WBB Hosts Rutgers Sunday Afternoon
1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SETON HALL (7-12, 2-4) vs. RUTGERS (11-7, 2-3) South Orange, N.J. (Walsh Gymnasium) Sunday, Jan. 27 • 2:00 PM Webcast: www.shupirates.com (Jon Schaeffer) Radio: 89.5 WSOU FM (Play-by-play: Leonard Nuciforo; Color: Brian Wreckler)
ABOUT THE MATCHUP Seton Hall hosts Rutgers in a Garden State rivalry game on Sunday, Jan. 27, in Walsh Gymnasium at 2 p.m. Seton Hall and Rutgers have faced one another 40 times and have played at least once annually since the 1994-95 season. Seton Hall won the inaugural matchup against the Scarlet Knights, 42-32, back on Jan. 22. 1974. Rutgers won the two team's only meeting last season, 62-39, in Piscataway.
SETON HALL STATUS Despite getting 15 points apiece from senior Brittany Morris and freshman Tabatha Richardson-Smith, Seton Hall fell to USF, 74-52, on Tuesday night in South Orange. The Pirates continued their effective three-point shooting, nailing six threes, three each for Morris and Richardson-Smith, and SHU limited USF to just 36.8 percent shooting, but the Bulls finished shooting 28-for-33 from the line.
RUTGERS STATUS Rutgers brings a two-game winning streak into Sunday afternoon's contest, most recently picking up a 55-47 win over Georgetown where the Scarlet Knights limited Sugar Rodgers to just 13 points. Rutgers is led by Erica Wheeler (10.6 ppg) and Monique Oliver (10.3 ppg) and shoots 41.2 percent from the field as a team. The Scarlet Knights have just 46 three-pointers on the season.
800 AND COUNTING FOR MORRIS With a team-high 15 points against USF on Jan. 22, senior guard Brittany Morris eclipsed 800 points for her career. She has scored 811 points over her three-plus seasons at Seton Hall and is averaging 8.3 points per game in 98-career games played. This season she leads the Pirates with 12.6 points per game which ranks 25th in the BIG EAST.
RICHARDSON-SMITH PROVIDES BIG BOOST Freshman forward Tabatha Richardson-Smith has shown a knack for coming off the bench and giving the Pirates a big offensive boost. She tied for the team lead with 15 points in 20 minutes of action against USF on Jan. 22, marking the fourth time this season she has scored in double figures and the third time she has scored at least 15 points. Richardson-Smith also tied her season-high with three three-point field goals.
ALL-AROUND ALEXIS BROWN Versatile sophomore guard Alexis Brown has continued to prove she can be a factor for Seton Hall every night, regardless of whether or not she scores the basketball. Brown fills up the stat sheet nearly every game, ranking second in rebounding (5.2 rpg), third in assists (54), second in steals (31) and third in minutes per game (27.5).
SIMMONS SEES STREAK COME TO AN END Redshirt-sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons saw her 10-game double-digit scoring streak come to an end when she tallied three points against USF on Jan. 22. The 10-straight double-figure games were a personal record for the Pirate point guard, and she has 19 double-figure scoring games in her career. She averaged 15.0 points and 4.7 assists per game during that 10-game stretch.
TERRY GREEN FOR THREE Sharp shooting senior Terry Green led the Pirates in scoring against Georgetown on Jan. 19, accumulating a season-high 17 points on a season-best five three-point field goals. She received the start and shot 5-for-13 from three-point range in 29 minutes; her 13 three-point field goal attempts tied the school record previously set by Cecilia Lindqvist against Rutgers on Jan. 8, 2000.
PIRATES SET NEW PROGRAM RECORD FOR THREE-POINT ATTEMPTS Seton Hall tied its season-high with nine made three-point field goals when it faced Georgetown on Jan. 19, which also ties for the fifth-most in program history. The Pirates also attempted a season-high 30 three-pointers, which set a new school record, breaking the old mark of 26 set three times before, including earlier this season against Wyoming on Nov. 23.
GREEN NEARING 600 CAREER-POINTS Senior Terry Green needs just five more points to reach 600 for her career. She passed 500-career points in the Pirates' season opener against NJIT on Nov. 9, and is averaging 5.6 points per game this season.
SIMMONS DISHING THE ROCK Redshirt-sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons dished out eight assists against Georgetown on Jan. 19. It was the second-high single-game assist output of her career, second only to her 10 assist game against New Orleans earlier this season. Simmons leads Seton Hall and ranks 14th in the BIG EAST with 3.4 assists per game this year.
