The Hall Drops Friday Matinee at Georgetown

Friday, February 9

Washington, D.C.

2 p.m.

Seton Hall University

15-10, 7-7BE

Georgetown

11-12, 6-7BE

Seton Hall

Georgetown

2/9/2018 3:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (15-10, 7-7 BIG EAST) dropped a 71-52 decision at Georgetown (11-12, 6-7 BIG EAST) on Friday afternoon at McDonough Arena. Inja Butina (Zagreb, Croatia) was the only Pirate to finish in double-figures with a team-high 13 points in the setback.

The Pirates trailed by eight at the break before cutting the lead to five headed to the fourth quarter, but a 24-10 edge for the Hoyas in the final frame put the game out of reach. The Hall was mired by a poor shooting day and 20 turnovers, while Georgetown was able to capitalize on 15 offensive rebounds in its win. The result means a season split between the Pirates and Hoyas after a 70-65 Seton Hall win in South Orange on Jan. 14.

Inside The Numbers

Georgetown shot 42.4 percent from the floor and held The Hall to a 35.2 percent mark
The Hoyas won the turnover battle, 20-13, and out-scored the Pirates 17-11 off miscues
The Hall only lost the rebounding battle by one, 40-39, but Georgetown used 15 offensive rebounds for a game-changing 21-9 edge in second chance points
GU also held a 16-0 edge in fast break points and a 38-24 advantage in the paint
The Seton Hall reserves out-scored the GU bench 24-17, led by eight points from Kaela Hilaire (Queens, N.Y.) and six from Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.)

News and Notes

The Hall falls to 37-30 all-time against Georgetown after splitting the regular season series
Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, her fourth double-digit effort on the glass this season
Butina was The Hall's leading scorer for the second time this season and averaged 15.0 points per game in two outings against the Hoyas
The Pirates recorded only six steals, the fourth time in 25 games they have notched less than nine in a game
Philoxy stuffed the stat sheet with six points, five rebounds, a team-high four assists and three steals in 30 minutes off the bench

What's Ahead
The Pirates are back in action on Sunday at Villanova. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. at the Jake Nevin Fieldhouse and the contest will air on FS2.