Pirates Host No. 24 Princeton On Thursday Night At Walsh
11/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Game 3 - Home Game 3 | |
| Seton Hall (2-0) vs. No. 24 Princeton (2-0) | |
| Date | Thursday, Nov. 19 | 7:01 p.m. ET |
| Location | Walsh Gymnasium | South Orange, N.J. |
| Watch | FS2 (national) | FOX Sports GO |
| Links | | Tickets | Radio (WSOU.net) | @SHUWBB on Twitter |
| Notes | Media Central | Seton Hall Notes | Princeton Notes |
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Looking to ride the momentum of a 28-point win over Rutgers on Monday, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (2-0) hosts No. 24 Princeton (2-0) on Thursday night at Walsh Gym. The contest will tip at 7 p.m. and be nationally televised on FS2 with Pat O'Keefe and LaChina Robinson on the call. The Pirates and Tigers are meeting for the first time since the second round of the 2014 WNIT at Walsh, a thrilling 75-74 victory for The Hall.
SETON HALL TIP-INS
- Seton Hall followed a 93-57 win its season opener last Friday with a 77-49 victory over Rutgers on Monday night
- The Hall is playing its second-consecutive game on FS2 against an in-state opponent that reached the 2015 NCAA Tournament
- Tiffany Jones (New York, N.Y.) tied a career-high with 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, knocking down a personal-best four 3-pointers against Rutgers
- Head coach Anthony Bozzella won his 50th game in his 70th contest overall at The Hall, becoming the fastest coach in program history to reach the half-century mark
- The Pirates are 2-0 for the second time in three seasons under Bozzella
- Seton Hall went 22-of-25 from the free throw line against Rutgers and is shooting 87.8 percent (36-of-41) from the charity stripe through two contests
- Tabatha Richardson-Smith (Bay City, Texas) leads The Hall with 20.5 points per game while the new starting backcourt of Aleesha Powell (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Shakena Richardson (Neptune, N.J.) have combined to total 29.5 points, 10.5 assists and 6.0 steals per game
PRINCETON POINTS
• The Tigers also enter Thursday's contest with a 2-0 record, picking up victories over American and Duquesne by an average margin of 33.0 points
• Princeton went 31-1 last season and is ranked No. 24 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll
• Annie Tarakchian is the reigning Ivy League Player of the Week after averaging 19.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in the Tigers' 2-0 start
• Princeton is averaging 48.0 rebounds per game and holds a +19.5 rebounding margin through two games
WHEN WE LAST MET
Thursday's match-up marks a rematch of the 2014 WNIT Second Round at Walsh Gym, a 75-74 victory for the Pirates
• Ka-Deidre Simmons led The Hall with 23 points
• Richardson-Smith scored 19 points on 5-for-5 shooting from 3-point range
• Sindey Cook converted a three-point play with 0:02 left in regulation to put The Hall ahead late
• Michelle Miller went 11-of-13 from the floor and 8-for-9 from 3-point range for Princeton to lead all players with 34 points
The Hall has averaged 1,380 fans per game this season, filling Walsh to 83.4 percent capacity. If it draws over 1,000 fans on Thursday, it will mark the first time in the Bozzella era that attendance has risen past 1,000 in three-straight home contests.
