Pirates Close Regular Season Sunday At St. John's

QUEENS, N.Y. - The Seton Hall women's basketball team (11-17, 4-13 BIG EAST) closes the 2016-17 regular season on Sunday afternoon, heading across the river for a rivalry contest at St. John's (18-10, 10-7 BIG EAST). The contest at Carnesecca Arena will tip at 2 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network via the FOX Sports GO app.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall closes the regular season on Sunday afternoon, the final game of a season-ending three-game road trip
The Pirates are closing conference play against the Red Storm, who they opened league play against with a five-point victory
Kaela Hilaire leads all BIG EAST rookies in scoring, assists and steals
The Hall is currently seventh in the conference standings, sitting a half-game up on Xavier and Providence
JaQuan Jackson ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in scoring in her first season as a Pirate
The Pirates lead the BIG EAST with 5.1 blocked shots and rank second with 8.9 steals per game
Lubirdia Gordon is the league leader in field goal percentage (60.9) and ranks top-10 in blocked shots (1.7, 2nd) and rebounding (6.4, 8th)

RED STORM REPORT

St. John's hosts The Hall with an 18-10 record on the year and a 10-7 mark in BIG EAST play, sitting fifth in the conference standings
The Red Storm boast the league's top defense, ranking first in scoring defense (55.5 ppg) and field goal percentage defense (36.7 percent)
Offensively St. John's is led by Jade Walker's 14.1 points per game
Akina Wellere (11.4 ppg) and Aaliyah Lewis (10.5) also score in double-figures, while Lewis ranks first in the conference with 6.2 assists per game

LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates fell at Providence on Sunday afternoon, dropping a 74-57 decision to the Friars

The Hall jumped out to an early lead and was up seven after a quarter, before PC pulled ahead by four at the half
The Friars used a 13-0 run in the third quarter to build a double-digit lead they would not relent
JaQuan Jackson led The Hall with 23 points, her sixth game this season with at least 20
Lubirdia Gordon narrowly missed a double-double in support of Jackson, finishing with eight points and 10 rebounds
The Pirates finished with a 22-12 edge in the paint and a 12-8 advantage in second chance points
For PC, Yoyo Nogic led four players in double-figures with 19 points

ST. JOHN'S SERIES NOTES
The Hall is 29-43 all-time against St. John's

Under Bozzella and since realignment, the Pirates are 3-6 against the Red Storm
Earlier this season The Hall nabbed a 64-59 victory over the Red Storm on Dec. 30, 2016
Jackson led The Hall with 18 in that triumph, while Gordon and Deja Winters each added 10
The Pirates held the Red Storm to 35.8 percent shooting from the floor and a 1-for-15 mark from 3-point range
The Hall also secured a 42-30 edge on the glass in the win
Seton Hall is 10-20 all-time on the road against St. John's, including a 71-69 setback last season despite a BIG EAST single-game best 34 points from Tabatha Richardson-Smith

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following the regular season finale, The Hall will head to Milwaukee to take part in the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament at the Al McGuire Center on Marquette's campus. The tournament kicks off with the first round on March 4.