Pirates Push DePaul To The Brink On Senior Day

Sunday, February 25

South Orange, N.J.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

15-14, 7-11BE

DePaul

23-7, 15-3BE

DePaul

Seton Hall

2/25/2018 6:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (15-14, 7-11 BIG EAST) pushed the top team in the BIG EAST to the brink, but eventually fell to regular season champion DePaul (23-7, 15-3 BIG EAST) by a score of 72-68. The contest served as Senior Day for The Hall's senior captain JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas), who hit four 3-pointers in her final regular season contest at Walsh Gym.

With the result, the Pirates finish alone in seventh in the BIG EAST standings. The Hall will open BIG EAST Tournament play on Saturday, March 3 against 10-seed Xavier.

Jackson finished with 12 points as one of four Pirates in double-figures, with Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) leading the Pirates with 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Taylor Brown (Paterson, N.J.) had a strong 14-point effort off the bench and Inja Butina (Zagreb, Croatia) went for 12 points and a game-high six assists. For DePaul, Ashton Millender scored 16 and Chante Stonewall notched a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double.

How It Happened
The Hall led by five after a quarter but a 14-0 run for the Blue Demons in the second frame gave DPU an 11-point lead at the half. The Pirates cut the DePaul lead to 51-49 with two minutes to play in the third quarter by way of a Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) three-point play before going to the fourth down 57-51.

A 3-pointer for DPU's Tanita Allen pushed DePaul's edge back to 11 at 67-56 with 5:37 to go, but The Hall fought back once again. A triple for Jimenez made it 67-63 with 2:50 to play and forced a DePaul timeout. Both offenses went stagnant over the next two minutes before a Butina free throw made it a one-possession game at 67-64 in the final 30 seconds of regulation. Forced to foul, the Pirates saw DePaul connect on four-straight from the line to go back up five late and hold off the valiant comeback bid.

Inside The Numbers

The Pirates shot 40.3 percent overall and were 11-of-23 (47.8 percent) from 3-point range
Conversely, DePaul shot 42.6 percent and 12-of-36 (33.3 percent) for distance
In the second half the Pirates out-shot DePaul 48.5 percent to 36.4 percent
The Hall finished with a 16-14 edge in assists, led by six from Butina and three each from Samuels and Kaela Hilaire (Queens, N.Y.)
DePaul recorded a slight 37-35 edge on the glass, with Samuels snaring a team-high 11 for SHU
The Pirates won the turnover battle, 13-11, and recorded seven steals
The Hall had a 26-14 advantage in points in the paint
The contest features four lead changes and two ties
The Hall held DePaul without a field goal for the final 5:37 of regulation

News and Notes

The Pirates fall to 4-17 all-time against DePaul and a 11-6 at Walsh Gym this season
In two games since missing over a month due to injury, Brown is averaging 12.0 points and shooting 64.7 percent from the floor
Jimenez scored in double-figures for the third-straight game after doing so only twice in The Hall's first 26 outings of the season
During that span Jimenez leads The Hall with 15.0 points per game
The 11 made 3-pointers for the Pirates mark the third time this season they have hit double-digit treys
The Hall out-scored DePaul in three of four quarters

What's Next
The Hall heads to Chicago next weekend for the first round of the 2018 BIG EAST Tournament presented by Jeep. The seven-seed Pirates will take on 10-seed Xavier at Wintrust Arena on Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The Hall swept the regular season series against the Musketeers.