No. 25 Pirates Visit Marquette On Sunday Afternoon
1/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 30, 2016
MILWAUKEE, WIS. - Fresh off a road win at No. 21 DePaul on Friday afternoon, the No. 25 Seton Hall women's basketball team is back in action on Sunday at Marquette for a 3 p.m. (ET) tip. The Pirates (17-4, 7-3 BIG EAST) and Golden Eagles (10-11, 5-5 BIG EAST) will square off at the Al McGuire Center after a 99-68 victory for The Hall on Jan. 3 in South Orange. The contest can be seen on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.
LAST TIME OUT
In its most recent outing, The Hall took down No. 21 DePaul in Chicago by a score of 83-74 on Friday afternoon
• The victory was The Hall's first road win over an AP Top-25 opponent since Jan. 16, 2006 at No. 12 Notre Dame
• Aleesha Powell (Philadelphia, Pa.) led all scorers with 24 points, knocking down 5-of-5 shots from 3-point range
• The Pirates out-rebounded the Blue Demons 43-35 and out-scored DPU 44-24 in the paint
• Tabatha Richardson-Smith (Bay City, Texas) added 20 points and seven rebounds while Shakena Richardson chipped in 18 points and seven assists
• The Pirates moved into second place in the BIG EAST with the win and avenged an earlier loss to DePaul in South Orange
MEETING MARQUETTE
The Pirates are 6-8 all-time agains the Golden Eagles, but have won four of the last five meetings
• The Hall defeated Marquette earlier this season, toppling MU by a score of 99-68 at Walsh Gym in the Pirates' BIG EAST home opener
• Six Pirates scored in double-figures in the victory, led by 20 from Tabatha Richardson-Smith
• LaTecia Smith (14 points) and Taylor Byrne (10) both set new career-highs in the victory
• The Pirates out-scored MU 56-24 in the paint
• Last year, the two sides split a regular season series before The Hall notched a 77-51 victory in the BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals
• Seton Hall is 0-6 all-time at Marquette, including a 73-70 setback last season
SETON HALL TIP-INS
- Seton Hall is 17-4 and 7-3 in BIG EAST play after a road win at No. 21 DePaul to open the second half of the league schedule
- The Hall currently slots in at second in the BIG EAST standings, a game back of first-place DePaul
- Richardson-Smith leads the BIG EAST in scoring in overall games (19.5 ppg) and conference games (23.6)
- Shakena Richardson (Neptune, N.J.) had a career-high 23 points on Jan. 22 vs. Xavier and leads the BIG EAST with 5.4 assists per game in conference play
- The Hall leads the BIG EAST in rebounding margin (+4.8) in conference games
- Tiffany Jones (New York, N.Y.) leads the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and rebounding in conference games (10.1)
- SHU is 6-8 all-time against Marquette but has won four of the last five meetings with the Golden Eagles
GOLDEN EAGLE POINTS
• Marquette hosts The Hall with a 10-11 record on the year and a 5-5 mark in BIG EAST play after a 67-64 victory over St. John's on Friday night
• The Golden Eagles are the second-highest scoring team in the BIG EAST at 77.4 points per game
• Star freshman Allazia Blockton powers the MU attack with 18.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game
• Natisha Hiedeman adds 14.3 points per game and is shooting 39.3 percent from 3-point range in league play
• Erika Davenport and McKayla Yentz both score 10.4 points per game to give MU four players in double-figures
• MU is 6-3 at home this year, with a 4-1 mark in BIG EAST games at the Al McGuire Center
After the trip to Marquette, The Hall begins a three-game home stretch on Sunday, Feb. 7 when it hosts St. John's. The Pirates and Red Storm will square off at 1:30 p.m. in a nationally-televised tilt on FS1.
