Pirates Visit Butler On Sunday Afternoon

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The fast start to BIG EAST play continues for the Seton Hall women's basketball team (9-6, 1-3 BIG EAST) on Sunday afternoon when the Pirates visit Butler (10-5, 2-1 BIG EAST) for a conference tilt. The action is set to tip off at 1 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.

The Hall is coming off its first conference victory, taking down Providence on Friday night. The Bulldogs are fresh off sweeping a road trip that saw them pick up away victories at Villanova and Georgetown.

All-Time vs. Butler: 5-3, Seton Hall
Last Meeting: SHU 65, BU 63 - January 29, 2017

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

The Hall is coming off its first win of conference play after taking down Providence on Friday night
Donnaizha Fountain had a huge day against the Friars, going for 20 points and 12 rebounds along with scoring her 1,000th career point
Fountain leads The Hall with 14.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game
JaQuan Jackson (12.2 ppg) and Taylor Brown (10.1) also score in double-figures for The Hall
The Hall is shooting a blistering 45.2 percent from 3-point range through four conference games
Sunday afternoon is part of an early conference stretch that sees The Hall away from home for four of its first six league contests

SCOUTING BUTLER >>

The Bulldogs host the Pirates with a 10-5 overall record and a 2-1 mark in BIG EAST play
Whitney Jennings is the second-leading scorer in the BIG EAST with 19.4 points per game
Tori Schickel checks in at sixth in the conference with 17.3 points and second in the league with 10.5 rebounds a night
The Bulldogs are 4-1 at Hinkle Fieldhouse this season

BATTLING BUTLER >>

The Hall is 5-3 all-time against Butler in a series dating back to the Bulldogs joining the BIG EAST for the 2013-14 season
The Pirates are 2-2 on the road in the series, last winning at BU in 2015-16
Last season the two sides split the regular season series, with each team winning at home
JaQuan Jackson averaged 19.0 points per game in two contests against the Bulldogs, including a 25-point performance at Hinkle Fieldhouse
Butler's win on Jan. 2, 2017 last seasons snapped a four-game winning streak for The Hall in the all-time series
The Pirates took the most recent meeting, a 65-63 victory at Walsh Gym

PROVIDENCE RECAP >>

The Pirates picked up their first BIG EAST win on Friday night, taking down Providence by a score of 65-56 in South Orange
The Hall led by three after a quarter, before using a 13-2 run in the second frame to build a 10-point halftime lead
The Pirates led by double-digits throughout most of the second half, staving off a late Providene rally thanks in part to a pair of clutch Donnaizha Fountain jumpers in the final minutes of the fourth quarter
Fountain led all scorers with 20 points and 12 rebounds, hitting the 1,000 career point mark in the second quarter of the contest
JaQuan Jackson was also in double-figures for The Hall with 15, while Inja Butina added eight points, five assists and no turnovers
The Hall notched a 38-30 edge on the glass and a 13-5 edge in second chance points