Pirates Host #8 Marquette For Senior Day On Sunday

Sunday, February 17

South Orange, N.J.

12 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Marquette

Tickets

2/16/2019 6:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Final go-round at Walsh Gym for our four seniors.

The Seton Hall women's basketball team (14-11, 6-8 BIG EAST) will play host to No. 8 Marquette (21-4, 12-1 BIG EAST) on Sunday at Walsh Gym for a 12 p.m. tip. The nationally televised contest will air on CBS Sports Network with John Sadak and Julianne Viani on the call.

Prior to the contest, the Seton Hall senior class of Inja Butina, Victoria Cardaci, Kaity Healy and Nicole Jimenez will be honored in a pregame ceremony. The quartet have etched their names throughout the Seton Hall record books during their careers in Blue and White and have represented The Hall to the highest degree both on and off the court.

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

Sunday will mark the final regular season home game of the season for Seton Hall
The Pirates were last in action Friday night, dropping a shootout to DePaul
Desiree Elmore led the Pirates with 21 points against the Blue Demons, her third-straight game in double-figures
Shadeen Samuels leads the BIG EAST in scoring in both overall games and conference action
The Hall ranks among the national leaders in steals, 3-pointers made and assists per game

LAST GAME RECAP >>
The Pirates dropped a shootout to DePaul on Friday night, falling in a high-scoring affair at Walsh Gym.

DePaul 94, Seton Hall 85 - Feb. 15, 2019

The Pirates played a strong opening quarter and led by five after a frame, but DePaul scored the first 10 points of the second period to pull ahead
Down double-digits at the end of the first half, the Pirates reeled off an 8-0 run just before the break to pull within four at halftime
The Pirates cut into a pair of double-digit deficits in the second half and pulled within one point on both occasions, but wasn't able to re-take the lead in either instance
Desiree Elmore led four Pirates in double-figures with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting
The Hall got 19 points and six rebounds from Shadeen Samuels, but the star was forced to miss the final 12 minutes of regulation due to an injury
Nicole Jimenez (16 points) and Inja Butina (11 points) were the third and fourth Pirates in double-figures
The Pirates notched 12 steals in the contest, including three each for Jimenez and Elmore

SCOUTING MARQUETTE

The Golden Eagles visit Walsh Gym with a 21-4 overall record and a 12-1 mark in BIG EAST play
Marquette entered the weekend ranked No. 8 in the AP Top 25, but dropped its first league contest of the year to St. John's on Friday night
Natisha Hiedeman leads MU with 17.3 points per game, a mark that spikes to 19.1 per game in league play
Hiedeman is one of five MU seniors that all average double-figures for an experienced Golden Eagle squad
Marquette took the first meeting with the Pirates back on Jan. 18, a 96-60 decision in Milwaukee

WHAT'S AHEAD
The Pirates close the regular season with three on the road, beginning on Friday, Feb. 22 at Georgetown.