BRITTANY MORRIS SETS SCHOOL RECORD Senior guard Brittany Morris has attempted a team-high 123 three pointers so far this season and now holds the SHU program record with 465 three-point attempts in her career. She passed Ebonie Williams (‘07-'10) for the all-time school record with 11 three-point shots attempted against Georgetown on Jan. 19.
SETON HALL'S BIG THREE When Seton Hall faced Marquette on Jan. 15, senior Brittany Morris (18 points), redshirt sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons (17 points) and sophomore Alexis Brown (10 points) combined to score 45 of the Pirates' 53 points, accounting for 84.9 percent of Seton Hall's offensive output.
SINGLE-SEASON FREE THROWS Senior guard Brittany Morris is one of the nation's leaders in three-point shooting and she is currently turning in one of the most efficient single-season free throw efforts in program history. She is 50-for-60 (83.3 percent) from the line this year which ranks fifth in the BIG EAST and 61st in the nation and is the eighth-best single-season mark in Seton Hall history.
WEBB SHINES UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS Junior center Brittany Webb enjoyed one of her most productive games of the season when the Pirates took on St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 12. She finished the game with a season-high seven points while leading Seton Hall with six rebounds.
WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS ARENA When Seton Hall faced St. John's University on Saturday, Jan. 12, it was a truly unique experience for the Pirates as the contest took place at the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, as a part of a St. John's men's and women's hoops double header. It was the first time in program history the Pirates played at game at Madison Square Garden.
THREE-POINT STREAK COMES TO AN END Seton Hall did not make more than four three-pointers in any game prior to its 6-for-19 long-range shooting performance against Mount St. Mary's on Dec. 16, then the Pirates hit at least five three-pointers in six-straight games, including a 9-for-16 performance against New Orleans on Dec. 19. That proficient long-range shooting streak came to and end when Seton Hall made just two three-point field goals at St. John's on Jan. 12.
MASEKO NAMED TO HONOR ROLL Senior forward Alexandra Maseko was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 7 after recording a double-double with a career-high 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds in the Pirates' BIG EAST opening win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 5. It marked the first time in her career Maseko earned conference weekly accolades and the first time this season Seton Hall has landed a player on the BIG EAST Honor Roll.
THAT'S A GOOD START The Seton Hall women's basketball team won its BIG EAST home and away openers for the first time since the 2007-08 season, which was also the last time the Pirates got off to a 2-0 start in conference play.
BIG ROAD WIN Seton Hall's 64-56 victory at Cincinnati on Jan. 9 was its first BIG EAST road win since a 51-44 decision at Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 2011. It was also the Pirates' largest margin of victory in a road BIG EAST contest since a 55-47 win at West Virginia on Feb. 4, 2009.
STRONGEST HALF OF THE YEAR It was strong second-half shooting that helped the Pirates hold off Cincinnati and pick up a 64-56 win over the Bearcats on Jan. 9. Seton Hall shot 13-for-23 (56.5 percent) from the field in the second half of that game, the best single-half field goal percentage of the season for the Pirates.
PIRATES PASS BIG EAST WIN TOTAL With its 64-56 victory over Cincinnati on Jan. 9, Seton Hall improved to 2-0 in the BIG EAST and eclipsed its conference win total from each of the last three seasons in the process. The Pirates had only garnered one BIG EAST regular season win dating back to the 2009-10 season.
THREE-STRAIGHT FOR MASEKO Finishing with 10 points in the Pirates' 64-56 win at Cincinnati on Jan. 9, senior Alexandra Maseko completed a stretch of three-straight games scoring in double figures. With a career-high 16 points in addition to 10 rebounds in Seton Hall's 69-56 win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 5, Maseko recorded a double-double in back-to-back games for the first time in her career. She also had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the Pirate's 57-53 victory over Wofford on Dec. 30. Maseko leads Seton Hall with three double-doubles so far this season.
TREND WATCH: TURNOVERS So far this season there has been one trend that has stood out in every one of Seton Hall's victories, and that is the turnover battle. Seton Hall has created more turnovers than its opponent in all seven of its wins so far this year, boasting a 7-4 record in those games.
LEADING AT THE HALF Getting off to a good start has been important for the Pirates' ability to come away with a win as Seton Hall is 6-1 when taking a lead into the half but just 1-11 when it trails after 20 minutes of action.
PIRATES WIN BIG EAST OPENER Seton Hall picked up a 69-56 victory over the University of Pittsburgh in its BIG EAST opener on Jan. 5, marking the first time the Pirates have gotten off to a 1-0 start in conference play since a 54-43 win against Cincinnati on Jan. 5, 2008.
