Pirates And Hoyas Set For Sunday Matinee

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (10-8, 2-5 BIG EAST) is right back in action on Sunday afternoon when it hosts Georgetown (7-9, 2-4 BIG EAST) at Walsh Gym. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.

All-Time vs. Georgetown: 35-27, Seton Hall
Last Meeting: GU 77, SHU 60 - February 10, 2017

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

Sunday marks the conclusion of a stretch of eight games in 18 days to kick off BIG EAST play
Donnaizha Fountain and Shadeen Samuels both hit the 20-point mark on on Friday against Villanova, the second time this season two Pirates have scored 20
Fountain is top-10 in the BIG EAST in both scoring (15.3 ppg, eighth) and rebounding (7.3 rpg, sixth)
The Hall forced 25 turnovers and recorded 16 steals in a win over Xavier on Wednesday

SCOUTING GEORGETOWN >>

The Hall is 35-27 all-time against Georgetown in a series dating back to 1981
The Pirates were slept by GU last season after going 5-1 against the Hoyas in the prior three campaigns
The last win for The Hall against Georgetown was an 83-75 victory in Washington on Jan. 17, 2016
The Hoyas are 7-9 this season and 2-5 in BIG EAST play
Dionna White leads Georgetown and is among the BIG EAST leaders with 17.8 points per game, also pacing the league leaders with 43 steals
Mikayla Venson (13.5 ppg) and Cynthia Petke (10.5) also score in double-figures for the Hoyas, with Petke notching a team-high 9.6 boards per game
The Hoyas are 3-4 away from home this season

VILLANOVA RECAP >>

The Pirates suffered a tough setback to Villanova on Friday night, falling by a score of 67-59
The Hall led by nine at the half and was up four heading into the fourth quarter before a 15-2 run for the Wildcats to open the final frame
The Hall got back within a possession with three minutes to play, but VU rattled off five-straight to go up 58-50 with 1:10 to go and ice the contest
Donnaizha Fountain had a huge day with 28 points and 13 rebounds, while Shadeen Samuels narrowly missed her own double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds
Both Fountain and Samuels set new career-high scoring marks in the setback
The Hall's setback came despite a 28-16 edge in the paint and a 41-34 advantage in the rebounding battle

WHAT'S AHEAD >>
The Pirates will have an unprecedented full week off before returning to BIG EAST action on Jan. 21 against rival St. John's.