Friday, January 13
Villanova, Pa.
11:30 a.m.
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Pirates Visit Villanova On Friday Morning
1/12/2017 8:50:00 AM | Women's Basketball
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (8-8, 1-4 BIG EAST) looks to back on track this weekend when it hits the road for a pair of conference road contests. First up is Villanova (6-9, 2-3 BIG EAST) on Friday morning. Tip-off from The Pavilion is set for 11:30 a.m. and will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network via FOX Sports GO with Nick Mantegna and Megan O'Brien on the call.Â
The Hall is coming off a hard-fought setback to Marquette, a contest that saw the Pirates cut a 23-point deficit to three midway through the fourth quarter in an eventual 83-77 defeat. Villanova is also coming off a loss, coming off a 60-46 setback at Creighton. The two squads have split their regular season series in two of the last three seasons since realignment.Â
SETON HALL TIP-INS
The Hall most recently closed a two-game home swing with Marquette, falling by a score of 83-77 on Tuesday night
VILLANOVA SERIES NOTES
The Pirates are 22-37 all-time against the Wildcats in a series dating back to 1980
The Pirates stay on the road following Friday's contest, trekking further down I-95 to visit Georgetown on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m.
The Hall is coming off a hard-fought setback to Marquette, a contest that saw the Pirates cut a 23-point deficit to three midway through the fourth quarter in an eventual 83-77 defeat. Villanova is also coming off a loss, coming off a 60-46 setback at Creighton. The two squads have split their regular season series in two of the last three seasons since realignment.Â
SETON HALL TIP-INS
- The Hall is looking to snap a four-game slide as it continues league play with a two-game road swing
- JaQuan Jackson leads the BIG EAST in scoring with 16.9 points per game in her first season as a Pirate
- The Pirates feature one of the nation's youngest squads, boasting a roster that includes a total of nine freshmen
- Kaela Hilaire is second on The Hall in scoring and ranks third in the BIG EAST in assists during her freshman campaign
- The Pirates lead the conference in steals, with three players ranked in top-four in the league in thefts
- Villanova hosts The Hall with a 6-9 record on the year and a 2-3 mark in BIG EAST action
- The Wildcats have won two of their last three contests, defeating Georgetown and Providence before a setback at Creighton on Tuesday night
- Adrianna Hahn leads VU with 14.3 points per game and is shooting 42.4 percent from 3-point range
- Also in double-figures is Alex Louin at 12.0 per game, adding a team-high 3.1 assists per game
- The Wildcats are among the national leaders in fewest turnovers, coughing it up only 9.9 times per game
- Megan Quinn is VU's leading rebounder at 5.8 per game
The Hall most recently closed a two-game home swing with Marquette, falling by a score of 83-77 on Tuesday night
- The Pirates trailed by 16 at the half and were down as many as 23 in the third quarter
- The Hall stormed back, closing the third on a 17-2 run before using a 7-0 run in the fourth to pull within a single possesionÂ
- Three was the closest the Pirates were able to pull, as MU made clutch shots and free throws down the stretch to fend off the furious rallyÂ
- Claire Lundberg led four Pirates in double-figures with a career-high 18 points, knocking down 6-of-7 from 3-point range
- Jackson added 17 points, while Hilaire finished with 16 points and five assists
- The Hall shot 46.9 percent from the floor and 42.1 percent from 3-point range in the setback, out-scoring MU by a 40-26 margin in the paint
VILLANOVA SERIES NOTES
The Pirates are 22-37 all-time against the Wildcats in a series dating back to 1980
- The Hall has fared well in the series since realignment, holding a 4-2 record over the last three seasons
- Last year the two squads split their season series, with each taking the home contest
- After a 55-45 setback at VU on Jan. 15, The Hall snagged a 60-50 win in South orange on Feb. 14
- Tabatha Richardson-Smith had big games in both contests, going for 20 points and 12 rebounds on the road and 27 and nine at home
- In the home contest, Richardson-Smith scored her 1,805th career point to become SHU's all-time leading scorer
- The Hall is 12-16 on the road all-time in the series
The Pirates stay on the road following Friday's contest, trekking further down I-95 to visit Georgetown on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m.
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