Pirates Set For Road Test At Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - After a dominant season opener, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (1-0) faces a stiff test on Sunday when it visits ACC foe Wake Forest (1-0) for a matinee at the LJVM Coliseum. The contest is set to tip at 2 p.m. and can be heard on WSOU.net with Matt Lamb and Dagen Hughes on the call.

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

The Hall hits the road for the first time in 2017-18 for the first of three road contests against foes from "Football Five" conferences
The Pirates are coming off a dominant 91-49 victory over Saint Peter's in the season opener
The Hall defeated Wake Forest least season, with JaQuan Jackson and Kaela Hilaire both scoring in double-figures and combining for 10 steals
The Pirates are 3-0 against ACC foes under Tony Bozzella

SEASON OPENER SUCCESS >>

The Pirates improved to 35-10 all-time in season openers following Friday's win over Saint Peter's
That includes a 5-0 mark under Bozzella
The Hall has opened at home in each of the last seven seasons, with a 7-0 mark in those contests

DANCING WITH THE DEMON DEACONS >>

The Pirates are 2-2 all-time against Wake Forest
After a 71-61 victory for The Hall in 1990, the two sides didn't meet again until 2011
Wake Forest swept a home-and-home in 2011 and 2012, before a new series began with a 70-63 win in South Orange last year
In that victory for The Hall, LaTecia Smith scored 19 points and Lubirdia Gordon recorded a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double
The Pirates lost their only visit to Winston-Salem, coming in 2012

SAINT PETER'S RECAP >>

The Hall opened the regular season with a bang on Friday, routing local rival Saint Peter's by a score of 91-49
The Pirates overcame a slow shooting start and led by six after a quarter before building up a 15-point lead at the half
SHU swelled its lead to as many as 44 in the fourth quarter during a dominant second half
Donnaizha Fountain led all scorers with 22 points, one of four Pirates in double-figures
Fountain was joined at the top of the scoresheet by Taylor Brown (14 points), JaQuan Jackson (12) and Kaela Hilaire (12)
The Pirates forced 33 SPU turnovers while committing only seven, leading to a commanding 43-4 edge in points off turnovers