Pirates Set For WNIT Action On Wednesday Night

Wednesday, March 14

South Orange, N.J.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Saint Joseph's

Tickets

3/13/2018 4:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

WNIT HOME WATCH NOTES

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The stage is set for the postseason at Walsh Gym as the Seton Hall women's basketball team (16-15) gears up to host Saint Joseph's (18-14) in WNIT First Round action on Wednesday night. The contest will tip at 7 p.m. and air on the Pirate Sports Network with John Fanta and David Gass on the call.

Tickets for the WNIT at Walsh will go on sale Tuesday, March 13 at 10 a.m. and will be available online, by visiting the ticket office or by calling 973-275-HALL (4255). Season ticket holders have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday to secure their same seats by calling the ticket office. Student tickets for the WNIT are $4, while all others are $12. ALL tickets will be available for pickup at will-call one hour prior to the game.

All-Time in the WNIT: Fifth Appearance, 4-4
All-Time vs. Saint Joseph's: 8-4, Seton Hall
Last Meeting: SHU 66, SJU 54 - Nov. 21, 2015

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

The Pirates will make their fourth postseason appearance in the last five years on Wednesday
The WNIT berth is the second for the Pirates since 2014 and fifth in program history
The Hall finished the regular season with a 16-15 record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament
The Pirates are 11-6 at Walsh Gym this season
JaQuan Jackson leads the Pirates with 11.3 points per game, followed by Taylor Brown at 9.4 per contest
Inja Butina is top-five in the BIG EAST in both assists (4.0) and steals (1.7) per game, while Shadeen Samuels is top-10 in rebounding (6.5 rpg) and field goal percentage (46.1 percent)

SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S >>

The Hawks enter postseason play with an 18-14 record after making a run to the Atlantic-10 title game
Chelsea Woods leads SJU with 15.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game
Also in double-figures for the Hawks are Sarah Veilleux (12.8 ppg) and Amanda Fioravanti (10.2)
Saint Joseph's is an excellent rebounding team, holding a +5.0 margin on the glass this season
Against common opponents to The Hall, SJU went 1-2 with a win over Saint Peter's and losses to Villanova and Princeton

POSTSEASON PIRATES >>

The WNIT bid for The Hall marks four postseason appearances in the past five seasons under fifth-year head coach Anthony Bozzella
The Pirates also went to the WNIT in 2014 and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and 2016
The recent run of postseason success is unprecedented for The Hall, as the program previously made five postseason appearances from 1982-2013
In the 2014 WNIT, the Pirates advanced the third round by picking up wins over American and Princeton before a double overtime setback at Rutgers
The Hall has also won at least one BIG EAST Tournament game in each of the last six seasons, another program high-mark

WHAT MAY LIE AHEAD >>
Should the Pirates advance, they will take on the winner of West Virginia and Bucknell in WNIT Second Round action.