The Hall Hosts Georgetown In Play4Kay Game

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (11-13, 4-9 BIG EAST) is back at Walsh Gym this weekend, beginning its final two-game homestand of the 2016-17 regular season with Georgetown (14-8, 6-6 BIG EAST) on Friday night. Tip-off between the Pirates and Hoyas is set for 7 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app, and over the air on WSOU, 89.5 FM

Friday night's game will serve as The Hall's Play4Kay contest for breast cancer awareness. The Pirates will wear pink-accented uniforms and be collecting donations for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Tickets for the contest are still available HERE.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall returns home for its final two contests at Walsh Gym this season
The Pirates are looking to split the regular season series with the Hoyas after falling on the road on Jan. 15
Kaela Hilaire leads all conference rookies in scoring, assists and steals
The Pirates are 10-4 at Walsh Gym this season and hold the best home record in the BIG EAST since realignment
JaQuan Jackson ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring in her first season as a Pirate
The Pirates lead the BIG EAST with 5.4 blocked shots and 9.7 steals per game
Lubirdia Gordon is the conference leader in both field goal percentage (60.0 percent) and blocked shots per game (1.8)

HOYA HITS

Georgetown visits South Orange with a 14-8 overall record and a 6-6 mark in BIG EAST play
The Hoyas are 6-4 on the road this season
Dionna White is GU's top scorer with 16.0 points per game and leads the BIG EAST with 74 steals on the year
Also in double-figures for GU are Dorothy Adomako at 14.2 points per game and Faith Woodard with 13.7 a night
Woodard (8.0) and Adomako (7.0) check in as Georgetown's top rebounders for a squad that holds a +3.3 rebounding margin on the year, third in the league
Adomako, White and Woodard give GU three of the top 10 scorers in the BIG EAST

LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates dropped their most recent outing, falling at DePaul by a score of 86-60

After a sluggish first, the Pirates rallied with a big second quarter to pull within 39-34 at halftime
The No. 17 Blue Demons answered in the third, using an 18-2 run after The Hall pulled within three to push the lead to double-digits for good
Kaela Hilaire led The Hall with 12 points and also dished out seven assists to lead all players
Also in double-figures for The Hall were Lubirdia Gordon and JaQuan Jackson who each notched 10 points
The setback for The Hall was their first against DePaul at McGrath Phillips Arena since the 2013-14 campaign, as SHU had topped DPU on its home court in each of the last two seasons

GEORGETOWN SERIES NOTES
The Hall is 35-26 all-time against Georgetown

The Pirates won their first five meetings against the Hoyas under Bozzella, but GU has responded to win the last two contests in the series
Earlier this season in Washington, The Hall dropped a 77-58 decision to the Hoyas on Jan. 15
JaQuan Jackson led the Pirates with 19 points in that setback, knocking down four 3-pointers
Also in double-figures for The Hall was Martha Kuderer who chipped in 10 off the bench
For Georgetown, it was Mykia Jones with 20 points and Faith Woodard with 19 and eight boards
The Hall is 17-9 all-time against GU at Walsh Gym

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following Friday's contest, the Pirates will host Villanova on Sunday, Feb. 12 for Senior Day. Prior to the contest the Pirates will honor seniors Kat Egan, Tara Inman and Lubirdia Gordon.