Sunday, January 8
South Orange, N.J.
2 p.m.
Seton Hall University
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The Hall Hosts DePaul On Sunday Afternoon
1/6/2017 12:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall women's basketball team (8-6, 1-2 BIG EAST) returns to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon to renew its rivalry with No. 23 DePaul (12-4, 4-0 BIG EAST). Tip off on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app is set for 2 p.m. with Jon Schaeffer, Dave Popkin and Megan O'Brien on the call.Â
The Pirates are coming off a tough two-game road stretch that saw them fall at Butler and at Xavier earlier this week. The return to Walsh Gym is a welcome one, as The Hall is 7-1 in South Orange this season including a BIG EAST-opening victory over St. John's on Dec. 30. The Pirates and Blue Demons have finished in the top-two of the BIG EAST standings in each of the last two seasons, splitting the league's regular season title in 2014-15. The Hall has more wins against DePaul than any other BIG EAST squad does since realignment.Â
TICKETS FOR SUNDAY'S CONTEST ARE AVAILABLE HERE.
SETON HALL TIP-INS
BLUE DEMON BITES
DePAUL SERIES NOTES
The Pirates face another stiff BIG EAST test on Tuesday, Jan. 10 when they welcome Marquette to Walsh Gym for a 7 p.m. tip/
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The Pirates are coming off a tough two-game road stretch that saw them fall at Butler and at Xavier earlier this week. The return to Walsh Gym is a welcome one, as The Hall is 7-1 in South Orange this season including a BIG EAST-opening victory over St. John's on Dec. 30. The Pirates and Blue Demons have finished in the top-two of the BIG EAST standings in each of the last two seasons, splitting the league's regular season title in 2014-15. The Hall has more wins against DePaul than any other BIG EAST squad does since realignment.Â
TICKETS FOR SUNDAY'S CONTEST ARE AVAILABLE HERE.
SETON HALL TIP-INS
- The Hall is 8-6 on the year and 1-2 in league play after dropping both legs of a two-game road swing
- 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
- Kaela Hilaire turned in the second outing of 20 or more points during her freshman campaign on Wednesday at Xavier and ranks third in the BIG EAST in assists
- Deja Winters is the reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after 10 points in a win over St. John's last Friday
- The Pirates lead the conference in both blocked shots and steals and rank fourth in the league in scoring offense
BLUE DEMON BITES
- DePaul visits South Orange with a 12-4 overall record and a perfect 4-0 mark in BIG EAST play to sit at the top of the league standings
- After playing a highly-challenging non-conference schedule, the Blue Demons are ranked No. 23 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll
- Jessica January leads DPU in scoring and assists but has missed the last three games due to injury
- Behind January, Brooke Schulte scores 14.0 points per game and Jacqui Grant adds 11.9 and 7.6 rebounds
- The Pirates dropped the second leg of a two-game road swing on Wednesday night, falling at Xavier
- The Hall trailed by double-digits at the break and by as many as 21 in the second half, but a spirited fourth quarter rally cut the deficit to eight
- Seton Hall trimmed the XU lead to 62-54 with back-to-back triples from JaQuan Jackson and Claire Lundberg  midway through the fourth
- SHU had a look at another triple to cut the deficit to five, but came up short before a three-point play on the other end to push the lead back to double-digits with under three to play
- Kaela Hilaire led The Hall with 20 points while Claire Lundberg tied a career-high with 17
- On the glass, Lubirdia Gordon and Shadeen Samuels both snagged nine rebounds to help the rebound battle finish at 36-36
- Raeshaun Gaffney led XU with a career-high 33 points, including 20 in an explosive first half
DePAUL SERIES NOTES
- The Pirates have faced DePaul 16 times since 1999
- After winning the first meeting, SHU dropped 10 in a row in the series before a regular season sweep in 2014-15
- Over the last two-plus seasons SHU is 3-2 against DePaul, handing the Blue Demons half of their total losses against BIG EAST foes in that span
- Last year the squads split their regular season series, with each winning on the road
- The last meeting was an 83-74 victory for The Hall on Jan. 29, 2016 behind 24 points from Aleesha Powell
- In the 2014-15 season, DePaul's visit to Walsh Gym saw the Pirates set a program scoring record in a 107-87 victory on Jan. 18, 2015
The Pirates face another stiff BIG EAST test on Tuesday, Jan. 10 when they welcome Marquette to Walsh Gym for a 7 p.m. tip/
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