Pirates Back at Walsh For Kids Day vs. Creighton

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - It's good to be home.

After a pair of heartbreaking last-second road losses last weekend, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (9-5, 1-2 BIG EAST) returns to the friendly confines of historic Walsh Gym on Friday morning to host Creighton (8-7, 2-2 BIG EAST) in conference action. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network with David Gass and Olivia Mulvihill on the call.

Friday is Kids Day at Walsh Gym, presented by American Dairy. Nearly 900 local students from surrounding towns are expected to pack Walsh Gym, with a capacity crowd expected. Limited tickets are still available at this link.

The Pirates were in action over the weekend at Butler and Xavier, dropping the two road contests by a combined four points. A return home should be just the medicine the Pirates need this weekend, as The Hall holds a 7-0 record and is averaging over 90 points per game at Walsh Gym this season. They'll host a Creighton squad that sits at 2-2 through the start of BIG EAST play, picking up conference wins at DePaul and home to Georgetown.

All-Time vs. Creighton: 8-3, CU
Last Meeting: CU 81, SHU 64 (OT) - Jan. 28, 2018

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall is coming off a brutal BIG EAST road trip, falling in the final seconds twice and losing to Butler and Xavier by a combined four points
The Pirates now return to the friendly confines of Walsh Gym, where they are a perfect 7-0 this season after taking their BIG EAST opener on Dec. 30
Shadeen Samuels ranks top-five in the BIG EAST in scoring (15.9 ppg), rebounding (9.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (53.1%)
Nicole Jimenez is tops in the league in 3-pointers per game at 3.3 and checks in at second in steals with 47 total swipes
Selena Philoxy is coming off a career-high 21-rebound performance at Xavier and leads the league with 12.7 caroms per game in conference action
As a team the Pirates are among the national leaders in assists per game, 3-pointers per game, steals per game and turnover margin

BATTLING THE BLUEJAYS

The Pirates dropped both contests to Creighton in the regular season last year
At Walsh Gym on Jan. 2, 2018, The Hall was felled by a cold shooting day in a 68-51 setback despite 19 points from Shadeen Samuels
The return game at CU's Sokol Arena on Jan. 28 was one of the more bizarre games of the season for The Hall
After going down 24-4 following the opening quarter, the Pirates roared back with a 30-point second quarter and actually went ahead 29-28 late in the first half
The contest would eventually go to overtime, where CU went on a 17-0 run to push the score to a non-indicative 81-64 final
JaQuan Jackson led the Pirates with 21 points in Omaha while Inja Butina had 16 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds
All-time, The Hall is 1-4 against Creighton at Walsh Gym and 3-8 overall

CREIGHTON CLUES

The Bluejays visit Walsh Gym with an 8-7 overall record and 2-2 mark in BIG EAST play
CU was last in action on Sunday, topping Georgetown by a score of 65-38 in Omaha
Audrey Faber is Creighton's leading scorer, averaging league-best 17.7 points per game
She is joined in double-figures with Jaylyn Agnew, who goes for 12.1 points and a team-best 5.0 rebounds per game
Creighton's strength come from beyond the 3-point arc, where they lead the BIG EAST with a 38.6 percent clip
On the other end The Hall will look to exploit CU on the glass, as the Bluejays rank 10th in the conference with a -4.6 rebounding margin

WHAT'S AHEAD
The Pirates are back in action on Sunday, Jan. 13 when they host Providence at Walsh Gym for a game televised nationally on FS2.