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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. The #12 West Virginia Mountaineers proved too much for the Seton Hall women’s basketball team on Sunday, winning 70-42 at Walsh Gymnasium. The Pirates (13-7, 3-5) have now dropped two straight games.
Freshman Ebonie Williams (Hagerstown, Md.) led SHU with 10 points, while senior Amber Harris (Washington, Pa.) and sophomore Nicole Emery (Baldwin, N.Y.) each added eight. Junior Letitia Curry (Pennsauken, N.J.) chipped in six points and nine rebounds off the bench.
LaQuita Owens led the Mountaineers (18-3, 7-1) with 20 points, while Olayinka Sanni poured in 19.
West Virginia seized control early, jumping out to a 9-0 lead before Harris got the Pirates on the board with a jumper. The lead grew to 20 in the first half before Seton Hall’s Williams buried a 60-foot heave as time expired to make it 33-16 at halftime.
The Pirates could get no closer than 16 the remainder of the way as West Virginia caught fire from the floor, hitting 55.6% overall and 50.0% from 3-point territory in the second half. Seton Hall suffered through an abysmal shooting performance, connecting on 28.6% overall, 21.4% from beyond the arc, and 38.9% from the free throw line for the game.
The Pirates are back in action at #14/19 Pittsburgh on Wednesday, with tip-off at 7:00 p.m.
