Pirates Hit The Road, Face Marquette Friday on FSN

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - After a successful four-game home-stand that concluded with a weekend sweep, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (11-11, 4-7 BIG EAST) visits Marquette (16-6, 7-4) on Friday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center. The matinee will tip at 12:30 p.m. (ET) and be broadcast on Fox Sports Networks and YES Network locally as well as on the FOX Sports GO app with Patrick Reed, Kyle Dlaby and Sarah Gorden on the call.

The Hall dropped the first meeting with the Golden Eagles on Jan. 10 in South Orange, falling 83-77 after rallying from a 23-point deficit. The Pirates are coming off a sweep of Xavier and Butler last weekend at home, while MU dropped road contests at Providence and at Creighton over the weekend. The Hall is looking for its first win at the Al McGuire Center, currently 0-7 against MU on the road.

A full clearance list of networks carrying Friday's contest can be found HERE.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall hits the road for five of their final seven contests after going 3-1 on a recent home-stand
The Pirates are looking to split the regular season series with the Golden Eagles after falling on Jan. 10 at home
Kaela Hilaire is the reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week and leads all conference rookies in scoring, assists and steals
The Hall is making its first of two trips to Milwaukee this season, as the Al McGuire Center will also host the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament
JaQuan Jackson ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring in her first season as a Pirate
The Pirates lead the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage during league play with a 36.9 percent mark

MARQUETTE MINUTIAE

Marquette hosts The Hall with a 16-6 record on the year and a 7-4 mark in league play, good for third in the BIG EAST standings
Allazia Blockton leads the conference in scoring at 17.8 points per game and also snares 5.6 rebounds per contest
Also in double-figures for MU are Natisha Hiedeman at 13.5 points per game and Erika Davenport at 12.9
Davenport averages 9.8 rebounds per game to rank second in the BIG EAST and leads the league with 11 double-doubles
MU's field goal percentage is best in the conference at 44.9 percent on the year

BUTLER RECAP
The Pirates most recently closed a four-game home-stand with a dramatic 65-63 victory over Butler

The Hall led by as many as 11 in the second half, but a 7-0 run for Butler in the final minutes of regulation saw the score tied with 29.1 ticks to play
On Seton Hall's final possession, Kaela Hilaire banked home a floater with 1.9 seconds on the clock that served as the game-winner
JaQuan Jackson led The Hall with 13 points in the win, while LaTecia Smith finished with 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals
Also in double-figures for The Hall was Martha Kuderer, who scored 10 points off the bench
For Butler it was Michelle Weaver leading all scorers with 25 points
The Hall held a 20-7 in bench points and a 15-6 advantage in second chance points while shoot 45.3 percent from the floor and 39.1 percent from 3-point range

MARQUETTE SERIES NOTES
The Hall is 7-10 all-time against Marquette in a series dating back to MU joining the BIG EAST for the 2005-06 season

The Hall fell to Marquette earlier this season, dropping an 83-77 decision at Walsh Gym
In that contest the Pirates trailed by as many as 23 but stormed back to pull as close as three in the fourth quarter
During the Jan. 10 meeting, Claire Lundberg led The Hall with 18 points while Jackson added 17
Seton Hall and Marquette have met in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals each of the last two seasons, with both meetings going to The Hall
In nine meetings with MU under Bozzella, The Hall is 5-4 and is scoring 81.8 points per game

WHAT'S AHEAD
Up next, the Pirates continue their road swing and visit No. 17 DePaul on Super Sunday for a 3 p.m. (ET) tip.