Women's Basketball Heads To Delaware State, Wednesday
11/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SETON HALL (3-4) at DELAWARE STATE (1-3)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Memorial Hall - Dover, Del.
6:00 p.m.
A LOOK AT THE HORNETS
Head Coach Ed Davis
Record at DSU (Years) 163-142 (11)
Career Record (Years) 334-196 (19)
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic
Current Streak L1
Last Five 1-3
Leading Scorer Deanna Harmon, Kianna Conner 8.0 ppg
Leading Rebounder Brittany Washington 6.8 rpg
Last Season 6-24, 4-12
After picking up an 82-74 win in overtime against NJIT, Delaware State dropped its most recent outing at Xavier, 72-41. The Hornets have already taken on one BIG EAST opponent this year, falling to West Virginia in its season-opener, 66-31. Freshmen guards Deanna Harmon and Kianna Conner are tied for the team-lead with 8.0 points per game.
SETON HALL VS. THE MEAC
The Pirates are 9-2 all-time against teams currently in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The last loss came in the 2009 Seton Hall Classic, when Morgan State upset the Hall in the opening round. The Pirates defeated Delaware State later in the year, 74-50.
SEARCHING FOR THE COMBINATION
Through seven games, Anne Donovan has rolled out six different starting lineups for Seton Hall as she looks to establish her rotation. Against Auburn, Tajay Ashmeade made her first career start, and Terry Green and Whitney Wood returned to the first five after coming off the bench against Boston College.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Seton Hall is in the midst of a six-game stretch away from home. After returning from the Bahamas, the Pirates will make trips to Delaware State, William and Mary, St. John's and Drexel before returning to Walsh Gymnasium on Dec. 18. The Hall will host six of its next seven games following the current road swing.
JUNKANOO JAM NOTES
Seton Hall dropped both contests at the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas, falling to Boston College in the opening round and to Auburn in the consolation game. The Pirates struggled from the field in the first game against the Eagles, hitting just 25.0 percent for the day. Jasmine Crew and Ka-Deidre Simmons led the way with nine points each, with Nicosia Henry adding a career-high six off the bench. Against the Tigers of Auburn, the Hall committed 31 turnovers while shooting 31.4 percent. Alexandra Maseko netted a career-high eight points to tie Simmons for the team lead, and Tajay Ashmeade added six points and nine rebounds. The Pirates are now 0-4 all-time at the Junkanoo Jam, having also dropped a pair of games in 2003.
2ND HALF RUN DOES IN ARMY
An 18-4 run in the second half keyed the Hall's victory over Army. The Pirates forced 27 turnovers in the game, which proved to be the difference. Jasmine Crew netted 16 points to lead Seton Hall, followed by Ka-Deidre Simmons with 12.
SETON HALL CLASSIC HISTORY
The Pirates are 15-5 all-time in the Seton Hall Classic with five tournament titles after this year's tournament. LSU claimed the 2010 title with a perfect 2-0 record, while the Pirates were second at 1-1.
GREEN DOUBLING UP
Kandice Green posted double-doubles in three straight games for Seton Hall. She started her streak with 15 points and 12 rebounds against Temple, followed by 10 points and 14 rebounds against LSU and 15 points and 13 boards against Massachusetts.
JAZZ NOTES
Freshman Jazzmine Johnson turned the best all-around performance of her young career against Massachusetts, posting eight points, three rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes. Johnson drilled a pair of key three-pointers in the Pirates' comeback victory.
HOME OPENING WIN FOR DONOVAN
Seton Hall turned in one of its most exciting performances in recent memory, blitzing Temple in the second half on its way to a 72-59 win. The victory was the first for new head coach Anne Donovan and came in her Walsh Gymnasium debut.
GREEN AND CREW STEP UP
Juniors Jasmine Crew and Kandice Green carried the offensive load as the Pirates took down Temple, 72-59. Crew led all players with 16 points, while Green posted a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double. Both players hit 9-of-12 free throw attempts.
MORRIS FROM DEEP
Sophomore sharp-shooter Brittany Morris drained a career-high three three-pointers in the win against Temple, giving her a new personal best with nine points. Morris missed just one attempt from the floor.
MASEKO EARNS A START
Sophomore Alexandra Maseko earned the first start of her career against Temple and responded with career-highs of five rebounds and 19 minutes.
