Pirates Host Marquette On Tuesday Night

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Looking to snap a three-game skid, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (8-7, 1-3 BIG EAST) is back at Walsh Gym on Tuesday night to host Marquette (12-4, 3-2 BIG EAST) for BIG EAST action. The contest is set to tip at 7 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network via the FOX Sports GO app with Jon Schaeffer, Dave Popkin and John Fanta on the call.

The Pirates are closing a brief two-game home-stand after falling to No. 21 DePaul on Sunday afternoon. Marquette is also coming off a setback after a road loss at St. John's on Sunday. The contest will serve as a rematch of the BIG EAST Quarterfinals in each of the last two conference tournaments, with both postseason meetings going to The Hall.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall is 8-7 on the year and 1-3 in league play as it closes a quick 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
JaQuan Jackson leads the Pirates and ranks second in 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 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

GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES

Marquette visits Walsh Gym with a 12-4 record on the year and a 3-2 mark in BIG EAST play
The Golden Eagles have received votes in the national polls on several occasions this season
Allazia Blockton is the top scorer in the BIG EAST, leading MU with 17.3 points per game along with 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists
Natisha Hiedeman (13.5 ppg) and Erika Davenport (12.9) also score in double-figures for MU, while Davenport leads the conference in field goal percentage (55.9) and ranks second in rebounding (9.9)

DePAUL RECAP

The Pirates fell to league-leading DePaul on Sunday afternoon, dropping a 96-65 decision to the No. 23 Blue Demons
DPU surged out to a 15-point lead after a quarter and never trailed
Jackson led the Pirates with 14 points, while LaTecia Smith added 13 points, three rebounds and three assists off the bench
The Blue Demons knocked down 12 shots from 3-point range in the first half en route to a total of 16 trifectas for the game
Jayla Jones-Pack finished with career-highs of nine points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench
Tanita Allen led DePaul with 30 points while Jacqui Grant added 23 and 10 rebounds

MARQUETTE SERIES NOTES

The Pirates have faced Marquette 16 times since the 2005-06 season, including postseason meetings in each of the last two years
Last season the squads split the regular season series with each winning at home
The third meeting came in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals, with the third-seeded Pirates knocking off the six-seed Golden Eagles by a score of 93-86
Tiffany Jones turned in one of the top performances in BIG EAST Tournament history with 29 points and 18 rebounds in the win
Over the course of the three contests against MU, the Pirates averaged 91.3 points per game and shot 49.1 percent from the floor
The Hall is 5-2 against Marquette at Walsh Gym, including a 99-68 victory in South Orange last season

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following the Marquette contest, The Hall kicks off a two-game road swing starting with Villanova on Friday, Jan. 15.