Pirates Fall To DePaul In BIG EAST Quarterfinals

Sunday, March 4

Chicago, Ill.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

16-15

DePaul

24-7

Seton Hall

DePaul

3/4/2018 10:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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CHICAGO – The seven-seed Seton Hall women's basketball team (16-15) saw its BIG EAST Tournament run come to an end with a quarterfinal setback to two-seed DePaul (24-7) on Sunday night at Wintrust Arena. Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) scored a career-high 14 points in the 78-52 setback for The Hall.

Head Coach Anthony Bozzella on the result
"I give the kids a lot of credit. We could have given it up and packed it in. DePaul hit six of their first seven 3-pointers, and they came out with a lot of confidence, and we didn't back down. That's why I was really proud of the kids."

How It Happened
The Pirates fell down by double-digits after a quarter, but rallied to cut a 15-point first half deficit to 36-30 at the break. The Hall used a 9-0 run to close the second quarter strong, getting a steal and score from Deja Winters (Cleveland, Ohio) to cap the run and go into the break down two possessions.

DePaul answered to open the second half, with the teams trading baskets in the third quarter before the Blue Demons reeled off an 8-0 spurt. The Pirates shot only 9-for-26 (34.6 percent) in the second half and did not hit a 3-pointer in the third and fourth quarters.

Inside The Numbers

For the game, DePaul shot 39.2 percent from the floor and 31.8 percent from 3-point range but hit 14 shots from 3-point range
Conversely, The Hall shot 40.7 percent from the field and 1-of-8 (12.5 percent) from distance
DePaul finished with a 48-35 edge on the glass, with The Hall getting a team-high nine rebounds from Philoxy and seven from Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.)
Philoxy ws the lone Pirate to finish in double-figures, while Mart'e Grays led DPU with 21 points
The Hall recorded a 36-30 edge in points in the paint and recorded nine steals

News and Notes

The Pirates fall to 4-18 all-time against DePaul and 23-34 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament
Philoxy's double-digit effort was the 20^th for a Pirate reserve this season
Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) scored nine points and had a team-high four steals
Over her last five outings, Jimenez is averaging a team-high 13.2 points per game

The Pirates finish the regular season with a 16-15 overall record and will await their postseason possibilities.