SIMMONS BIG ON THE GLASS Redshirt-sophomore point guard Ka-Deidre Simmons set a new career-high with eight rebounds in the Pirates' win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 5. She finished the game with 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists and four steals.
SIDNEY COOK TO REDSHIRT 2012-13 SEASON Seton Hall's dynamic freshman front court player Sidney Cook will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 season due to injury and will apply for a medical redshirt. Cook, who hails from Parkton, N.C., where she attended South View High School, was injured during the first week of practice in October and has not seen action this season.
PIRATES LIMIT PITTSBURGH FROM THREE Seton Hall got out and defended the perimeter in its 69-56 win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 5, limiting the Panthers to just 9.1 percent shooting (1-for-11) from long distance, the lowest single-game three-point shooting percentage against the Pirates this season.
ANNE DONOVAN ACCEPTS HEAD COACHING JOB WITH CONNECTICUT SUN Head women's basketball coach Anne Donovan will be leaving her post at Seton Hall to assume the same position with the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. Donovan, who is in her third season with the Pirates, will coach the team for the remainder of the 2012-13 season before taking on her full-time role with the Sun at the conclusion of the year. Seton Hall will launch a national search for a new head women's basketball coach at the conclusion of the year.
MORRIS GOES FOR 20 AGAIN Senior guard Brittany Morris has the two highest scoring games of the season for Seton Hall, netting a career-high 23 points against Lafayette on Nov. 11, and pouring in 22 points against Memphis on Dec. 22. She made a season-high four three-point field goals and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the line in accounting for her 22 points against Memphis and leads Seton Hall with 12.6 points per game this season.
FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE Redshirt sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons enjoyed one of the most productive games of her career in SHU's 82-35 win over New Orleans on Dec. 19, and she finished with her first double-double in a Pirates' uniform. She scored 12 points and dished out a career-high 10 assists in 35 minutes.
SINGLE-GAME SUPERLATIVES With its 47-point victory over New Orleans on Dec. 19 the Pirates set a number of new single-game high marks for the 2012-13 season: • The Pirates scored a season-high 82 points • SHU shot a season-best 51.6 percent (33-for-64) from the field • The 33 field goals made as also a season-high • Seton Hall made a season-high nine three pointers and shot a 2012-13 best 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from three-point range • The Pirates had a season-high 26 assists on their 33 made field goals
ABOUT THE MATCHUP Seton Hall hosts Rutgers in a Garden State rivalry game on Sunday, Jan. 27, in Walsh Gymnasium at 2 p.m. Seton Hall and Rutgers have faced one another 40 times and have played at least once annually since the 1994-95 season. Seton Hall won the inaugural matchup against the Scarlet Knights, 42-32, back on Jan. 22. 1974. Rutgers won the two team's only meeting last season, 62-39, in Piscataway.
SETON HALL STATUS Despite getting 15 points apiece from senior Brittany Morris and freshman Tabatha Richardson-Smith, Seton Hall fell to USF, 74-52, on Tuesday night in South Orange. The Pirates continued their effective three-point shooting, nailing six threes, three each for Morris and Richardson-Smith, and SHU limited USF to just 36.8 percent shooting, but the Bulls finished shooting 28-for-33 from the line.
RUTGERS STATUS Rutgers brings a two-game winning streak into Sunday afternoon's contest, most recently picking up a 55-47 win over Georgetown where the Scarlet Knights limited Sugar Rodgers to just 13 points. Rutgers is led by Erica Wheeler (10.6 ppg) and Monique Oliver (10.3 ppg) and shoots 41.2 percent from the field as a team. The Scarlet Knights have just 46 three-pointers on the season.
800 AND COUNTING FOR MORRIS With a team-high 15 points against USF on Jan. 22, senior guard Brittany Morris eclipsed 800 points for her career. She has scored 811 points over her three-plus seasons at Seton Hall and is averaging 8.3 points per game in 98-career games played. This season she leads the Pirates with 12.6 points per game which ranks 25th in the BIG EAST.
RICHARDSON-SMITH PROVIDES BIG BOOST Freshman forward Tabatha Richardson-Smith has shown a knack for coming off the bench and giving the Pirates a big offensive boost. She tied for the team lead with 15 points in 20 minutes of action against USF on Jan. 22, marking the fourth time this season she has scored in double figures and the third time she has scored at least 15 points. Richardson-Smith also tied her season-high with three three-point field goals.
