The Hall Continues BIG EAST Play At Xavier

Wednesday, January 4

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Xavier

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7 p.m.

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CINCINNATI - The Seton Hall women's basketball team (8-5, 1-1 BIG EAST) looks to bounce back from a Monday night setback when it concludes a two-game roadswing at Xavier (9-5, 1-2) on Wednesday night. The contest is set to tip at 7 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network/FOX Sports GO app and on WSOU, 89.5 FM.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall is 8-5 on the year and 1-1 in league play after splitting their first two BIG EAST contests
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
JaQuan Jackson leads the BIG EAST in scoring 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
Seton Hall has three players in the top-five in the league in steals per game; LaTecia Smith (2.9, second), Kaela Hilaire (2.6, third) and Jackson (2.5, tie-fourth)
Deja Winters is the reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after 10 points in a win over St. John's on Friday
The Pirates lead the conference in both blocked shots and steals and rank third in the league in scoring offense

MUSKETEER MINUTIAE

•Xavier hosts The Hall with a 9-5 record on the year and a 1-2 mark in BIG EAST action
After splitting their first two league games, the Musketeers fell on Tuesday night to St. John's
Raeshaun Gaffney leads XU with 14.3 points per game, ranking eighth in the conference in scoring
Xavier ranks second in the BIG EAST in both scoring defense (57.4 ppg) and field goal percentage defense (35.7 percent)
Leah Schaefer is XU's leading rebounder at 6.5 per game

BUTLER RECAP

The Pirates faced their first road test of BIG EAST action on Monday night, falling at Butler
The contest was tied after a quarter and The Hall trailed by five at the break, but BU used a 23-12 third quarter to build a double-digit lead it would not relent
JaQuan Jackson led The Hall with a career-high 25 points but was the lone Pirate in double-figures
Butler held a 44-32 edge on the glass leading to a 20-5 advantage in second-chance points
Kaela Hilaire led all players with seven assists while LaTecia Smith grabbed a team-high seven rebounds
The setback snapped a four-game winning streak for The Hall in the series against the Bulldogs

XAVIER SERIES NOTES

The Pirates have faced Xavier six times since the Musketeers joined the BIG EAST
The Hall is 6-0 all-time against the Musketeers, the lone BIG EAST foe they are unbeaten against
Last season after an 82-66 victory in South Orange, the Pirates snagged a 72-67 triumph in Cincinnati
The contest at the Cintas Center on Feb. 21 was the first game in the series decided by single-digits
In that game at XU, Aleesha Powell scored 21 points while Tiffany Jones finished with a 14-point, 16-rebound double-double off the bench
In the home contest, Tabatha Richardson-Smith (27) and Shakena Richardson (23) combined for 50 points and The Hall forced 20 XU turnovers leading to a 30-8 edge off of them