Pirates Invade Bimini; Face Georgia Tech Thursday

JUNKANOO JAM – Bimini, The Bahamas

SETON HALL (4-2) vs. GEORGIA TECH (4-0)

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Thursday,
Nov. 25

5:15 PM ET

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PREVIEW
Seton Hall will return to action when it begins play at the 2019 Junkanoo Jam on the island of Bimini in The Bahamas on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28. The Hall will face ACC power Georgia Tech at 5:15 p.m. A video stream will be provided by FloHoops, and as usual, you can always count on our games being carried live on the radio via 89.5 FM WSOU. It will also be available via live stats.

LAST GAME
Junior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) had a team-high 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, but the Pirates was defeated by Lehigh, 75-68, on Friday.

Elmore scored 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, and had 15 points in the second half alone. In all, four Pirates scored in double-figures. Senior Alexis Lewis (Pittston, Pa.) finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. Barbara Johnson (Toronto, Ontario) netted 12 points, while freshman Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) chipped in 11 points.

Seton Hall took a one-point lead into the fourth quarter, but it shot only 33.3% in the final quarter, and were only 1-for-5 from downtown. Although the contest remained a one possession game for most of the fourth quarter, Lehigh took control late. With 1:23 left in the game, Lewis hit a turnaround jumper to pull The Hall to within one point, 69-68, but the Mountain Hawks closed the game on a 6-0 run to close out their victory.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. the Yellow Jackets: 0-4
Last Meeting: GT 84, HALL 73 – December 20, 2018

LAST MEETING
Last season, the Pirates opened the West Palm Beach Invitational with a hard-fought 84-73 defeat to Georgia Tech on Dec. 20 at Palm Beach Atlantic's Rubin Arena. Inja Butina led three Pirates in double-figures with a career-high 21 points in the setback.

The Pirates fell behind early by as many as 19 midway through the second quarter but fought back, getting as close as one point early in the third quarter. The Hall was unable to ever re-take the lead, and a fast start to the fourth quarter for Georgia Tech proved to be the difference.

SCOUTING GEORGIA TECH
The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 17-13 season last year, which included a first-round loss in the ACC Tournament to North Carolina. Georgia Tech went 10-3 in the non-conference before running into difficulty in conference play.

This year, Georgia Tech was picked to finish 10th in the 14-team Atlantic Coast Conference. They enter the Junkanoo Jam with a perfect record of 4-0, which includes an impressive 33-point victory over in-state rival Georgia. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 69-28 victory over Georgia State on Nov. 20.

Georgia Tech has five players currently averaging in double-figures in scoring and is led by Francesca Pan's 17.5 points per game. The Yellow Jackets' 37.0 opponent points per game is the fewest in the nation.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will continue play at the 2019 Junkanoo Jam. If the Pirates defeat Georgia Tech, they will play either Rutgers or Vanderbilt on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 2:00 p.m. If they lose, they'll play the loser of those teams on Friday, Nov. 29 at 7:45 p.m. FloHoops will again video stream the game, while Wilnir Joseph and Chris Russo will provide the radio call for WSOU FM and wsou.net.