Seton Hall University
7-1
Georgia
8-1
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No. 21 Seton Hall Stumbles At Georgia
12/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. - The No. 21 Seton Hall women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, dropping a 70-52 decision at Georgia on Sunday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum. The loss for the Pirates (7-1) marked the furthest into a season they have gone before their first defeat since 1989-90.
Seton Hall led 33-30 at halftime, but the Lady Bulldogs (8-1) used a 20-7 scoring edge in the third quarter to pull ahead. Tabatha Richardson-Smith (Bay City, Texas) led the Pirates with 13 points and seven rebounds in the setback. Shacobia Barbee led the way for Georgia with 19 points and Tiaria Griffin chipped in 15.
Turning Point
The Pirates took a three-point lead to halftime, but Georgia used an 8-0 run to open the third quarter and take a lead it would not relent. Tiaria Griffin scored the first basket of the quarter with a game-tying 3-pointer, before Marjorie Butler capped the run with a triple of her own at 8:09. The basket gave the Lady Bulldogs a 38-33 lead and forced a Seton Hall timeout, but the Pirates would not get closer than four the rest of the way.
Inside The Numbers
Seton Hall lost the turnover battle, 17-13, and was out-rebounded 49-37
Taylor Byrne (Massapequa, N.Y.) scored seven points in the first half, eclipsing her previous career-high (6) by the break
The Pirates got 16 bench points in the first, most for their reserves in a first half this season
LaTecia Smith (Gardenia, Calif.) grabbed a career-high six rebounds
The Pirates went 11-for-12 (91.7 percent) from the free throw line
The Hall was out-scored 40-19 in the second half and is now 6-1 when leading at the break
News and Notes
Seton Hall falls to 1-1 all-time against Georgia, with each team picking up a win on its home floor in the last two seasons
Georgia has now won 53-straight home non-conference games
The 70 points scored by Georgia are the most for a Seton Hall opponent this season, topping the 64 scored by Princeton on Nov. 19
The Hall held Georgia to 35.8 shooting from the floor and has kept all but one opponent under 40 percent this season
Up Next
After 20 days and five games away, Seton Hall returns to Walsh Gym on Wednesday, Dec. 9 to host the Fordham Rams. The Pirates are 25-1 in their last 26 games on their home floor overall and have won 22-straight non-conference games inside Walsh. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on the Pirate Sports Network.
