Pirates Head To Rutgers On Tuesday Night

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (6-3) looks to continue a strong run in non-conference play on Tuesday night when it visits Rutgers (2-9) for a Garden State showdwon at the Rutgers Athletics Center. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. in a contest broadcast on the Big Ten Network with Jason Horowitz and Vera Jones on the call, also available over the air at WSOU, 89.5 FM.

The Pirates are coming off a 77-59 victory over LIU Brooklyn in their last outing on Wednesday, Dec. 7 while the Scarlet Knights have dropped three in a row, including both contests on a just-completed two-game road swing at St. John's and Houston. Seton Hall and RU have met in each of the last three seasons, with two postseason meetings before The Hall recorded a resounding 77-49 victory last year during the regular season.

STUDENTS: Limited seats are still available on the bus trip to Rutgers. Tickets are $10 and include bus transportation, with only a $5 cost for Blue Beard Army members. Anyone looking to reserve a spot on the bus can find more information HERE.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall is 6-3 on the year ahead of its fourth and final road test of non-conference play
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 is looking to improve on a 9-3 record against in-state foes under Bozzella
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 and eight have scored in double-figures
Shadeen Samuels is the reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, becoming the third rookie Pirate to win the award in as many weeks after Deja Winters (Dec. 5) and Kaela Hilaire (Nov. 28) nabbed the honor

RUTGERS NOTES

The Scarlet Knights host the Pirates with a 2-9 record on the year and a 2-3 mark in Piscataway
Rutgers is coming off a two-game road swing that saw it fall at St. John's (Dec. 7) and at Houston (Dec. 10)
Kandiss Barber leads RU with 10.4 points per game and also grabs 5.4 rebounds an outing
Shrita Parker is second on the squad with 9.0 points while Desiree Keeling paces Rutgers with 7.1 caroms per contest

LIU BROOKLYN RECAP
In its most recent outing, The Hall toppled LIU Brooklyn by a score of 77-59 on Wednesday, Dec. 7

The Pirates led wire-to-wire, scoring 50 points in the first half for their most prolific opening frame of the season
The Hall shot a season-best 50.0 percent from the floor and dished out 21 assists
JaQuan Jackson led all scorers with 19 points, while Shadeen Samuels finished with 18 and six rebounds in only 13 minutes off the bench
Lubirdia Gordon also finished in double-figures with 15 points on 7-10 shooting while LaTecia Smith went for a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double
The Pirates recorded a season-low 11 turnovers, while Kaela Hilaire had nine assists against only one turnover

RUTGERS SERIES NOTES
The Pirates have faced Rutgers 43 times in the past, including each of the last three seasons

After Rutgers picked up postseason victories in the 2014 WNIT and 2015 NCAA First Round, the Pirates came away with a resounding 77-49 victory on Nov. 16, 2015
In last season's win, Tiffany Jones turned in a 20-point, 13-rebound double-double while Aleesha Powell poured in 17 points
The Pirates are 1-17 on the road against Rutgers, with the lone victory coming in the 1995-96 season

WHAT'S AHEAD
After the trip to RU, the Pirates return to Walsh Gymnasium for their final non-conference game of the year and host Rider on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 12 p.m.