Elmore Has Career Day, Pirates Fall At Providence

Friday, February 8

Providence, R.I.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

14-9 (6-6)

Providence

14-10 (6-6)

Seton Hall

Providence

2/8/2019 10:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (14-9, 6-6 BIG EAST) fell victim to a huge second half rally at Providence (14-10, 6-6 BIG EAST) and fell by a score of 82-75 on Friday night at Alumni Hall. Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) led the Pirates with a career-high 22 points in the setback.

Elmore was one of four Pirates in double-figures, joined by Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) with 17 points and Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) and Inja Butina (Zagreb, Croatia) with 15 and 10, respectively. The Friars got a huge game from senior Maddie Jolin, who finished with 25 points and was 10-of-10 from the free throw line.

How it Happened
The Hall held a 40-31 halftime lead and stretched its lead to as many as 13 midway through the third period. The Friars battled back with an 8-0 run to close the third and pull within three heading to the fourth. PC then jumped ahead with a fast start to the final frame, scoring the first five points of the period. The Pirates briefly re-took the lead in the fourth quarter with a Kaity Healy (Freehold, N.J.) 3-pointer, but it was short-lived and the Friars stayed ahead for the final 7:54 of regulation.

Inside The Numbers

The Pirates out-shot PC from the floor, 42.5 percent to 41.5 percent, but was 7-of-29 (24.1 percent) from 3-point range versus a 10-of-21 (47.6 percent) showing by PC
The Friars also took advantage of the free throw line and were 18-of-19 from the stripe, while the Pirates struggled to a 6-of-12 mark
PC garnered a slight 41-40 edge on the glass, with Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) grabbing 14 rebounds for the Pirates
Butina had a team-high six of The Hall's 13 assists
The Pirates out-scored the Friars 38-28 in the paint and 6-0 on the fast break
Both sides had six steals, with Samuels nabbing three for the Pirates

News and Notes

The Pirates fall to 38-30 all-time against PC and split the regular season series for the second time in the last three seasons
Elmore's 22-point performance came on 11-of-19 shooting, marking new career-highs for field goals made and attempts as well as points
Philoxy notched double-digit rebounds for the sixth time in 12 BIG EAST games
Jimenez was 4-of-10 from 3-point range, the 17^th time this season she has hit multiple 3-pointers in a game
The contest featured three ties and eight lead changes

What's Next
The Pirates continue a two-game road swing on Sunday when they visit Creighton for a 2 p.m. (ET) tilt on FS2.