Pirates Head To Creighton, Sunday on FS2

OMAHA, Neb. - The Seton Hall women's basketball team (14-9, 6-6 BIG EAST) is back in action for a nationally televised contest at Creighton (10-13, 4-8 BIG EAST) on Sunday afternoon. The contest will air on FS2 and tip off at 2 p.m. (ET) with Chris Vosters and Kim Adams on the call.

The Pirates and Bluejays are both coming off Friday night setbacks, with The Hall falling at Providence and Creighton dropping a home decision to St. John's. The Hall won the first meeting between the two sides back on Jan. 11 at Walsh Gym by a score of 82-75.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Pirates are coming off a tough setback at Providence on Friday night, falling to Friars 82-75 after letting a double-digit second half lead slip away
Desiree Elmore had a career-high 22 points on Friday against the Friars
Shadeen Samuels is the reigning Met Basketball Writers Player of the Week and leads the BIG EAST in scoring while ranking third in rebounding
The Pirates notched a win in the first meeting this year against Creighton, a seven-point victory at Walsh Gym
Seton Hall is among the top-25 nationally in assists per game, steals per game and 3-pointers made

LAST MEETING VS. CREIGHTON

The Pirates took the first leg of the regular season series against the Bluejays on Jan. 11 in South Orange
The Pirates never trailed in the 82-75 victory, but saw CU tie the game at 67-67 with five minutes to play in regulation
The Hall answered emphatically, rattling off a 9-0 run and holding the Bluejays scoreless for nearly four minutes to put away the win
Shadeen Samuels led the way for The Hall with a career-high 32 points and added 11 rebounds
Inja Butina pumped in 21 points for the Pirates while Nicole Jimenez stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals

SCOUTING CREIGHTON

The Bluejays host the Pirates with a 10-13 overall record and a 4-8 mark in BIG EAST play
Audrey Faber leads CU and ranks third in the BIG EAST with 17.0 points per game, while Jaylyn Agnew adds 11.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
The Bluejays are among the national leaders with 9.9 made 3-pointers per game and shoot 36.3 percent from distance
The Pirates are 2-3 all-time against CU at Sokol Arena in Omaha

WHAT'S NEXT
The Pirates are back in action on Friday, Feb. 15 at home against DePaul.