Pirates Fall To UTA In Thanksgiving Classic Finale

Sunday, November 27

South Orange, N.J.

2:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

4-2

UT Arlington

5-0

UT-Arlington

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.464

.383

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.238

FT%

.571

.476

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11/27/2016 6:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (4-2) dropped the championship game of the 2016 SHU Thanskgiving Classic to UT-Arlington (5-0) by a score of 86-61 on Sunday afternoon at Walsh Gymnasium. The setback snapped a 28-game streak of home non-conference victories for The Hall, which stood as the third-longest in the nation.

Kaela Hilaire (Floral Park, N.Y.) led the Pirates with 15 points of 5-of-11 shooting in the setback, also notching a team-high five assists and three steals. JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas) added 14 points in her first game action since Nov. 15, while Deja Winters (Richmond Heights, Ohio) was the third Pirate in double-figures with 11 points off the bench.

The Pirates took an early lead but fell behind after a quarter, before the Lady Mavericks used a big run in the second quarter to balloon their lead to double digits at halftime. The Hall battled to within 10 early in the third period but ultimately would get no closer the rest of the way.

Turning Point
The Hall opened the contest strong, grabbing a 13-8 lead with 4:19 remaining in the first quarter after a Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) put-back. The Lady Mavericks would respond by scoring 10 of the final 11 points in the opening frame to take an 18-14 lead into the second quarter. The next frame opened with more of the same, as UTA pressure led to a 13-0 run to begin the second quarter to open up a 17-point advantage. The Hall would be unable to get the lead back to single-digits the rest of the way.

Inside The Numbers

UT-Arlington's Rebekah Van Dijk led all players with 34 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 14-for-19 from the floor and snaring seven offensive rebounds – she was named SHU Thanskgiving Classic MVP following the contest
The Lady Mavs won the turnover battle, 31-26, leading to a 36-14 edge in points off turnovers
Seton Hall led in bench scoring, 26-19, and the SHU reserves have notched at least 25 points in five of six games this season
The Hall blocked seven shots compared to zero for UTA, with Jayla Jones-Pack (Amityville, N.Y.) leading the way with a career-high four rejections

News and Notes

Following the tournament, Lubirdia Gordon (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) and Hilaire were named to the SHU Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team
Hilaire finished the tournament with 19.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game
Jackson has scored in double-figures in all three official games during her Seton Hall career
The Pirates fall to 1-1 all-time against UT-Arlington, with each team winning on the road in the series
The loss snaps a streak of 28-straight non-conference home wins for the Pirates and is the first such loss under fourth-year head coach Anthony Bozzella
The Pirates fall to 42-8 all-time in the 25 regular season tournaments they have hosted
The setback was Bozzella's first in a holiday tournament at The Hall, now with a 7-1 record
Chanel Jemmot (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored her first career points in the second half with a lay-in
The Pirates have notched double-digit steals in every contest this year and lead the BIG EAST with 13.8 steals per game

Up Next
The Pirates head south for a quick trip on Wednesday, Nov. 30 to take on Princeton at Jadwin Gymnasium. Tip-off for the Garden State rivalry clash is set for 6 p.m.