Pirates Fall In OT Heartbreaker At Xavier

Sunday, January 6

Cincinnati, Ohio

2 p.m.

Seton Hall University

9-5, 1-2

Xavier

10-5,1-3

OT 1

Seton Hall

Xavier

1/6/2019 4:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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CINCINNATI, OHIO – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (9-5, 1-2 BIG EAST) dropped an absolute heartbreaker in overtime, falling at Xavier by a score of 63-62 on Sunday afternoon at the Cintas Center. The Hall did not take its first lead of the day until 3.8 seconds left in overtime, but saw Xavier hit a game-winning shot on the ensuing possession.

Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) led the way for the Pirates with 24 points and 10 rebounds, including a pair of free throws that put The Hall ahead with 3.8 ticks to go. Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) joined her in double-figures with 16 points while Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) had a career day on the glass with a total of 21 rebounds.

How it Happened
The Hall fell behind as many as 12 early in the first half and went to the break down 31-25. The Pirates would then out-score the Musketeers by two in the third quarter, setting up their late charge to force overtime. Down 58-55 with 1:11 to go, Kaela Hilaire (Queens, N.Y.) found Kaity Healy (Freehold, N.J.) for an elbow 3-pointer that evened the score for the first time since the opening tip. It was Healy's lone made field goal of the day.

The Pirates would get a stop on the next possession, but couldn't get a shot off their final trip after Xavier used a pair of fouls to give. In overtime both defenses ramped up, and The Hall went into the final second of regulation down 61-60. With 6.8 seconds to play The Hall called for time and drew up a look for Samuels inside, who drew contact and sunk two free throws with 3.8 to play to give SHU a 62-61 advantage.

After a Xavier timeout, Na'Teshia Owens worked her way into the lane and threw up a runner that connected to give the Musketeers a 63-62 lead with 1.0 on the clock. Owens missed the and-one free throw but it was all XU needed for the win.

Inside The Numbers

The Pirates shot a season-low 33.3 percent (24-72) from the floor and finished 7-of-23 (30.4 percent) from 3-point range
Conversely, Xavier shot 36.2 percent from the floor and was 7-of-33 (21.2 percent) from deep
The Pirates snared a season-high 53 rebounds and were +6 on the glass
The Hall was -1 in turnover margin despite 10 steals and was out-scored 20-11 off miscues
Seton Hall finished with 16 assists on 24 made field goals

News and Notes

The Hall falls to 10-2 all-time against Xavier and 4-2 at the Cintas Center
The 21 rebounds for Philoxy marked the most in a game for a Pirate since March 2, 2014
- Philoxy grabbed double-digit rebounds in a game for the third time this season, including twice in three BIG EAST games
- The 21-board day saw Philoxy smash her career-high on the glass by nine rebounds
Samuels recorded her fourth double-double of the season and the sixth of her career
- It was also Samuels' fourth career "20 and 10" double-double
- The junior finished with 24 points on 8-of-21 shooting from the floor, 1-of-4 from 3-point range and an impressive 7-of-9 mark from the free throw line
Jimenez finished 4-of-10 from 3-point range, knocking down multiple 3-pointers in a game for the 11^th time this season

What's Next
The Pirates return home to Walsh Gym on Friday, Jan. 11 when they play host to Creighton. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. on Kids Day presented by American Dairy.