| Game 22 // Road Game 11 // BIG EAST Game 11 | |
| No. 25 Seton Hall (16-4, 6-3 BIG EAST) at No. 21 DePaul (16-6, 8-1 BIG EAST) | |
| Date | Sunday, Jan. 31| 3 p.m (ET). |
| Location | Al McGuire Center (3,700) | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Watch | BEDN/FOX Sports GO |
| Links | | Radio (WSOU, 89.5 FM) | @SHUWBB on Twitter |
| Notes | Media Central | Seton Hall Notes | Marquette Notes |
MILWAUKEE, WIS. - Fresh off a road win at No. 21 DePaul on Friday afternoon, the No. 25 Seton Hall women's basketball team is back in action on Sunday at Marquette for a 3 p.m. (ET) tip. The Pirates (17-4, 7-3 BIG EAST) and Golden Eagles (10-11, 5-5 BIG EAST) will square off at the Al McGuire Center after a 99-68 victory for The Hall on Jan. 3 in South Orange. The contest can be seen on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.
LAST TIME OUT
In its most recent outing, The Hall took down No. 21 DePaul in Chicago by a score of 83-74 on Friday afternoon
• The victory was The Hall's first road win over an AP Top-25 opponent since Jan. 16, 2006 at No. 12 Notre Dame
• Aleesha Powell (Philadelphia, Pa.) led all scorers with 24 points, knocking down 5-of-5 shots from 3-point range
• The Pirates out-rebounded the Blue Demons 43-35 and out-scored DPU 44-24 in the paint
• Tabatha Richardson-Smith (Bay City, Texas) added 20 points and seven rebounds while Shakena Richardson chipped in 18 points and seven assists
• The Pirates moved into second place in the BIG EAST with the win and avenged an earlier loss to DePaul in South Orange
MEETING MARQUETTE
The Pirates are 6-8 all-time agains the Golden Eagles, but have won four of the last five meetings
• The Hall defeated Marquette earlier this season, toppling MU by a score of 99-68 at Walsh Gym in the Pirates' BIG EAST home opener
• Six Pirates scored in double-figures in the victory, led by 20 from Tabatha Richardson-Smith
• LaTecia Smith (14 points) and Taylor Byrne (10) both set new career-highs in the victory
• The Pirates out-scored MU 56-24 in the paint
• Last year, the two sides split a regular season series before The Hall notched a 77-51 victory in the BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals
• Seton Hall is 0-6 all-time at Marquette, including a 73-70 setback last season
SETON HALL TIP-INS
- Seton Hall is 17-4 and 7-3 in BIG EAST play after a road win at No. 21 DePaul to open the second half of the league schedule
- The Hall currently slots in at second in the BIG EAST standings, a game back of first-place DePaul
- Richardson-Smith leads the BIG EAST in scoring in overall games (19.5 ppg) and conference games (23.6)
- Shakena Richardson (Neptune, N.J.) had a career-high 23 points on Jan. 22 vs. Xavier and leads the BIG EAST with 5.4 assists per game in conference play
- The Hall leads the BIG EAST in rebounding margin (+4.8) in conference games
- Tiffany Jones (New York, N.Y.) leads the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and rebounding in conference games (10.1)
- SHU is 6-8 all-time against Marquette but has won four of the last five meetings with the Golden Eagles
GOLDEN EAGLE POINTS
• Marquette hosts The Hall with a 10-11 record on the year and a 5-5 mark in BIG EAST play after a 67-64 victory over St. John's on Friday night
• The Golden Eagles are the second-highest scoring team in the BIG EAST at 77.4 points per game
• Star freshman Allazia Blockton powers the MU attack with 18.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game
• Natisha Hiedeman adds 14.3 points per game and is shooting 39.3 percent from 3-point range in league play
• Erika Davenport and McKayla Yentz both score 10.4 points per game to give MU four players in double-figures
• MU is 6-3 at home this year, with a 4-1 mark in BIG EAST games at the Al McGuire Center
After the trip to Marquette, The Hall begins a three-game home stretch on Sunday, Feb. 7 when it hosts St. John's. The Pirates and Red Storm will square off at 1:30 p.m. in a nationally-televised tilt on FS1.
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