Pirates Set For 2016 SHU Thanskgiving Classic

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Set to return to Walsh Gym for the first time in over a week, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (3-1) will host the 2016 SHU Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 27 at Walsh Gymnasium. The Pirates will open tournament play with Central Connecticut State (1-3) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. before taking on either UT-Arlington (3-0) or San Diego State (1-3) on Sunday afternoon. Both Seton Hall contests in the Classic will be available live and FREE on the Pirate Sports Network with Jon Schaeffer and former Pirate Tajay Ashmeade ('12) on the call.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
San Diego State vs. UT-Arlington - Nov. 26, 12 p.m.
Seton Hall vs. Central Connecticut - Nov. 26, 2:30 p.m. (TICKETS)

G1 Winner/Loser vs. CCSU- Nov. 27, 12 p.m.
G1 Winner/Loser vs. Seton Hall - Nov. 27, 2:30 p.m. (TICKETS)

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall is 3-1 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
The Hall hosts the SHU Thanksgiving Classic with an all-time record of 41-7 in regular season tournament action at Walsh Gymnasium
The Pirates feature one of the nation's youngest squads, boasting a roster that includes a total of nine freshmen
Six different Pirates have already set new career-high marks in scoring this season
Seton Hall is 4-0 in the SHU Thanskgiving Classic and 6-0 overall in Holiday Tournament play under Bozzella

FACING THE FIELD

The Hall is unbeaten against the 2016 SHU Thanksgiving Classic field. The Pirates have faced Central Connecticut State twice and San Diego State and UT-Arlington once each, coming away with four victories in said outings.
In its most recent meeting against a member of the field, The Hall defeated UT-Arlington last season by a score of 61-54 in Texas on Nov. 24, 2015

TOURNAMENT SUCCESS

This weekend will mark the 25th regular season tournament hosted by Seton Hall at Walsh Gym
Since 2013-14 The Seton Hall Classic has been played over Thanksgiving Weekend, with the Pirates a perfect 4-0 since the shift
The first tournament hosted by SHU came in the 1986-87 season
Overall in home tournament action the Pirates are 41-7 for an 85.4 winning percentage and have gone 2-0 in the tournament in 17 of 24 iterations
Last season The Hall took part in the 2015 Cancun Challenge, defeating NC State and Northern Iowa to win the Riviera Maya Division
Under Anthony Bozzella, Seton Hall is 6-0 in holiday tournament play

MINNESOTA RECAP
In its last outing, The Hall shot a season-low 27.3 percent from the floor in a 90-57 setback at Minnesota

The Pirates were without three starters in the contest, including top two scorers JaQuan Jackson and LaTecia Smith
Freshmen Skyler Snider and Deja Winters tied for the team-high with 10 points apiece
The Pirates blocked a season-high 11 shots, with eight different players recording at least one swat
The contest served as a homecoming for The Hall's two Minnesota natives of Martha Kuderer (injured) and Claire Lundberg (eight points, six rebounds)

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following the two outings at Walsh this weekend, The Hall will begin its Garden State rivalry series with a trip to Princeton on Wednesday, Nov. 30.