her the first Pirate to average a double-double since Dana Wynne in 1996-97.

THE CAPTAINS

Senior Noteisha Womack and juniors Nicole Emery and Shantel Brown will serve as the 2008-09 team captains.

PIRATES TABBED 14TH

Seton Hall was picked to finish 14th in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll.  Connecticut picked up 14 first-place votes to land in the top spot, while second-place Rutgers and third-place Louisville also earned a first-place vote.  Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.  Sophomore Maya Moore of Connecticut was named Preseason Player of the Year, while April Sykes of Rutgers earned Preseason Freshman of the Year honors.

WELCOME ABOARD

Three new faces join the Seton Hall roster this season:  Shanai Heber, a combo guard from Paterson, N.J., Kandice Green, a forward from Baltimore, Md., and Whitney Wood, a center from Santa Margarita, Calif.

THE DEPARTED

Amber Harris, Ela Mukosiej and Nikole Sullivan exhausted their eligibility after the 2007-08 season, while Gretchen Gaskin transferred to a junior college following her freshman year.

PIRATES REUNITE IN SPAIN

Heta Korpivaara and Monique Blake, 2007 graduates, and Ela Mukosiej of the class of 2008 are teammates once again on the professional level.  All three are signed with Cref Hola in Spain.

GREEN SIGNS NLI

Terry Green of Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, N.Y. has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the women’s basketball program in the 2009-10 season.  Green, a 6’0” forward, is ranked 18th at her position and 92nd overall in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100.  She was a Ninth Team All-State selection in Class AA as a junior.  Green comes from the same high school as current Pirate Nicole Emery.

GATHER ROUND THE TV

The Pirates will have a pair of home games on the air as part of the BIG EAST’s television package.  On Feb. 1, SHU will face St. John’s on ESPNU in the BIG EAST Game of the Week, while the Feb. 7 contest with Villanova will be on SNY as the regional Game of the Week.

PIRATES ON THE RADIO

Seton Hall’s student radio station, 89.5 FM WSOU, will broadcast the majority of this season’s contests.  For a full schedule, visit SHUPirates.com.

2009 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP

In 2009, the BIG EAST will invite all 16 teams to its men’s and women’s championship tournaments.  The women’s tournament will be held Mar. 6-10 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.

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