Pirates Return to Walsh for Kids Day Tilt vs. Creighton

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (10-7, 3-3) vs. CREIGHTON (12-4, 4-1)

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Friday,
Jan. 17

11:00 AM ET

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THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, January 17 for a BIG EAST contest with rival Creighton in Walsh Gymnasium. It's a special Kids Day Friday matinee with tip time scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be a BIG EAST Digital Network broadcast with John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call. You can find the free video stream at Caffeine,tv, YouTube or Twitter. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Heaven Hill and Bob Towey will describe the action on the radio. We'll also have the obligatory live stats available as well.

PROMOTION
With a special 11:00 a.m. start time, Friday's contest will be KIDS DAY!! Select schools have been invited to take in the action between Creighton and Seton Hall!

LAST GAME
Senior Barbara Johnson (Toronto, Ontario) had a team-high 20 points, and the Pirates cut a 20-point deficit to only seven late, but ultimately 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.

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.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. the Bluejays: 4-9
Last Meeting: Creighton 80, HALL 71 – Feb. 19, 2019

LAST TIME AGAINST CREIGHTON
The Pirates dropped an 80-71 decision at Creighton on Feb. 10 last year at D.J. Sokol Arena.

Inja Butina led four Pirates in double-figures with 16 points, while Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) added 15 and six rebounds. Also in double-digits for The Hall were Kaela Hilaire with 12 points and Shadeen Samuels with 10.

In the fourth quarter, both Elmore and Samuels fouled out and Creighton took advantage with a 14-1 run midway through the frame that put CU up as many as 17 with three minutes to play. The Hall continued to fight and used a late 9-0 run get back within six in the final minute of regulation but it was too little too late and Creighton held on.

SCOUTING CREIGHTON
The Bluejays are coming off a 15-16 season, which included an 8-10 mark in BIG EAST play. They upset third-seeded Butler in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament, but fell to the eventual champions, DePaul, in the semis to complete their season.

This year, Creighton has been a force. The Bluejays are off to a 12-4 start overall and have won four of their first five conference games. Their non-conference schedule featured victories over rival Nebraska and No. 23 West Virginia. So far in BIG EAST play, The Hall has Georgetown, Villanova, Marquette, and most recently, Providence on Saturday.

Senior Jaylyn Agnew has emerged as one of the top players in the BIG EAST and ranks second in the conference with 19.6 points per game. Temi Carda and Tatum Rembao are also averaging in double-figures in scoring.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will remain home for another BIG EAST contest against Providence on Sunday at Walsh Gym. Tip-time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET. The BIG EAST Digital Network and 89.FM WSOU will again bring you all the action.