Pirates Back At Walsh To Host Xavier On Friday Night
1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Game 19 // Home Game 8 // BIG EAST Game 8 | |
| Seton Hall (14-4, 4-3 BIG EAST) vs. Xavier (14-4, 5-2 BIG EAST) | |
| Date | Friday, Jan. 22 | 7 p.m (ET). |
| Location | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) | South Orange, N.J. |
| Watch | BEDN/FOX Sports GO |
| Links | | Radio (WSOU, 89.5 FM) | @SHUWBB on Twitter | TICKETS |
| Notes | Media Central | Seton Hall Notes | Xavier Notes |
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (14-4, 4-3 BIG EAST) returns home to Walsh Gymnasium after 17 days away on Friday night to host Xavier (14-4, 5-2) at 7 p.m. The Pirates recently concluded a three-game road swing, their longest in league play, with an 83-75 victory at Georgetown. The Hall will play five of its next seven contests at home after opening league play with five of seven on the road. Friday night's tilt can be seen on the BIG EAST Digital Network with Dave Popkin and David Gass on the call, available on the FOX Sports GO app. Tickets are available HERE.
ALL TIME VS. XAVIER
The Pirates have won all four meetings in program history against Xavier, with each coming since the Musketeers joined the BIG EAST for the 2013-14 season.
• Each victory over XU has been by double-digits, with an average margin of victory of 15.8
• After a 78-54 victory in South Orange on Jan. 9, 2015, the Pirates went to Cincinnati and secured a 77-60 result on Feb. 27, 2015
• Tabatha Richardson-Smith (Bay City, Texas) averaged 20.0 points over the two games last season with XU and added five steals and four blocks
• Tiffany Jones (New York, N.Y.) averaged 13.0 points on a 73.3 percent mark from the floor in last year's outings and added 10.5 rebounds per game, including a 14-board effort
LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates snapped a three-game slide on Jan. 17 at Georgetown, knocking off the Hoyas by a score of 83-75
• Richardson-Smith led all scorers with 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds
• Shakena Richardson (Neptune, N.J.) stuffed the stat sheet with a career-highs in points (20) and rebounds (7) while adding six assists and a steal
• The Pirates out-rebounded the Hoyas, who came into the contest the top rebounding team in the BIG EAST, by a margin of 42-40
• Jones just missed a double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds
• Jordan Molyneaux (Denver, Colo.) saw a career-high 23 minutes off the bench and turned in a staunch defensive performance with five blocks and two steals, also adding four points and three rebounds
SETON HALL TIP-INS
- The Hall is the only team to rank top-4 in the BIG EAST in both scoring defense (62.1 ppg, 4th) and scoring offense (71.9 ppg, 3rd)
- Tabatha Richardson-Smith leads the BIG EAST with 23.3 points per game in conference play and has five 20-point games in league action
- Tiffany Jones leads the league with 11.1 boards a night in conference play
- The Hall leads the BIG EAST in rebounding margin (+3.1) and turnover margin (+2.4) in conference games
- The Hall is 4-0 all-time vs. Xavier, with all four meetings coming in the last two seasons
MUSKETEER MINUTIAE
• Xavier visits South Orange with a 14-4 record and a 5-2 mark in BIG EAST play, currently sitting third in the league standings
• The Musketeers are 2-2 on the road this season
• Raeshaun Gaffney leads XU with 12.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, ranking third in the BIG EAST with an 82.9 percent mark from the charity stripe
• Briana Glover (11.9 ppg) and Aliyah Zantt (10.4) join Gaffney in averaging double-figures
• Xavier ranks second in the BIG EAST in scoring defense at 59.0 points allowed per game
• The Musketeers are tops in the league with a +3.8 rebounding margin on the year
Following the Xavier contest, the Pirates remain at home to host Butler on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m.
