Women's Basketball Tangles with Villanova Tuesday
1/30/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SETON HALL VS. VILLANOVA GAME NOTES (.pdf)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 - philadelphia, pa.
THE PAVILION - 7:00 PM
SETON HALL (7-15, 0-8) AT VILLANOVA (13-8, 3-5)
VIDEO STREAM: VILLANOVA.COM • RADIO: WSOU.NET
PIRATES' STATUS
Seton Hall lost its 10th straight game to #23 DePaul on Saturday, 71-59. Junior Terry Green went 7-for-7 from three-point range to tie the program record for three's made in a game. After taking a 9-4 lead early, the Blue Demons went on a 15-3 run to take control. DePaul extended the lead to as many as 12 in the second half before Green keyed a rally to bring the Pirates within one. A pair of dagger trey's by DePaul buried SHU's chances of a comeback. SHU outrebounded the Blue Demons by a 46-33 margin.
WILDCATS' STATUS
Villanova couldn't hold off #16 Louisville on Saturday and ultimately fell by a 62-58 margin. The Wildcats led by six midway through the second half, but the Cardinals grabbed a 47-44 lead after a 15-6 spurt. Louisville continued to hold a slim margin the rest of the way and knocked down clutch free-throws to preserve the win. Laura Sweeney posted 18 points and 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double. Villanova is one of the best teams in the nation taking care of the ball, averaging just 12 turnovers per game.
EASY BEING GREEN
Junior Terry Green tied the school record for three-pointers made in a game after going 7-for-7 from downtown against DePaul on Jan. 28. Her exploits tied Debbie Hartnett who drilled seven three's against Hofstra on December 17, 1988. In addition, she is just the second player to all seven triples in a BIG EAST game, joining Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay who accomplished the feat against Rutgers in 2000.
FINDING THE RANGE
For the first time since Dec. 30 at Memphis, the Pirates shot above 40-percent from the floor against Syracuse on Jan. 22. It also marked just the second time SHU has outshot its opponents in its last eight contests.
CREW POISED TO SET FREE-THROW RECORD
With her 115 free-throws made this season, Jasmine Crew is just 15 away from setting the single-season record with at least nine more games to play. Kandice Green set the mark of 130 in the 2009-10 season.
GOING THE DISTANCE
Senior Jasmine Crew received her first breather during a game since Jan. 7 on Wednesday night. For the season, she has played the entire way seven times and has logged over 35 minutes in all but two games.
MAGNIFICENT MORRIS
Junior Brittany Morris poured in a career-high 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting at Marquette on Jan. 7. It's the fourth time this season she's set a personal best in scoring this season. She followed that up with a 24 point performance at West Virginia on Jan. 10.
A CHANGE OF PACE
Head coach Anne Donovan has shuffled her starting lineup in seven of the Pirates last nine games. Sophomore Jazzmine Johnson made her first start of the season on Saturday against DePaul.
CREW IN ELITE COMPANY
Senior Jasmine Crew nearly single-handedly brought SHU back from a halftime deficit at Memphis after scoring the first 12 points of the second frame on her way to a game-high 33 points. It marks her second 30-plus point game of the year. She is just the second player in program history to have a pair of 30-point games in a season, joining Geraldine Saintilus who accomplished the feat in the 1988-89 season.
BEAST OF THE BOARDS
Senior Tajay Ashmeade posted her fourth straight and 10th double-figure rebounding game after pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds against DePaul on Saturday. Her season-average is up to 8.5 per game, which ranks her second in the BIG EAST.
