The Hall Falls At St. John's On Friday Night

Friday, February 16

Queens, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

15-12, 7-9BE

St. John's

16-11, 9-7BE

Seton Hall

St. John's

2/16/2018 8:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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QUEENS, N.Y. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (15-12, 7-9 BIG EAST) suffered a 75-56-setback at St. John's (16-11, 9-7 BIG EAST) on Friday night at Carnesecca Arena.

The Red Storm built their lead early, going up 20-12 after a quarter before pushing their advantage out to 40-23 heading to the half. St. John's shot nearly 60 percent in the opening half and went 6-of-8 from 3-point range to build the lead they would not relent.

Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) led The Hall with 17 points, while freshman Kimi Evans (Jackson, N.J.) added a career-high 14 points. For St. John's, Alisha Kebbe led four players in double-figures with 20 points.

Inside The Numbers

St. John's shot 56.5 percent from the floor for the game and 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) from 3-point range
Conversely, the Pirates finished 43.8 percent from the floor and 4-of-9 (44.4) from distance
The Red Storm finished with a 27-24 edge on the glass
Seton Hall held a 26-18 edge in points in the paint and a 14-11 advantage in points off turnovers
The Hall finished with eight steals and a 6-0 edge in fast break points

News and Notes

The Pirates fall to 31-45 all-time against St. John's, with the two sides splitting the regular season series for the second-straight year
Jimenez' 17-point outing came on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and a 4-of-7 effort from 3-point range in her third double-digit scoring output of the year
Evans went 6-for-9 from the floor in her career-high 14 point output
Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) led The Hall with five assists, her fourth time this season leading The Hall in helpers

What's Next
The Pirates are back at Walsh Gym next weekend when they welcome the top two teams in the BIG EAST standings to South Orange. First up is Marquette on Feb. 23 for The Hall's Play4Kay Pink Game, before DePaul visits on Feb. 25 for Senior Day.