Pirates Rally Late, But Fall at Marquette

Sunday, January 12

Milwaukee, Wis. / Al McGuire Center

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

10-7,3-3Big East

Marquette

12-4,3-2Big East

Seton Hall

Marquette

1/12/2020 5:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Senior Barbara Johnson (Toronto, Ontario) had a team-high 20 points, and the Pirates cut a 20-point deficit to only seven late, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell at Marquette, 81-60, in Milwaukee on Sunday.

Johnson scored 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting. She also grabbed six rebounds and tied her career-high with four steals.

Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) and Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) also reached double-figures in scoring. Elmore had 12 points, five rebounds and three assists before fouling out late. Jackson finished with 10 points and three rebounds.

The Story:
With Johnson leading the way, Seton Hall used a 7-0 run to close the first quarter with a 24-19 lead. Johnson scored 13 of The Hall's 24 points and the Pirates as a whole shot 52.9% from the floor to open the game strong offensively.

Marquette opened the second quarter with six straight points to reclaim a 25-24 advantage with 8:27 left before halftime. With the game tied at 34 and under two minutes left in the first half, the Golden Eagles got a pair of made free-throws by Selena Lott and a made jumper by Camryn Taylor to send the Pirates into the locker room down, 38-34. The Hall out-shot and out-rebounded the Golden Eagles in the first half, but committed 13 turnovers, compared to just seven for Marquette.

The Golden Eagles opened the third quarter with 20 of the first 24 points to take a commanding 58-38 lead with 3:50 left in the period. In all, going back to the end of the second quarter, Marquette had a 24-4 run over 8:37 to assume control. The Hall was just 1-for-13 from the floor during that span, while the Golden Eagles were 9-for-15.

A 10-1 Seton Hall run, capped by a pair of free-throws by Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.), cut Marquette's lead to only nine points, 60-51, with 9:42 left in the contest. That lead dipped to seven points on a mid-range jumper by Johnson with 5:18 to go. However, The Hall couldn't get closer.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 20-for-62 (32.3%) from the floor for the game, while Marquette was 27-for-60 (45.0%). Neither team shot well from three-point range. The Hall was 3-for-15 (20.0%) from three-point range, while the Golden Eagles were 4-for-17 (23.5%).
Johnson finished with a team-high 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting. She also had six rebounds and tied her career-high with four steals.
Marquette out-rebounded The Hall, 46-to-34, which included a 15-to-11 advantage on the offensive boards and a 16-to-5 lead in second-chance points.
Elmore scored 12 points to go with five rebounds and three assists.
Seton Hall was 17-for-24 (70.8%) from the free-throw line, while Marquette was 23-for-38 (60.5%).
Jackson had 10 points and was 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.
Seton Hall forced 17 turnovers, while Marquette forced 21.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 10-7 overall and 3-3 in the BIG EAST, while Marquette improves to 12-4 overall and 3-2 in conference play.
Seton Hall drops to 7-16 all-time against the Golden Eagles and has now lost seven straight to them.
The Pirates committed a season-high 27 fouls, while Marquette had 20, tied for the second-most by a Seton Hall opponent this year. Needless to say, the 47 fouls combined were a season-high.
Elmore scored in double-figures for the 15^th time in 17 games this season. She now has 29 such games in her career.
The Pirates suffered their first loss on a Sunday this season. They're now 4-1.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, January 17 when it returns to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium for a contest against Creighton. The game will be a BIG EAST Digital Network broadcast, and of course will be provided on the radio by 89.5 FM WSOU and wsou.net. Tip-time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET.