The Hall Hosts St. Francis Brooklyn On Saturday

Saturday, December 2

South Orange, N.J.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

St. Francis (N.Y.)

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12/1/2017 6:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (5-1) caps a season-long five-game homestand on Saturday afternoon when it plays host to St. Francis Brooklyn (2-4) inside historic Walsh Gymnasium. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. on the Pirate Sports Network with David Gass, Tajay Ashmeade and Sedria Thomas on the call.

The Hall has won three of four on its current homestand, most recently taking down Marist by a score of 85-60 on Thursday night. St. Francis Brooklyn is in the midst of a five-game stretch away from home, with the Terriers coming off a 64-49 win at Saint Peter's on Thursday night. The Pirates are the second BIG EAST foe the Terriers will face this season; SFBK dropped a 73-49 decision at St. John's in the season opener.

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

The Hall riding a three-game winning streak into the final game of a season-long five-game homestand
Five Pirates scored in double-figures on Thursday night in an 85-60 rout of Marist
The Hall leads the BIG EAST and ranks 14th in the nation in steals this season
In the Tony Bozzella era, Seton Hall is 34-2 in home non-conference games and 57-15 at Walsh Gym overall

TANGLING WITH THE TERRIERS >>

Saturday marks the ninth all-time meeting with St. Francis Brooklyn
The Hall is 8-0 against the Terriers in a series dating back to 1975
The two sides met seven times from 1975-89 before rekindling the series for a one-off game in the 2005-06 season
In the last meeting, The Hall picked up a 68-50 victory on Nov. 20, 2005

MARIST RECAP >>

The Hall picked up a dominant 85-60 victory over Marist on Thursday night
The two sides traded leads in a tight first quarter, before the Pirates exploded for a 28-7 edge in the second period to go up by 25 at the half
The Pirates used 19 steals to force 27 Marist turnovers, out-scoring the Red Foxes by a 32-15 margin off those turnovers
The Hall also held a commanding 46-27 edge on the glass
Taylor Brown led five Pirates in double-figures with 16 points, while Inja Butina went for a career-high 13 points
The Pirates recorded 20 assists on 29 made field goals, including a career-high six helpers from Shadeen Samuels
Butina, Kaela Hilaire and Samuels combined for 13 assists and no turnovers

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following Saturday's contest, the Pirates kick off their toughest stretch of the non-conference with three-straight games against "Football Five" conference opponents. First up is a rivalry game at Rutgers on Dec. 8.