SIMMONS DEBUTS WITH STYLE
In her first collegiate game, freshman guard Ka-Deidre Simmons led all players with 19 points, while tying for game-high honors with seven rebounds at Florida Gulf Coast. Simmons hit 7-of-12 field goals and 5-of-8 free throws, while also dishing out two assists in 29 minutes off the bench.
CREW SHINES
Junior guard Jasmine Crew, playing her first game for Seton Hall after transferring from Northeastern, had 17 points and three assists while making the start in the backcourt against Florida Gulf Coast. Crew was 6-for-14 from the floor and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line in a team-high 34 minutes.
WOOD ON THE FLOOR
Junior center Whitney Wood saw a career-high 29 minutes of action in reserve against Florida Gulf Coast. Wood tied for game-high honors with seven rebounds.
THE DONOVAN ERA BEGINS
Named just the third head coach in program history on March 29, 2010, Anne Donovan made her debut on Seton Hall's sidelines on Nov. 12 at Florida Gulf Coast.
SEASON OPENERS
Seton Hall is 28-10 all-time in season openers after falling to Florida Gulf Coast. It was the first season debut played under the guidance of new head coach Anne Donovan; Sue Dilley was 9-3 in 12 seasons, while Phyllis Mangina was 19-6 in 25 seasons.
STARTING ON THE ROAD
For the second straight season, Seton Hall played its home opener on the road. Last year, the Pirates defeated Rider, 63-49 in Lawrenceville, N.J. This season marked the first time that the Hall made its season debut in the state of Florida.
KANDICE GREEN LEADS THE REUTRNEES
Junior Kandice Green leads the returning Pirates in 2010-11 after a strong sophomore campaign. Last season, she was second on the team with 12.8 points per game and tops with 8.7 rebounds. Green ranked fifth in the BIG EAST in rebounding and in double-doubles, of which she totaled 11, and also set a new Seton Hall season record with 130 made free throws.
LONE SENIOR
Center Kashmere Joseph will have Senior Night all to herself this season, as she is the only fourth-year player on the Seton Hall roster.
CREW GAINS ELIGIBILITY
After sitting out the 2009-10 season upon transferring from Northeastern, Jasmine Crew will suit up for the first time in the blue and white of Seton Hall this season. Crew was a Second Team All-Colonial selection as a sophomore after leading the Huskies with 13.9 points and 3.2 assists.
SIX NEW FACES
Five freshman and one junior college transfer are new to the Seton Hall roster for the 2010-11 season. Tiffani Blackman, Nicosia Henry, Jazzmine Johnson, Ka-Deidre Simmons and Elaine Swaby make up the rookie class, while junior Tajay Ashmeade joins the program from Trinity Valley Junior College.
ASHMEADE REPRESENTS JAMAICA
In the summer of 2010, Tajay Ashmeade helped the Jamaica senior national women's team to a silver medal in the 2010 Centrobasket Tournament in Puerto Rico and a berth in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, the final qualifier for the 2012 Olympics in London. Ashmeade was a major contributor on the team, turning in several strong performances including a 12-point, six-rebound effort in 35 minutes against Trinidad & Tobago.
THE HALL ON TV
The Seton Hall women's basketball game at Cincinnati on Feb. 12 will serve as the BIG EAST Network (BETV) Syndicated Game of the Week. Coming off a season which saw a league-record 13 teams advance to postseason play for a second straight year, the BIG EAST's 2010-11 women's basketball television schedule features all 16 teams for the fifth consecutive year and continues to be one of the top television slates in the nation. The league's overall exposure includes one game on CBS Sports, 14 appearances on ESPN/ESPN2, 27 on ESPNU and 25 on CBS College Sports Network.
WATCH THE PIRATES
Every Seton Hall home women's basketball game will be streamed live on shupirates.com. Join play-by-play announcer Jon Schaeffer as he calls all the exciting action of Pirates' basketball.
2011 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2010 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Championship will once again be held at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., on March 4-8. For the third straight year, all 16 teams will be invited.
DONOVAN'S STAFF
Anne Donovan has assembled a talented staff in her first season as Seton Hall's head coach. Jenny Palmateer, Ty Grace and Catherine Proto will serve as assistant coaches, while David Kim will act as director of operations. Nanna Rivers came aboard as the coordinator of operations, while Meg Tarrant is the graduate assistant.
