Pirates Visit Minnesota On Sunday Afternoon

Sunday, November 20

Minneapolis, Minn.

3 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Minnesota

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11/19/2016 12:42:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Riding a 3-0 start to the season, the Seton Hall women/s basketball team hits the road to visit Big Ten foe Minnesota (3-0) on Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. (ET) and can be streamed with Big Ten Network Plus, also available as always on WSOU, 89.5 FM.

The Pirates are coming off a 71-66 victory over Boston College on Thursday night, a match-up that featured 13 lead changes and six ties. Kaela Hilaire (Floral Park, N.Y.), Claire Lundberg (Andover, Minn.) and Deja Winters (Richmond Heights, Ohio) all set new career-high scoring marks in the triumph as The Hall snagged its first win over Boston College since 2001. Sunday's contest will be The Hall's first ever meeting against Minnesota, with the Golden Gophers marking the ninth team from the Big Ten the Pirates will face over the course of the program's history.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall is 3-0 on the season, picking up victories at home against Savannah State and Boston College and on the road against Marist
The Pirates are coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances as Anthony Bozzella enters his fourth season at the helm of his alma mater
Seton Hall was projected to finish seventh in the BIG EAST preseason poll, but has exceeded its preseason pick each season under Bozzella
The Pirates feature one of the nation's youngest squads, boasting a roster that includes a total of nine freshmen
Five different Pirates have already set new career-high marks in scoring this season

MINNESOTA MORSELS

The Golden Gophers host The Hall with a 3-0 record on the year, picking up home wins over Harvard and Georgeotwn and a road victory at VCU
Minnesota is scoring 83.3 points per game on 45.5 percent shooting through three contests
Carlie Wagner leads the Gophers with 24.7 points per game on 35.5 percent shooting from 3-point range
Kenisha Bell is Minnesota's top distributor with 9.0 assists per game, while Jessie Edwards tops the squad with 8.0 rebounds per contest
The Gophers hold a +4.0 turnover margin per game and average 16.7 assists per contest

BANNER NIGHT RECAP
In its last outing, The Hall knocked off Boston College by a score of 71-66 after raising a banner to honor its 2016 NCAA Tournament appearance

The Pirates trailed by three at the break and fell behind by as many as nine in the third quarter before rallying back to re-take the lead in the third
The Eagles leveled the contest at 65-all late in the fourth quarter before Lubirdia Gordon (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) rattled off four-straight points in the final two minutes to put The Hall ahead for good
Kaela Hilaire scored a career-high 17 points and dished out eight assists, while Claire Lundberg also set a new personal high mark with 17 and grabbed eight rebounds
Deja Winters was the third Pirate in double-figures with 16 points off the bench
The Hall knocked down a season-high 11 shots from 3-point range, one shy of the program record
In her first game action of the season Gordon finished with eight points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following Sunday's contest, The Hall will have six days off before beginning play in the 2016 SHU Thanksgiving Classic. The Pirates open tournament play with Central Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 2:30 p.m. before facing either San Diego State or UT-Arlington on Sunday, also at 2:30 p.m.