ALL-AROUND ALEXIS BROWN Versatile sophomore guard Alexis Brown has continued to prove she can be a factor for Seton Hall every night, regardless of whether or not she scores the basketball. Brown fills up the stat sheet nearly every game, ranking second in rebounding (5.2 rpg), third in assists (54), second in steals (31) and third in minutes per game (27.5).
SIMMONS SEES STREAK COME TO AN END Redshirt-sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons saw her 10-game double-digit scoring streak come to an end when she tallied three points against USF on Jan. 22. The 10-straight double-figure games were a personal record for the Pirate point guard, and she has 19 double-figure scoring games in her career. She averaged 15.0 points and 4.7 assists per game during that 10-game stretch.
TERRY GREEN FOR THREE Sharp shooting senior Terry Green led the Pirates in scoring against Georgetown on Jan. 19, accumulating a season-high 17 points on a season-best five three-point field goals. She received the start and shot 5-for-13 from three-point range in 29 minutes; her 13 three-point field goal attempts tied the school record previously set by Cecilia Lindqvist against Rutgers on Jan. 8, 2000.
PIRATES SET NEW PROGRAM RECORD FOR THREE-POINT ATTEMPTS Seton Hall tied its season-high with nine made three-point field goals when it faced Georgetown on Jan. 19, which also ties for the fifth-most in program history. The Pirates also attempted a season-high 30 three-pointers, which set a new school record, breaking the old mark of 26 set three times before, including earlier this season against Wyoming on Nov. 23.
GREEN NEARING 600 CAREER-POINTS Senior Terry Green needs just five more points to reach 600 for her career. She passed 500-career points in the Pirates' season opener against NJIT on Nov. 9, and is averaging 5.6 points per game this season.
SIMMONS DISHING THE ROCK Redshirt-sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons dished out eight assists against Georgetown on Jan. 19. It was the second-high single-game assist output of her career, second only to her 10 assist game against New Orleans earlier this season. Simmons leads Seton Hall and ranks 14th in the BIG EAST with 3.4 assists per game this year.
BRITTANY MORRIS SETS SCHOOL RECORD Senior guard Brittany Morris has attempted a team-high 123 three pointers so far this season and now holds the SHU program record with 465 three-point attempts in her career. She passed Ebonie Williams (‘07-'10) for the all-time school record with 11 three-point shots attempted against Georgetown on Jan. 19.
SETON HALL'S BIG THREE When Seton Hall faced Marquette on Jan. 15, senior Brittany Morris (18 points), redshirt sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons (17 points) and sophomore Alexis Brown (10 points) combined to score 45 of the Pirates' 53 points, accounting for 84.9 percent of Seton Hall's offensive output.
SINGLE-SEASON FREE THROWS Senior guard Brittany Morris is one of the nation's leaders in three-point shooting and she is currently turning in one of the most efficient single-season free throw efforts in program history. She is 50-for-60 (83.3 percent) from the line this year which ranks fifth in the BIG EAST and 61st in the nation and is the eighth-best single-season mark in Seton Hall history.
WEBB SHINES UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS Junior center Brittany Webb enjoyed one of her most productive games of the season when the Pirates took on St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 12. She finished the game with a season-high seven points while leading Seton Hall with six rebounds.
WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS ARENA When Seton Hall faced St. John's University on Saturday, Jan. 12, it was a truly unique experience for the Pirates as the contest took place at the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, as a part of a St. John's men's and women's hoops double header. It was the first time in program history the Pirates played at game at Madison Square Garden.
THREE-POINT STREAK COMES TO AN END Seton Hall did not make more than four three-pointers in any game prior to its 6-for-19 long-range shooting performance against Mount St. Mary's on Dec. 16, then the Pirates hit at least five three-pointers in six-straight games, including a 9-for-16 performance against New Orleans on Dec. 19. That proficient long-range shooting streak came to and end when Seton Hall made just two three-point field goals at St. John's on Jan. 12.
MASEKO NAMED TO HONOR ROLL Senior forward Alexandra Maseko was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 7 after recording a double-double with a career-high 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds in the Pirates' BIG EAST opening win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 5. It marked the first time in her career Maseko earned conference weekly accolades and the first time this season Seton Hall has landed a player on the BIG EAST Honor Roll.
THAT'S A GOOD START The Seton Hall women's basketball team won its BIG EAST home and away openers for the first time since the 2007-08 season, which was also the last time the Pirates got off to a 2-0 start in conference play.
