Samuels, Three-Ball Lead The Hall past Georgetown

Sunday, January 27

South Orange, N.J.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Georgetown

Seton Hall

1/27/2019 5:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Behind a huge game from Shadeen Samuels and strong shooting behind the arc, the Seton Hall women's basketball team (13-7, 5-4 BIG EAST) bounced back with a 76-63 victory over Georgetown (9-11, 3-6 BIG EAST) on Sunday afternoon at Walsh Gym. Samuels finished with 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting in the wire-to-wire win and narrowly missed a double-double with nine rebounds.

After struggling from deep through much of conference play, the Pirates got back to their 3-point proficiency that paced them in the non-league by going 12-of-26 from beyond the arc. Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) hit five of those 12 triples and finished with 17 points, while Inja Butina (Zagreb, Croatia) was the third Pirate in double-figures with 13 points.

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— Seton Hall WBB (@SHUWBB) January 27, 2019

How it Happened
The Hall was able to build an early lead, going up 13-9 after a quarter and stretching its advantage to 36-26 going into halftime. The Pirates appeared prime to blow the game open early in the third quarter, as Samuels ripped off a 7-0 run by herself to push the lead to 48-31 with 5:42 to play in the third. However, the Hoyas were not deterred and scored the next 13 points of the frame to pull back within two at 48-44.

The Pirates kept the lead at four going into the fourth quarter, then got a 3-pointer and a lay-up on back-to-back trips from Jimenez early in the final frame to build the lead back to 10 at 59-49. Later in the period Jimenez hit another big 3-pointer to push the lead back to 10, but again the Hoyas stuck around. Up 64-58 with 3:59 to play, Kaela Hilaire (Queens, N.Y.) knocked down a corner 3-pointer that stretched the lead back to three possessions. The Pirates would make that advantage hold, closing the game on a 9-2 run to seal the double-digit win.

Inside The Numbers

The Pirates shot 37.1 percent (23-62) from the floor overall but were boosted by a 46.2 percent (12-26) effort from 3-point range and a season-best 94.7 percent (18-19) performance from the free throw line
Conversely, Georgetown shot 40.4 percent (21-52) from the floor but 28.0 percent (7-25) from 3-point range
The Hall finished +5 in turnover margin and out-scored the Hoyas 22-9 off miscues
Both sides grabbed 36 rebounds, with the Pirates getting 12 from Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.)
The Pirates recorded 17 assists on 23 field goals, led by five helpers for Philoxy and four assists against no turnovers for Hilaire
The Hall finished with a 22-10 edge in points in the paint, a 26-11 advantage in fast break points and led 10-4 in second chance points
Both squads recorded nine steals, with The Hall getting three each from Hilaire and Jimenez

News and Notes

The Pirates improve to 37-28 all-time against Georgetown and 10-1 at Walsh Gym this season
Hilaire's fourth assist of the game was the 300^th of her career – she becomes the 10^th player in Seton Hall history to hit that milestone
Samuels' 28 points came on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor, 3-of-5 from 3-point range and a 7-for-7 effort from the free throw line
- The 20-plus point effort for Samuels was her seventh this season and the ninth of her career
- After completing the first half of league play, Samuels is averaging 20.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game during conference action
- The 7-of-7 day from the line marked the first time she has been perfect from the stripe when attempting at least five free throws
The Hall held Georgetown to nine points in the first quarter, the 34^th time since 2015-16 it has limited an opponent to a single-digit scoring frame
Philoxy has recorded double-digit rebounds five times during conference play and became the seventh different Pirate to lead the team in assists in a game this year
Jimenez has hit multiple 3-pointers in a game on 14 occasions this season after going 5-of-12 from deep on Sunday
Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) got her first start of the season and played a season-high 31 minutes, finishing with seven points, six rebounds and three assists
Through the first half of conference play, the Pirates sit in fourth place in the league standings with a 5-4 record – The Hall was picked eighth in the league's preseason poll

What's Ahead
The Hall continues its four-game homestand next weekend with two contests at Walsh Gym, first facing Xavier on Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.