Pirates Head To Georgetown On Friday Afternoon

Friday, February 9

Washington, D.C.

2 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Georgetown

2/7/2018 1:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (15-9, 7-6 BIG EAST) looks to stay hot on Friday afternoon when it travels to BIG EAST rival Georgetown (10-12, 5-7 BIG EAST) for a crucial league tilt. The 2 p.m. matinee will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network via FOX Sports GO.

For the entire month of February, Seton Hall and the BIG EAST are partnering with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in the #Play4Kay Free Throw Challenge. Fans can pledge a donation for every free throw made in February to benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. So far, The Hall has sunk 41 free throws this month.

All-Time vs. Georgetown: 37-29, Seton Hall
Last Meeting: SHU 70, GU 65 - Jan. 14, 2018

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

The Pirates have won five of six in league play to pull above the .500 mark for the first time after an 0-3 start
Shadeen Samuels was named MBWA Player of the Week on Tuesday after going for 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in a 2-0 weekend
The Hall has rallied from second-half deficits of at least seven points in its last two contests
Inja Butina currently ranks in the top-four in the BIG EAST in both steals (2.0, 2nd) and assists (4.2, 4th)

HOYA HITS >>

The Hall 36-27 all-time against Georgetown in a series dating back to 1981
The Pirates are 13-16 on the road against the Hoyas, last winning in D.C. during the 2015-16 campaign
The two sides met earlier this season at Walsh Gym, with The Hall coming away with a 70-65 victory on Jan. 14
The Pirates led wire-to-wire in the win, getting career-highs in scoring from both Inja Butina (17 points) and Kimi Evans (12)
The Hoyas are 10-12 on the year and 5-7 in BIG EAST play, winners of two of three after a setback at Villanova in their last outing
Dionna White leads GU with 17.5 points per game and tops the BIG EAST with 64 steals on the year
Mikayla Venson scores 14.5 points per game and Cynthia Petke nearly averages a double-double with 12.4 points and 9.6 boards

BUTLER RECAP >>

The Hall came back for a dramatic 75-64 win over Butler on Sunday at a sold-out Walsh Gym
The Pirates trailed by five at the break and went down eight early in the fourth quarter, before reeling off a 15-0 run over five minutes of game time in the fourth to flip the script
Shadeen Samuels scored nine of her 22 points during the 15-0 run and also led The Hall with 11 rebounds for her second career double-double
The Hall forced 19 Butler turnovers while recording only seven, leading to a huge 25-4 edge in points off turnovers
JaQuan Jackson added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Pirates, while Kaela Hilaire scored 14 and dished out a game-high six assists

WHAT'S NEXT >>
The Pirates are back in action on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Villanova for a 1 p.m. contest on FS2.