BIG ROAD WIN Seton Hall's 64-56 victory at Cincinnati on Jan. 9 was its first BIG EAST road win since a 51-44 decision at Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 2011. It was also the Pirates' largest margin of victory in a road BIG EAST contest since a 55-47 win at West Virginia on Feb. 4, 2009.
STRONGEST HALF OF THE YEAR It was strong second-half shooting that helped the Pirates hold off Cincinnati and pick up a 64-56 win over the Bearcats on Jan. 9. Seton Hall shot 13-for-23 (56.5 percent) from the field in the second half of that game, the best single-half field goal percentage of the season for the Pirates.
PIRATES PASS BIG EAST WIN TOTAL With its 64-56 victory over Cincinnati on Jan. 9, Seton Hall improved to 2-0 in the BIG EAST and eclipsed its conference win total from each of the last three seasons in the process. The Pirates had only garnered one BIG EAST regular season win dating back to the 2009-10 season.
THREE-STRAIGHT FOR MASEKO Finishing with 10 points in the Pirates' 64-56 win at Cincinnati on Jan. 9, senior Alexandra Maseko completed a stretch of three-straight games scoring in double figures. With a career-high 16 points in addition to 10 rebounds in Seton Hall's 69-56 win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 5, Maseko recorded a double-double in back-to-back games for the first time in her career. She also had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the Pirate's 57-53 victory over Wofford on Dec. 30. Maseko leads Seton Hall with three double-doubles so far this season.
TREND WATCH: TURNOVERS So far this season there has been one trend that has stood out in every one of Seton Hall's victories, and that is the turnover battle. Seton Hall has created more turnovers than its opponent in all seven of its wins so far this year, boasting a 7-4 record in those games.
LEADING AT THE HALF Getting off to a good start has been important for the Pirates' ability to come away with a win as Seton Hall is 6-1 when taking a lead into the half but just 1-11 when it trails after 20 minutes of action.
PIRATES WIN BIG EAST OPENER Seton Hall picked up a 69-56 victory over the University of Pittsburgh in its BIG EAST opener on Jan. 5, marking the first time the Pirates have gotten off to a 1-0 start in conference play since a 54-43 win against Cincinnati on Jan. 5, 2008.
SIMMONS BIG ON THE GLASS Redshirt-sophomore point guard Ka-Deidre Simmons set a new career-high with eight rebounds in the Pirates' win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 5. She finished the game with 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists and four steals.
SIDNEY COOK TO REDSHIRT 2012-13 SEASON Seton Hall's dynamic freshman front court player Sidney Cook will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 season due to injury and will apply for a medical redshirt. Cook, who hails from Parkton, N.C., where she attended South View High School, was injured during the first week of practice in October and has not seen action this season.
PIRATES LIMIT PITTSBURGH FROM THREE Seton Hall got out and defended the perimeter in its 69-56 win over Pittsburgh on Jan. 5, limiting the Panthers to just 9.1 percent shooting (1-for-11) from long distance, the lowest single-game three-point shooting percentage against the Pirates this season.
ANNE DONOVAN ACCEPTS HEAD COACHING JOB WITH CONNECTICUT SUN Head women's basketball coach Anne Donovan will be leaving her post at Seton Hall to assume the same position with the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. Donovan, who is in her third season with the Pirates, will coach the team for the remainder of the 2012-13 season before taking on her full-time role with the Sun at the conclusion of the year. Seton Hall will launch a national search for a new head women's basketball coach at the conclusion of the year.
MORRIS GOES FOR 20 AGAIN Senior guard Brittany Morris has the two highest scoring games of the season for Seton Hall, netting a career-high 23 points against Lafayette on Nov. 11, and pouring in 22 points against Memphis on Dec. 22. She made a season-high four three-point field goals and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the line in accounting for her 22 points against Memphis and leads Seton Hall with 12.6 points per game this season.
FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE Redshirt sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons enjoyed one of the most productive games of her career in SHU's 82-35 win over New Orleans on Dec. 19, and she finished with her first double-double in a Pirates' uniform. She scored 12 points and dished out a career-high 10 assists in 35 minutes.
SINGLE-GAME SUPERLATIVES With its 47-point victory over New Orleans on Dec. 19 the Pirates set a number of new single-game high marks for the 2012-13 season: • The Pirates scored a season-high 82 points • SHU shot a season-best 51.6 percent (33-for-64) from the field • The 33 field goals made as also a season-high • Seton Hall made a season-high nine three pointers and shot a 2012-13 best 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from three-point range • The Pirates had a season-high 26 assists on their 33 made field goals
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