Sunday, December 4
South Orange, N.J.
2 p.m.
Seton Hall University
vs
Wake Forest
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The Hall Hosts Wake Forest At Walsh On Sunday
12/2/2016 9:25:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- For the second time in the non-conference slate, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (4-3) will welcome a foe from the Atlantic Coast Conference to Walsh Gym when Wake Forest (6-1) visits on Sunday afternoon. The Hall will look to make it two-straight against the ACC with a 2 p.m. tip on the Pirate Sports Network. Jon Schaeffer and David Gass have the call for the FREE stream, with the contest also available over the air on WSOU, 89.5 FM.Â
The Pirates have won their last three overall against the ACC, taking down Boston College on Nov. 17 after defeating North Carolina State in the Cancun Challenge last season. Overall the Pirates are 6-4 against teams from the "Football Five" conferences since the start of the 2014-15 season and are 27-1 in home non-conference games under fourth-year head coach Anthony Bozzella.Â
ALL-TIME VS. WAKE FOREST
The Pirates have faced Wake Forest have met three times in the past, most recently taking part in a home-and-home series in the 2011-12 and '12-13 seasons
In its most recent outing, The Hall fell by a score of 94-67 at Princeton
Sunday's contest kicks off a set of four of five at home for The Hall, with a Wednesday, Dec. 7 contest against LIU-Brooklyn next on the docket.
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The Pirates have won their last three overall against the ACC, taking down Boston College on Nov. 17 after defeating North Carolina State in the Cancun Challenge last season. Overall the Pirates are 6-4 against teams from the "Football Five" conferences since the start of the 2014-15 season and are 27-1 in home non-conference games under fourth-year head coach Anthony Bozzella.Â
ALL-TIME VS. WAKE FOREST
The Pirates have faced Wake Forest have met three times in the past, most recently taking part in a home-and-home series in the 2011-12 and '12-13 seasons
- The Pirates are 1-2 in the series, notching their lone victory on Dec. 31, 1990
- The last meeting came on Dec. 8, 2012 at Wake Forest, a narrow 64-63 victory for the Demon Deacons
- In that contest, Ka-Deidre Simmons led the Pirates with 18 points and six assists while Janee Johnson scored 14 and grabbed six rebounds
- The Hall is 4-3 on the young season, at home for a brief two-game homestand
- 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 46-10 mark at Walsh Gym since the start of the 2013-14 campaign
- 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
- Kaela Hilaire (Floral Park, N.Y.) is the reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after a career-high 24 points on Nov. 26 vs. CCSU
- The Demon Deacons enter Sunday's match-up with a 6-1 record on the year, riding a five-game winning streak
- Wake Forest is in the midst of a three-game road swing, already notching away victories at Elon (Nov. 26) and most recently at Illinois (Nov. 30)
- Four different Demon Deacons score at least 12 points per game, led by 16.3 from Ariel Stephenson
- Amber Campbell (14.3), Elisa Penna (12.1) and Milan Quinn (12.0) join Stephenson in double-figures
- Quinn leads WFU in rebounding at 8.7 per game and ranks among the tops in the ACC with a 60.9 field goal percentage
- Overall this year Wake is out-scoring opponents by 10.4 points per game and shooting 44.0 percent from the field
In its most recent outing, The Hall fell by a score of 94-67 at Princeton
- The Tigers opened the game on an 11-0 run and never looked back
- Deja Winters (Richmond Heights, Ohio) led the Pirates with 16 points to tie a career-high, while Skyler Snider (Kearney, Neb.) finished with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for her first career double-double
- Princeton knocked down 12-of-26 from 3-point range and held a 53-39 advantage on the glass
- JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas)Â was the third Pirate in double-figures with 13 points, her fourth-straight double-digit scoring output to open her SHU career
Sunday's contest kicks off a set of four of five at home for The Hall, with a Wednesday, Dec. 7 contest against LIU-Brooklyn next on the docket.
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